Watch a College STUNT Game – Learn How STUNT is Played
College Game Timeline
Quarter 1 – Partner Stunts
Each routine is 30 seconds in length.
Routines work in progression of difficulty.
The number of stunt groups required varies based on routine difficulty. Easier routines have more stunt groups; more difficult routines use two or even one stunt group. This way, you can match up your best bases, tops, and spotters to go head-to-head with the other team’s best!
Quarter 2 – Pyramids & Tosses
Each routine is 30 seconds in length.
Routines work in progression of difficulty. Depending on the level of play, Quarter 2 routines use 12 or 16 athletes.
Quarter 3 – Jumps & Tumbling
Each routine is 30 seconds in length.
Routines work in progression of difficulty. 7 athletes are used for every routine and tumbling skills vary per level based on routine difficulty.
Quarter 4 – Team Routine
Quarter 4 combines the same level routines from Quarters 1-3 into a 90-second long routines.
Athletes rotate on and off the floor as needed between the sections.
Game Information
The format of STUNT allows you to recruit and field athletes who are specialists. For example, someone may be a great back spot or base, but may not be a great tumbler. A coach can choose to play them only in in Quarters 1 and 2, where no tumbling is required. Or, they may be used in the easier levels of Quarter 3 that match their skills. Teams can recruit athletes who specialize in tumbling, but who never have to be in the stunting and pyramid quarters or stunters who specialize in stunting skills but never need to tumble.
*Note that the format of STUNT allows you to field athletes who are specialists. For example, someone may be a great backspot or base, but may not be a great tumbler. A coach can choose to play them only in in Quarters 1 and 2, where no tumbling is required. Or, they may be used in the easier levels of Quarter 3 that match their skills. Teams can recruit athletes who specialize in tumbling, but who never have to be in the stunting and pyramid quarters or stunters who specialize in stunting skills but never need to tumble.
For each quarter, there are 8 routines to learn ranging from 1 which is the easiest skill level and 8 being the most difficult in skill level. Coaches teach the teams routines based on the skill level of their athletes and are able to modify if needed making the routines safe and accessible for every skill level.
Games last about 45 minutes and are usually played tournament style (similar to volleyball) where multiple teams come to one site and play up to 2 games per day, 4-5 games in a weekend.
Game set up is similar to other indoor sports with a game table, announcer, music, scoreboard and team benches.