Which positions are there in cheerleading?

A cheer team is made up of many different people with different skills. Some are particularly light or agile, others are very strong, some are good at gymnastics, others are good at dancing. You can already see what I’m getting at: every member of a cheer team has a specific role that they take on. Depending on which role this is, a cheerleader stands in a certain position in a coreography. In this article, we take a look at all the positions in cheerleading and what the respective tasks are.

The most important cheerleading positions

Flyer

A “flyer” is the person who is lifted to the top of the pyramid during the coreography, which is why cheerleaders in this position are also called “top girl”. As the flyer towers above everyone else, the cheerleader in this position has to be a particularly good entertainer. But it’s not just about putting on a good show: Balance, body tension and flexibility are just as important to be able to perform the various figures quickly while being lifted up by one’s team members. Flyers are usually the smallest and lightest members of a cheer team. The flyer is one of the most important positions on a cheer team because not only is it the most attention-grabbing, but it also shows that the team is working well together. After all, the base has to work properly together to get the flyer into the air – and land safely. In a competition, stunts with a flyer therefore score the most points.

Bases

The people who help the flyer to get into the air during the stunt, stabilize the flyer and thus keep her in the air and finally catch her again are referred to as the base. For individual stunts, the base often consists of four people; for larger pyramids, the base is correspondingly larger to ensure sufficient support. As cheerleaders in the “base position”, you have to be particularly strong and have a high sense of responsibility: after all, you carry the flyer on your hands. The members within the base are often the same size in order to ensure an even platform for the flyer. There is always a main base and a side base that face each other during stunts. Depending on the severity of the stunt, there is also a back, front or spotter.