With CCE's consistent approach to judging, all cheerleaders get the recognition and rewards they deserve.
Our judging system is meant to ensure consistent results across every event. We know fairness is crucial to any competition. So, we choose highly qualified judges with extensive cheer and dance backgrounds!
Our system uses the principles of category judging as a basis, but allows each judge to score all elements of the routine.
Cheer Team Scoring Grid |
|
STUNTS |
PRYAMIDS/ TOSSES |
JUMPS |
RUNNING TUMBLING |
STANDING TUMBLING |
MOTION/ DANCE |
4-5 |
Stunts below prep level |
Pyramids below prep level |
Less than a majority performed with a substandard level of execution |
Cartwheels or round offs |
Forward/ backward rolls or front/back walkovers or cartwheels |
Poor technique, minimal variety |
5-6 |
Two- legged stunts at prep level |
Pyramids at prep level |
Basic jumps performed with a standard level of execution |
Round off back handspring or specialty oases ending in back handspring |
Single back handspring |
Poor technique, some variety |
6-7 |
Extensions and one-legged stunts at prep-level |
Extended pyramids/ straight ride tosses |
A variety or combination of jumps performed with a sub-standard level of execution |
Round off back handspring tucks or specialty passes ending in back tucks |
Back handspring series or jump handspring combination |
Below average technique |
7-8 |
Extensions resulting in a single twist dismounts and prep level stunts resulting in a double twist dismount or one legged extended stunts with straight cradle |
Pyramids involving one-legged extended stunts/ non twisting tosses |
A variety or combination of jumps performed with a good level of execution |
Layouts and layout variations or specialty passes ending in layouts or layout variations |
Back tucks, back handsprings back tucks, or layout and layout variations |
Average pace and technique/ few transitions |
8-9 |
One- legged extended stunts with dismounts resulting in two position or single twist |
Pyramid with at least one 2 ½ high transition/ single twisting or double skill (no twist) tosses |
A variety and combination of jumps performed in one or more sequences with a good level of execution |
Single full twisting skills or specialty passes ending in single full twisting skills |
Jump tuck combination or jump back handspring tuck combination or layout/ layout variations |
Good pace, good technique, moderate variety of moves and level changes/ various transitions |
9-10 |
Extended one-legged stunt variations, difficult ins and outs of partner stunts with double twisting dismounts |
Pyramids with difficult ins and outs involving multiple 2 ½ high transitions/ double twisting multiple skill tosses |
A variety and combination of jumps performed in one or more sequence with a strong level of execution |
Double full twisting skills and or specialty passes ending in double full twisting skills |
Standing passes that include single or double full twisting as well as jump combination into twisting skills |
Fast paced , strong technique, good variety, level changes, footwork, floorwork, creative and seamless transitions |
This scoring grid will serve as a judging guide. Not all skills are listed in the above chart. Both standing and running tumbling scores will be combined and averaged for total of points on the tumbling category. If skills listed are preformed less than perfect judges have the right to lower the point scale. All judges’ decisions are final.
