Game version
Count-and-sync game: your stunt group practices the counts and positions at ground level while the coach watches, and every clean run of the counts earns the group a clap.
Spotter Stance and Eyes
Learn where a spotter stands and what they watch, before any stunt, with no one lifted.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Your coach shows you the spotter spot behind the stunt group.
Core: Counts and positions on the ground. Move up only with your coach’s OK.
- Ages
- 11 and up
- Time
- 8 min
- Space
- Gym or court
- Bring
- Floor, coach
- Level · skill
- Developing · Stunts
The steps
How it works
- Your coach shows you the spotter spot behind the stunt group.
- Stand with feet staggered and hands up and ready.
- Keep your eyes on the flyer spot the whole count.
- Practice 10 counts with the group, no stunt.
Coaching point
Eyes up, hands ready.
Safety: No stunting at home. This is a floor drill only: nobody lifts or stands on anyone.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (counts only), Core (counts and positions on the ground), More (the full routine with the coach spotting). Move up only with your coach’s OK.
Story
You are builders stacking a tower, one careful block at a time.
My best
Beat your own count
Move up only with your coach’s OK. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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