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What is STUNT and how is it structured?

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STUNT is a head-to-head team sport derived from cheer skills. On Episode 38, USA Cheer's Amy Haney explained the format: four quarters — partner stunts, pyramids and tosses, jumps and tumbling, and a team routine — with both teams performing the same standardized routines, so the point goes to whichever team executes better.

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What that means in practice

Because the routines are standardized, difficulty is taken off the table and execution decides everything. That makes it unusually easy to follow from the stands compared with a traditional 2:30 routine.

The quarter structure means a team can win the stunt quarter and lose the tumbling quarter, so depth across skill areas matters.

For families, the important part is that STUNT is a genuine collegiate pathway, not a side activity.

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  • Amy Haney

    Episode 38

    Director of College & High School STUNT, USA Cheer — format, quarters and execution scoring.

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