Cheer competitions score routines on a score sheet with categories such as stunts, pyramids, tumbling, jumps and dance, each judged on difficulty and execution, plus overall impression. Judges then take deductions for things like falls and safety violations. Final score = raw score − deductions, and the highest final score wins the division.
Teams compete in divisions by age and level, and every division is ranked on its own. Two-day events often add or average the scores from both days.