The Cheer-a-Mid: A strong, wooden structure used for cheerleaders to practice their motions while not actually being in the stunt. A stunt is used in cheer to hold up athletes in the air. Cheerleaders usually have many different motions to memorize. The Cheer-a-Mid helps to prevent stunting injuries in cheer-leading by allowing them to practice stunts closer to the ground before in the air.

The Cheer-a-Mid is made out of laser cut 1/4th inch plywood. It is held together in a waffle-like grid that is shaped like a pyramid. The foot-piece, added for a more experienced flyer, is made out of PLA plastic on the 3D printer. This is meant to mimic a real life stunt. It is meant for one-foot stunts, a technique more commonly used in competitive cheer-leading rather than high school cheer-leading.

Cheerleading has one of the highest injury rates of all sports. Many injuries occur when cheerleaders fall out of their stunts when they don’t know their motions. To prevent this, The Cheer-a-Mid helps cheerleaders practice the motions before actually going up in the air.