Dealing with a Dropped Stunt

Stunting is difficult. You have a flyer flying through the air. A back spot catching the weight. Two bases being the stability of the stunt and with one minor tweek the stunt can come crashing down. How do you deal with a falling stunt not only in practice but during a performance? Coaches take these things to heart when a stunt falls and in most cases there's a consequence for a falling stunt or a flyer hitting the floor. Here're how to recover!

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1. Performance Fail

Your whole school is watching and suddenly the bases' hands slip, the flyer's leg isn't locked, the back spot didn't make the catch. There's that awkward silence until it's recovered. Just make sure to make sure everyone is okay and not hurt, then get up and wait until your cue for the next stunt which can be a sound in the music or simply by counting. If you're 1 of 3 stunts and yours is the only one that falls wait for the next stunt to come down before you try to go up.

2. Practice Fail

With these types of mess ups it's easy to recover. This is the best time to figure out where the stunt went wrong and make sure that this fumble doesn't happen during a performance.


Remember of course to always have a certified coach with you at all times when stunting. Hoped this helped in any way possible.

Love,
A Cheerleader