I am 5'3, I weigh 130 pounds & I am flexible . I can do a heel stretch , scorpion , bow & arrow but I cannot get my needle. I've been a back spot & base before but I want to be a flyer . I've never cheered before till cheer camp which I attended for 2 weeks this summer . I have my round off , front walkover , back walkover & I almost have my backhand spring. I am taking private lessons to get it , I did take gymnastics but I am now focusing on cheerleading . Do you think I have a chance to actually make my high school cheer team & do you think I can be a flyer ?

im pretty sure you would make your highschool cheer team and aslo you can try out for all star cheerleading as well, and also im pretty sure you can be a flyer as well you just have ask your coach to see if your base could lift you up. Also you need to have good stability, try flyer stunts by your self on stools but be careful in case you fall.

I do all star cheerleading and i weight 135 pounds and have two boys as my base and they have been my base for nearly 2 years (level 4 cheerleader) now soo :)

You could definitely be a cheerleader!!! It is so much fun so I say you should try out! As for being a flyer it really all depends on how small the other girls are im a base and I have lifted a flyer who was about the same weight as you so its definitely possible but it really comes down to how small the other girls are and if you are as flexible as them and if you can stay tight in the air!!

You could be a cheerleader by the sounds of your tumbling experience. But, a flyer, I'm not sure. It would depend on how flexible the other girls were, and how heavy they were. The coaches will not put you up there if you can't stay tight, and they won't put you up there if there are other girls who can fly that are smaller and more flexible.

Yes, you could be a cheerleader. But as for a flyer I am not sure. I don't want to sound mean or harsh but they are usually looking for girls who are 120lbs or under. You fit the height requirement but if theres anyways for you to lose just a little bit of weight you could definitely be one.

Don't every stop trying!!!

It depends how big the girls on your team are and if you're on a co-ed team or not. On co-ed, most definitely! If it's an all girl team, they will pick the smaller girls because they're the easiest to hold up. On my team we have flyers that size and they're amazing, but it does get tiring holding up someone that weighs as much as you, ya know? They usually only get to do libs and tic-tocks because of that. But hey, you never know! Good luck to you (:

absolutely! my cheer coach told me on her old team her flyer was 130 pounds! not the average weight for a flyer, but if you're tight in the air, it makes it much easier on your bases, thus making you seem lighter. i would talk to her about it and see if she'll let you try!!