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Level 3: Cheer Rules and Guidelines
2006 -07 Season

Level 3 General Tumbling

  • All tumbling must originate from and land on the performing surface. (Exception: Tumbler may [without hip-over-head rotation] rebound from his/her feet into a stunt transition.  Rebounding to a prone position is allowed.)

  • Tumbling over, under, or through a stunt, individual, or prop, is prohibited. (Exception: forward/backward rolls over a prop are legal.)

  • Tumbling while holding or in contact with any prop is prohibited.

  • Spotted, assisted, or connected tumbling is prohibited. (Example: Double cartwheels and chorus line flips are illegal.)

  • Dive rolls performed in a swan or layout position are prohibited.

Level 3 Standing Tumbling

  • No flips or aerials allowed.

  • Airborne skills must involve hand support with at least one hand when passing through the inverted position.

  • Series front and back handsprings are allowed.

  • No twisting while airborne (Exception: round offs)

Level 3 Running Tumbling

  • Flips may ONLY be performed in tuck position only from a round off or round off back handspring(s) entry.  (Exception: aerial cartwheels and running tuck fronts are allowed). (The following tumbling skills are examples of skills not allowed: X-outs, layouts, layout step outs, whips, pikes, aerial walk-overs and Arabians)

  • No tumbling is allowed after a tuck flip. (Exception: a forward or backward roll is allowed after a tuck flip —no tumbling allowed after forward or backward roll)

  • No twisting while airborne. (Exception: round offs)