Cheer Guides

Levels, scoring, hit zero and a full glossary

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Cheer Levels Explained: All Star Levels 1–7, Divisions and Age Groups

What All Star cheer levels 1 through 7 mean, how age groups and team sizes work, what "Limited Coed" and "Open" divisions are, and how college cheer divisions differ.

How Cheer Scoring Works: Deductions, Raw Scores and Hitting Zero

How competitive cheer is scored: raw score vs final score, what deductions are, what "hit zero" means, and how often champions actually go clean, from real results.

Cheer Glossary: Competitive Cheerleading Terms Explained

A plain-English glossary of competitive cheerleading terms: bids, hit zero, flyer, base, back spot, pyramid, basket toss, tumbling, Worlds, Summit and more.

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