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Fierce Board Terms

Fierce Board Terms
Common Fierce Board Terms
  • Arab - Arabesque OR arabian (Use the context or just ask if you're unsure of which one)
  • Aero - Arabesque
  • BHS - Back handspring
  • Bow/B'n'A - Bow & Arrow
  • BT - Back tuck OR basket toss
  • BTW - By the way
  • BWO - Back walkover
  • CP - Cheer princess OR cheer prince ("my CP" = "my child")
  • DH - Darling husband
  • Dub - Double
  • ETA - Edited to add
  • Flip Flop - commonly known as BHS, popular term in Europe
  • FWO - Front walkover
  • Hand - Back handspring (ex. hand hand double = BHS BHS Double Full)
  • IAG - International all girl
  • IMHO - In my honest opinion
  • IMO - In my opinion
  • IOC - International open coed
  • Lib - Liberty
  • Mav - Maverick (same thing as a scale)
  • MB - Mental block
  • P.O. - Pull over
  • PF - Punch Front
  • PITA - Pain In The $#%$
  • PM - Private Message
  • RO - Round off
  • SOML - Story of my life
  • Scorp - Scorpion
  • SF - Stunt fall
  • ST - Shoot through
  • Stretch - Heel stretch
  • Standing Back - Standing back tuck
  • Super Senior - an athlete who has graduated from HS, but is still eligible to cheer for another season. Each "super" represents a year after high school.
  • TBH - To be honest
  • TBPH - To be perfectly honest
  • TD - Touch down
  • TB - Tumble bust
  • TFC - Thanks for clarifying
Gym Abbreviations
  • AC - American Cheer, CA
  • ACF - Austin Cheer Factory, TX
  • BAS - Brandon Allstars, FL
  • CA - Cheer Athletics, TX
    • IBK - Itty Bitty Kitties, Tiny 1
    • Lkatz - Ladykatz, Open All Girl 6
    • Wcats - Wildcats, Int'l Open Coed 5
    • Fkatz - Fiercekatz, Int'l Open All Girl 5
  • CFO/CF1 - Cheer Force One, AL & MS
  • Cali - California Allstars, CA
  • CEA - Cheer Extreme Allstars, NC
    • SE - Senior Elite, Large Senior 5
    • SCE - Senior Coed Elite, Large Senior Coed 5
    • SJX - Small Junior X, Small Junior Coed 5
    • SSX - Small Senior X, Small Senior 5
    • JE - Junior Elite, Large Junior 5
    • JCE - Junior Coed Elite, Large Junior Coed 5
    • YE - Youth Elite, Large Youth 5
  • CJA - Central Jersey Allstars, NJ
  • CSI - Cheer Station (Austin, TX)
  • CVP - Central Valley Panthers, CT
  • EC - Elite Cheer, NE
    • ECS - Elite Cheer Stars, Small Senior 5
  • ECE - East Celebrity Elite, MA
  • ECN - East Coast Nitros, DE
  • GA - Georgia Allstars, GA
  • GBE - Green Bay Elite, WI
  • HPU - Hawaii Pacific University, HI
  • ICC - Illinois Cheer Company, IL
  • KE - Kentucky Elite, KY
  • JAS - Jersey Allstars, NJ
  • NJSE - New Jersey Spirit Explosion (Cinnaminson, NJ)
  • PASE - Pennsylvania Spirit Explosion (Broomall, PA)
  • PCM - Pacific Coast Magic, CA
  • PS - Pro Spirit, TX
  • PSS - Pittsburgh Superstars
  • PT - Prime Tyme Athletics
  • Rays - Stingray Allstars, GA
  • RSA - Rock Solid Allstars, FL
  • SC - Spirit Central, MA
  • SF - Spirit Force, MD
  • SoT - Spirit of Texas, TX
  • SJS - South Jersey Storm, NJ
  • TC - Tribe Cheer, OK
  • TECC - The Elite Cheer Company, TX
  • TG - Top Gun, FL
  • Twisters - Maryland Twisters, MD
    • F5 - Large Senior 5
    • Cells - Supercells, Junior 5
  • UA - Ultimate Athletics
  • UC - University Cheer, TX
    • JAFO - Junior Air Force One, Junior Level 5 team from University Cheer
    • AFO - Air Force One, Senior Level 5 team from University Cheer
  • UofL - University of Louisville
  • UK - University of Kentucky
  • WC - World Cup Allstars, NJ
    • WCSS - World Cup Shooting Stars, Large Senior 5
    • Lites - World Cup Starlites, Large Junior 5
    • WCO - World Cup Odyssey, Medium Senior Coed 5
  • WE - Woodlands Elite, TX
Cheer Industry
  • AB - America's Best, Competition Company
  • ACA - American Cheer Association, Competition Company
  • ASC - Allstar Challenge, Competition Company
    • BUTBT - Battle Under the Big Top competition held in Atlanta in December.
  • BATC - Battle at the Capitol, Coastal Cheer Competition in Washington, DC
  • BCA - The British Cheerleading Association
  • CheerPower/ACP - American Cheer Power, Competition Company
  • Cheersport (CS) - Competition Company (When someone refers to Cheersport as a competition, most times they are referring to Cheersport Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia)
  • COA - Cheerleaders of America, Competition Company
  • Coastal Cheer - Competition Company
  • Debbie Love - World Renowned Tumbling Specialist
  • FC - Future Cheer, British Cheerleading Competition Company
  • GLCC - Great Lakes Championship Comany, Competition Company
  • IALC - Interantional All Level Championship, Varsity's version of Worlds for Levels 1-4
  • IASF - International All Star Federation
  • JamBrands - A partnering of many cheer related companys
  • Jamfest - Competition Company
    • Supernationals - Jamfest's Super Nationals in Indianapolis in January
  • NCA - National Cheerleaders Association, partly a Competition Company (When someone refers to NCA as a competition, most times they are referring to NCA Nationals in Dallas, TX)
  • Spirit Sports - Competition Company
    • BATB - Battle at the Beach competition held in Myrtle Beach in March.
  • U.S. Finals - JamBrand's version of Worlds for Levels 1-4
  • UCA - Universal Cheer Association, Competition Company (When someone refers to UCA as a competition, most times they are referring to UCA Nationals in Orlando, FL)
  • UKCA - United Kingdom Cheer Association
  • USA - Universal Spirit Association, Competition Company
  • USASF - United States All Star Federation
  • Varsity - Cheer centered organization
    • Jeff Webb - Owner of Varsity
  • Worlds - The Cheerleading Worlds held in Orlando, Florida
  • WSF - World Spirit Federation, Competition Company
When Referring to a Teams Performance (ex. Twitter updates)
  • SB - stunt bobble
  • SF - stunt fall
  • TB - tumbling bust
  • TD - (tumbling) touch down
  • OOB - out of bounds
  • Omission - didn't throw complete pass (ex: round off or a bhs rebound instead of a full)
Stunt Terms
Jan 6, 2012