Playside

CHEER FORMATION MAKER

Free Cheer Formation Maker

Playside is a free online tool for planning cheer formations and routines. Place athletes and stunt groups, animate transitions by 8-count, and print formation sheets for practice.

Create your first formationSee how it works

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BUILT FOR CHEER

Plan formations, counts, and athlete roles.

  • Your mat, to scale

    9-strip or 7-strip, and every athlete takes the space of a real athlete on a 6-foot strip.

  • Sections

    Organize opening, stunts, tumbling, pyramid and dance.

  • 8-counts

    Assign each formation to its count.

  • Stunt groups

    Add bases, flyer and spots as a group.

  • Roles that change

    An athlete can base in one section and spot in the next. Roles are set per formation.

  • A sheet per section

    Print formations and counts by section, or follow one athlete on a path sheet.

TO SCALE

See every formation. Follow every transition.

Compare where athletes stand and how they move between formations, with the mat seams as your reference. Review the sequence before you teach it.

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    8-count 1
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    8-count 5
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    8-count 9

SECTIONS & COUNTS

Your routine, in order.

Build formation after formation on 8-counts, grouped into the sections of your routine. Set the tempo and play it back to see every transition before you teach it.

  • Sections that run in order
  • 8-counts and tempo playback
  • Up to 38 athletes
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STUNT GROUPS & ROLES

Place the group. Keep every role clear.

Add bases, flyer and spots together, then move the group as one. Set roles for each formation, so an athlete's job can change as the routine develops.

  • Stunt groups in one tap
  • Move a group together
  • Roles for each formation
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FORMATION SHEETS

Print formation sheets for practice.

Print a formation sheet for each section, with numbered athletes and counts. Choose a grid for an overview, or print one athlete's path through the routine.

  • One section per page
  • Individual athlete paths
  • PDF formation sheets
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LIVE MODE

Try the adjustment. Talk it out live.

Live mode keeps your edits temporary. Share your screen on a video call to workshop a formation with other coaches, then save a new version or reset to the original.

  • Temporary changes
  • Save a new version
  • Reset to the original

Create your first cheer formation free.

Create your first formation

Free for coaches. Sign in with Google.