FAQS ON THE MUSTANG CHEER ALL-STARS

What is all-star cheer? All-star cheerleading is the sport of competitive cheerleading. A team of similarly-skilled cheerleaders prepares a routine consisting of tumbling, stunting, tosses, dance, jumps, and pyramids to compete before judges that score the team against the others in the competition. Whereas sideline cheerleaders support another competing team and excite the crowd, an all-star team IS the competing team focused on technical skills and performance.

Who are the all-star coaches? The Mustang Cheer All-Stars are led by Director Carly Manning Hopkins who is the youngest All-Star World Champion in history, four-time All-Star World Champion, and five-time NCA All-Star National Champion. Our all-star coaches have significant experience both as competitive cheerleaders and as coaches. Our All-Star Staff coaches from a place of encouragement to help athletes achieve their best results and have a positive and memorable experience.

Are there any prerequisites to joining the Mustang Cheer All-Stars? Yes. Your athlete must have been born in or before 2018 and have mastered a forward roll, backward roll, and cartwheel. 

What factors do coaches consider when deciding which team is the best fit for an athlete? Coaches consider several factors when it comes to level placement for an athlete, including but not limited to skills, stamina, age, and maturity. When it comes to skills, athletes typically compete at a level where they can demonstrate mastery in a simulated routine of that level’s skills including elite level-appropriate running and standing tumbling, jumps, motions, choreography, and for nationals teams, stunting experience. Other factors such as prior season attendance and adherence to all-star policies can also affect team placement. In the end, team placements are extremely thoughtful with the expectation that each athlete will thrive in her/his placement.

Is it common for all-star cheerleaders to change levels each year? No. All-star cheer levels each have a very diverse range of skills and difficulty which can require years to master and compete. Unlike progressing grade levels in school each year, athletes could spend multiple years in the same level while mastering each of the level’s running and standing tumbling, jump, stunt, and other skills.