Explanation of Judging- Cheer
Smile/Facial expression 0-5 pts
5: Entire team has exceptional facial expressions/ smiles throughout performance
4. Majority of the team is exhibiting facial expressions/smiles throughout performance
3. Half of the team demonstrates facial expressions/smiles or the team is not consistent with smiles throughout the
routine
2. Less than half the cheerleaders show facial expressions/ smiles, team does not smile throughout the performance
1. Few cheerleaders show smiles/ facial expressions
0. Smiles/ facial expressions not observed
Formations (Spacing, Use of Floor and Formation Changes) 0-5 pts
5. Cheer contains multiple formation changes. Formations look purposeful and are clear and evenly spaced throughout
cheer
4. Cheer contains multiple formation changes. Formations look purposeful and are clear and evenly spaced during most
of the cheer
3. Cheer contains some formation changes. Formations are clear throughout some of the routine, or are somewhat
evenly spaced
2. Cheer contains some formation changes. Formations need improvement, are sometimes evenly spaced.
1. Cheer does not contain formation changes or formations and spacing both need improvement
0. Cheerleaders are unsure of formation and /or look lost
Motions (technique and placement) 0-5 pts
5. Entire team demonstrates correct placement of motions throughout cheer
4. Majority of team demonstrates correct placement of motions throughout the cheer
3. Half of the team demonstrates correct placement of motions throughout the cheer
2. Less than half the team demonstrates correct placement of motions throughout the cheer
1. Few cheerleaders demonstrate correct placement during cheer
0. Correct placement is not observed.
Motion precision/ sharpness 0-5 pts
5. The entire team demonstrates sharp motions throughout the cheer
4. Most of the team demonstrates sharp motions throughout the cheer
3. Half of the team demonstrates sharp motions throughout the cheer
2. Less than half of the team demonstrates sharp motions throughout the cheer
1. Few cheerleaders demonstrate sharpness during routine
0. Sharp motions are not observed
Motions (synchronization) 0-5 pts
5. The entire team is synchronized throughout the cheer
4. The majority of the team is synchronized throughout the cheer
3. Half of the team is synchronized throughout the cheer / or the team is synchronized some of the time
2. The team is synchronized during little of the cheer
1. Synchronization is not observed
0. Synchronization is not observed and cheerleaders look lost/confused during cheer
Jumps 0-5 pts
5. The entire team has proper jump technique and jumps are synchronized
4. The majority of the team has proper jump technique and jumps are synchronized
3. Some of the team has proper technique and jumps are synchronized
2. Some of the team has proper technique and jumps are not synchronized
1. Proper technique is not observed and jumps are not synchronized
0. Jumps are not observed during routine.
Tumbling 0-5 pts
5. The entire squad participates in the required tumbling
4. The majority of the squad participates in the required tumbling
3. Half of the squad participates in the required tumbling
2. Less than half of the squad participates in the required tumbling
1. Few cheerleaders participate in the required tumbling
0. Cheerleaders look lost/confused
Stunts 0-5 pts
5. The squad demonstrates several stunts at the same time. Stunts are solid and have proper technique
4. The squad demonstrates several stunts at the same time. Stunts demonstrate proper technique
3. The squad has few stunts demonstrated at same time stunts demonstrate proper technique
2. The squad only demonstrates one stunt at a time or does not demonstrate proper technique
1. The squad does not use proper technique or stunts are unsafe
0. stunts are not observed
Crowd Involvement 0-5 pts
5. The team actively engages the audience though the use of call backs and other crowd involvement techniques to
which the audience responds.
4. The team attempts to engage the audience through the use of call backs and other crowd involvement techniques
3. The routine contains call backs and crowd involvement
2. The routine contains call backs and crowd involvement, but the cheerleaders are still developing in this area
1. The call backs/ crowd involvement are confusing or unclear to the crowd
0. Call backs/ crowd involvement is not observed.
Difficulty 0-5 pts
5. The entire cheer is difficult for age division
4. The majority of the cheer is difficult for age division
3. Some of the cheer is difficult for age division
2. The cheer is appropriate difficulty level for age division
1. Some of the cheer has a difficulty level less than that expected for age division
0. Entire cheer is less difficult than expected for age division
CFSA Cheer Off
Cheer
Division _______________________________
Scoring Criteria
Smile/Facial Expressions
Team _____________________________
Points 0-5 Judge’s Comments and Notes
Formations (Spacing, changes, use of
floor)
Motions (Technique and Placement)
Motions (Sharpness)
Motions (Synchronization)
Jumps
Tumbling
Stunts
Crowd Involvement
Difficulty Level
Total Score
Additional Comments:
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