Parent/Athletes Round Descriptions
Round One

Round one is judged on the following criteria:
Floor Mobility: Judges watch for all errors of accuracy of formations.
They watch to make sure the cheer flows from one formation to the next.  Formations should not take away  from the cheer, but enhance the cheer. They should be smooth formation changes and all athletes on the mat should provide smooth transitions to and from formations.

Vocals: The judges evaluate voice inflection, clarity, appropriate choice
of words, and team volume.  Is the volume appropriate for the number of competitors on the floor?

Jumps:  The first two jumps that are performed are judged.  They are judged on form, toes pointed, backs straight, legs straight, arm position, height of jump, and landing.  They are basically looking for Technique, Togetherness, and Ease of the jump.

Team Coordination: The judges are evaulating the precision and synchronization in position of hands/arms/legs, feet/body/head.  They are watching for execution to be precise with the teams style of cheer. They keep track of every error they see and rate the performance on the number of errors compared to the volume of movements.

Difficulty and Variety:  Each movement, motion, level, peel offs, ripples are all assigned variety and difficulty points.  In order to receive a 10 the team must do between 12-15 DIFFERENT skills and up to 50% of those should be Difficult.

General Impression: The judges evaluate the routine based on its uniqueness and creativity.  They also are evaluating the smoothness of the cheer, and the overall impression of the ENTIRE performance and tteam confidence.

* It is easy to watch a cheer a think that a certain team is the best.  Consider everything that the judges are looking at and see if that helps you understand the scores better.
* Please email the sisters if you have any questions.