Cheerleading
Cheerleading
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What does cheer involve?
What does cheer involve?
Group stunts
Group stunts
Three to four bases (athletes on the ground) work together using a range of techniques to lift and support a flyer (the athlete in the air) in various positions.
New athletes begin in Level 1, while our most experienced athletes compete in Level 5 or higher.
The majority of our training time is dedicated to refining and perfecting group stunts.
Partner stunts
Partner stunts
Our Co-Ed routines include a dedicated partner stunt section, where typically one base lifts and supports a flyer in the air. These stunts highlight strength, balance, and precision, as the pair work closely together to execute skills safely and confidently.
Chant
Chant
We lead the crowd through our iconic Monash chant, earning points based on crowd engagement and how easily the audience can join in. To bring the energy up, we use props like megaphones, poms, signs, and banners to make the performance as exciting and interactive as possible.
In Australia, chant is typically only performed in university divisions, so even if you’ve done cheerleading before, this component may be completely new to you!
Tumbling
Tumbling
Our level 3/4 and 5/6 routines include tumbling passes with skills such as tucks, handsprings and layouts. If you are coming to cheer with a gymnastics background that's definitely a bonus, but many of our athletes learn to tumble from scratch.
We began offering a tumbling class for athletes in 2025, where each week focuses on progressing different tumbling skills! This is open to both Cheer and Dance athletes.
Dance
Dance
Our All Girl routines finish with a sharp, high-energy dance section or Game Day routine that really brings the performance to life. This final section is fast-paced and powerful, combining strong motions, clean technique, and dynamic formations to leave a lasting impression on the crowd and judges alike.
It’s designed to showcase performance quality, confidence, and team unity - ending the routine on an exciting, crowd-engaging high.
Why join a MONCAD cheer team?
Why join a MONCAD cheer team?
Ultimate social sport
Ultimate social sport
With teams of up to 38 athletes, cheerleading allows you to get to know a lot of people. Typically stunting in groups of up to 4 or 5, and interacting with many more each training, cheer is perfect for first year students or those looking to expand their social circles!
Unique skills
Unique skills
Cheerleading incorporates stunting, tumbling, dance and chant. Throughout your journey with MONCAD, you will learn new skills and watch them develop over time with team work.
Unique to the university cheer is chant, a component of the routine where the team utilises vocals and props to lead the crowd.
Competitions
Competitions
Our cheer program is renowned throughout Australia for the high quality and competitive routines we put on the floor. Although we are a social club at heart, our members love to work hard towards being the best athletes they can be!
Typically, our cheer teams compete at least three comps each year, in June, September and November, which provides plenty of time at the start of the year to learn new skills, or consolidate existing ones. We love competing against our friends from other universities around Australia, with fierce rivalry on the floor but friendly sportsmanship otherwise!
In the past, our teams have represented Australia internationally at both the University Worlds and the World University Cheerleading and Dance Championships.
All levels welcome
All levels welcome
We have teams to cater for all levels of skill and experience, from those who have never done a sport before, all the way up to elite athletes who compete internationally.
Many of the athletes who are now on our highest teams started in our beginner teams having never done cheer before, but couldn't help falling in love with the sport and stuck with it for their whole degrees!
We also welcome athletes who have done cheer before at an All Star club. Their pre-exisiting skills are a huge asset, but they also enjoy the new challenges of a university team with a greater focus on stunting than many All Star routines, plus a chant!
Teams for all genders
Teams for all genders
While many of our athletes are ladies, we welcome athletes of all genders to join our club. This includes men, as well as trans and gender diverse people. We have teams for all!
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