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The Cheer Routine Timing Cheat Sheet Coaches Print Once

Mix length × BPM × 8-counts in one printable reference. Includes the 147 BPM submission video standard, BPM-by-section guidance, and the anatomy of your intro and ending counts — built by a USA Cheer Preferred Music Provider who has produced 5,000+ mixes.

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Routine Timing Cheat Sheet

Mix length × BPM = 8-counts

LENGTH	140	144	★ 147	150	152	156	160
1:30	26	27	28	28	28	29	30
1:45	31	32	32	33	33	34	35
2:00	35	36	37	38	38	39	40
2:15	39	40	41	42	43	44	45
2:30	44	45	46	47	48	49	50

What's Inside

The reference card for every routine you plan

01 · The Table

5 mix lengths × 7 BPMs → 8-count count

1:30 through 2:30 across 140–160 BPM. Find your row, find your tempo, read the count. The 147 BPM column — the New Level Music count track all submission videos sync to — is marked with a star.

02 · BPM Guidance

Pick your base BPM, adjust by section

Where typical tempos land by tier (147 standard / 148–152 most common / 153–156 faster / 157–160 push / sub-147 slower). Plus practical guidance on bumping BPM up for running tumbling and dropping it for jumps.

03 · Intro & Ending

5678 / 3,4 / 1234 intro variations + ending boom anatomy

How the standard 5,6,7,8 intro works as 8-count #1, when the 3,4 pre-cue is used, and when teams start at count 1. Plus where the ending boom typically lands and how ending on counts 3, 5, or 7 affects mix length.

How Coaches Use It

From mix length to producer brief

01

Step 1

Lock your length and base BPM

Pick the routine length and target tempo before you start choreography. The table shows you exactly how many 8-counts you have to work with. Most coaches anchor on 147 (the NLM standard) and adjust from there.

02

Step 2

Plan section-by-section BPM shifts

Decide where you'll bump BPM up (running tumbling — saves time for more elsewhere) and where you'll drop it (jumps section — cleaner landings). Stunts and pyramid stay at base.

03

Step 3

Pin down your intro and ending counts

Choose your intro style (5678 / 3,4 / 1234) and your ending boom count. Submit those details with your music order — your producer needs to know exactly how to frame the mix around your choreography.

Print it. Pin it. Plan around it.

Free, single-page, designed for the coach's office or the choreographer's bag. No email required, no sign-up — just download and start planning your routine.

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