My daughter is entering her 3rd year of all-star cheer with CSI and it has been amazing to watch her growth here. The atmosphere is family oriented and all of the staff are highly trained and great coaches! We recommend this gym to all of our friends looking to train or start their journey. read more

Cheer Station National Cheerleading Training Center - Cheerleading Near Me - Austin, Texas

Its ok. This is our first time trying a cheer studio vs gymnastics and dance. We tried the all in one class. So she could get a feel of if she liked cheer. It was such a waste of time and money. The teacher has no plan and is just on her phone most of the time. For literally an hour and a half. And it's more expensive to have this girl just sit around with ur kids and be on her phone and try a couple things every now and then. The other focus class my daughter took was better but I just don't feel like she's learning much. Anytime my kids took gymnastics they learned this stuff a lot faster. Same with dance. Idk we probably won't be doing it much longer. The older classes seem better the classes my kid took were 8and under I think read more

My 9yo loved her cheer camp so much this week we are signing up for more tumbling and stunt camps this summer. She was new to cheer on Monday and came away with a lot of skill. The coaches were a lot of fun. Thank you for a great start to summer, Cheer Station! read more

Cheer Station National Cheerleading Training Center - On the boulder practicing back handsprings - Cheerleading Near Me - Austin, Texas

For kids who are serious about cheer, this is definitely the place to go. Local ownership, not a chain with corporate execs making decisions who don't understand the sport. My daughter's going into her third year there, and has had the best coaches around, coaches that challenge her, but in a supportive and encouraging way. They get her to learn new skills and do her best work while building her up and never tearing down her confidence. read more

I can't say enough how much my child is thriving in this gym! The owners and coaches really value helping each athlete excel and grow wherever they are at. The owners make it a point to be on the floor and know each girl. We found our home in this gym! read more

Cheer Station National Cheerleading Training Center - Daughter - Cheerleading Near Me - Austin, Texas

Loving Cheer Camp!!! Perfecting her skills. Staying active this summer is our number one goal! read more

Cheer Station National Cheerleading Training Center - Emma's first cheer comp! - Cheerleading Near Me - Austin, Texas

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This is an amazing D2 level gym. The coaches are all top-notch and it is a great gym but not a pressure cooker like a lot of other gyms. The coaches are fantastic and understanding and the location is great for Central Austin. Highly recommend cheer station. My daughter has been there for over two years. read more

My daughter has been in Allstar cheer for 11 years. Cheer Station has gone above and beyond to help her achieve her goals. The coaches have always been encouraging and knowledgeable. We love that it has a family-friendly atmosphere. She has made life-long friendships. read more

We just started at Cheer Station and my daughter is loving it! She went to a couple classes and came home and was so excited that she threw some new skills. She was doubting herself and the coaches told her she could for sure do it, so she tried it and landed it. She was so happy and felt so great that coaches were encouraging her and praising her for doing good. Some of the other girls as we were leaving the gym told her good job too. It had been such a positive and fun environment for us so far. read more

As you can see, I used to be a rabid fan, but now I'm a little torn about Cheer Station. We are in our second year there and have had good and bad experiences there. I'll outline the Good and the Bad. You make your choices. And to the owner and management, I hope you will see this as a tool to improve. The Good: Coaches: Most of the coaches are wonderful with the kids. They each have their strengths, but generally are very supportive and good with kids. There are some that we would follow to other gyms, and trust with our kids unconditionally. One of the founders is a great coach and great with the kids. (The other may be too, but we only have experience with one of them.) Facility: Great spring floors, air track, and all of the other necessary equipment for cheer training and practice. Parking lot and street could use more lighting. Classes: Good classes for cheer or gymnastics in general. The Bad: Coach: There is one coach who should not be working with children. He is unapologetically nasty to the kids, My daughter came home crying many times from practice. When I complained, I was told they would work on it. He has improved a little; he's slightly less outwardly antagonistic. While other coaches give specific direction on how to correct a problem, this coach just gives vague direction such as "do it better" "do it right". The owners know about him (everyone knows about him) and do nothing. Safety: My daughter was moved from back spot to base without any instruction. For the first few weeks on her All Star Team, she had no idea how to keep the flyer up or move her properly. This was dangerous to the flyer, the bases and the spotters. Cost: The teams are expensive. There are a lot of additional expenses in addition to the monthly gym fee, uniform and competition fees that you need to be aware of before you begin this sport with your child. They will likely travel around Texas 5-6 weekends from November - April. Some hotels are prescribed as "stay to play". They can run between $150-$190 a night. Then if you go to a national competition, you may need to go to Orlando, New Orleans or another city outside of Texas for a weekend. This may require airfare, or missing school to drive, your choice. read more

9 year old daughter was interested in cheer. Tried out and got on a team. Back charged me for 2 months prior. Ok whatever next spent hundreds on shoes uniforms etc. Then after 2 months daughter was miserable didn't like the coaches etc. Finally told her if you are not happy you don't have to do it. She agreed told the coach was not a good fit for her. Then coach said need to charge me $600 to get out of our contract. Contract really. Then charged my card 5min after sending the email. What a scam! read more

My daughter has been in all star cheer 3 years running. This is our first year at CS. She started going to their summer tumbling and stunt clinics, did a few private lessons and asked to try out and change gyms. We've had nothing but an amazing experience with the Coaches and staff at CS. They take pride in their teams and pour their hearts into them. My daughter loves her team and the bonds that they make during the season are extra special. All star cheer isn't for the faint of heart - it's a lot of money, commitment, and time. You sign a contract with the gym because it's not about your one solo athlete but about the entire team. The entire season is built upon each athlete showing up to every practice and giving their all. If that doesn't happen - the routine and the entire team suffers. My daughter has learned hardwork, determination, failures and how to get back up and do it again. Thanks again to the amazing Coaches and staff at CS. #bestinthenation read more

Locally owned with a lot of love poured into the business. Veteran and new coaches are great. My daughter loves the gym and has been on a team there for several years. Not only do they win competitions, but they learn life skills. Each child receives individual attention. We love Cheer Station! read more

cheer station is amazing, I have been going there now for 8 years. and throughout the years I have been getting better and better! I highly recommend it. read more

Great gym and coaching with experience and talent like no other. If you are looking to elevate your skills or next level cheer, check out this place. read more

My daughter has been so happy since starting classes here. Her confidence has been so so much higher, and she's been so happy. The amount she has improved in a very short amount of time has been almost unbelievable. So grateful for this gym! read more

My daughter cheered with Cheer Station for a full season, and I was extremely disappointed with a lot of what they did. From the way things are handled with the competition schedule and routine, to the front desk, coaching, and how we were treated the few times we had to miss practice. The girls were shamed at practice and competitions, including with comments about their appearance. I'm all about tough love and think it's great to push them, but when something petty and derogatory like that is thrown into it, it pushes it too far. They didn't hire a choreographer for my daughter's team, instead insisting that the coach had enough experience to create the routine...yet we still paid high prices like every other gym that factors in choreography into the payments. When the team hit all their stunts and tumbling but were still not receiving remotely competitive scores, we brought this issue to the attention of leadership and were completely ignored and spoken down to. We were also been really disappointed with competition season -- they cancelled the first competition and added on a Sunday competition 4 hours away against only one other team, simply so the girls would be almost guaranteed a win. Ridiculous. We've since stopped going here and so did most of the team. Stay away and look elsewhere. read more

This gym has a lot going for it. The gym has experienced coaches and good equipment. The coaches and owners know their way around the competition scene, and have done a reasonable job at getting girls into competitive situations where they are challenged but also have a chance to compete. We felt that the travel was highly professional too. For these items alone, Cheer Station would deserve four or five stars from me. I downgraded them significantly for two reasons. The first is safety. While cheer is inherently dangerous, there are things that need to be ingrained into the culture around a school or a gym to keep it as safe as possible. Only experienced coaches should do spotting. Stunt safety should be emphasized and certain stunt skills should be mastered before new ones are tried. Both fliers and bases should know how to protect themselves and each other from falls and flying elbows. This is a big deal to our family. In this area, we felt that CS let us down. The second is that there does seem to be an attitude that emphasizes the gym and competition more than the girls at times. We didn't hear profanity as a post above mentioned, but we did hear several comments by coaches about injured girls getting onto the floor. In at least one case, the girl had a doctor's note clearing her from practice. I do feel like the gym is a good one that is run with integrity. I feel that the gym does love cheer and is an effective ambassador for the sport. I think that sometimes, the individual cheerleader is not valued quite as highly. According to the scale, three starts is A-OK. The gym would rate much higher if we were rating on a scale of value, equipment, staff knowledge or skill, tradition, or any number of other elements. I rated two stars because I think the most important thing a gym can value is protect the safety of the cheerleaders. read more

We LOVE CSI!!!!! The gym is clean, well-equipped, and the staff is very warm, friendly, and loving to the kids. The coaches are tough, but also very supportive and encouraging to all of their athletes. That's what makes the teams as awesome as they are!!!! Everyone works hard and it shows. I have NO complaints. Everyone is helpful and kind!!! I completely understand now why the gym stays so packed....It's a great place! We look forward to many more successful competition seasons with Cheer Station! read more

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I wish there was a cheer station in South Austin. This place is amazing. My daughter is currently taking a cheer tryout class. She has zero experience, mostly because she struggles with anxiety and is introverted to the 1 millionth percent. I don't know if she will make middle school cheer, but if there is a way, it will be because of the coach at Cheer Station. This guy is incredible and is slowly getting her to come out of her shell. I'm not sure how he stays so positive working with complete beginners, but he does and it is awesome. While I wait for her class to finish I also watch the cheer teems practice. These girls are incredible athletes and you can tell they love what they do. The Coaches are having fun with them, yet really teaching them to be disciplined. I wish I'd have known about Cheer Station sooner. read more

I'd like to give them zero stars, but that's not an option. Our first season at cheer Station was amazing. After that, however, it was all downhill. The owner Brad has taken a back seat to allowing a certain abusive coach to do whatever he wants. This includes allowing both verbal and physical abuse. The gym has been alerted many times to the behavior of this coach, including myself who had multiple parent meetings over a 4 week period before we finally had to make the choice to leave the bullying and verbal abuse behind. Don't be fooled by the many "winning" banners hanging. The purposely do not like the take some of their teams to the more competitive events, so they often win by being the only gym in their category. They did this last year by creating a team that has very few teams. So we ended up winning all but one event, but we only competed against two teams all season. This is also part of how they make money. They choose 1-2 teams to take to big events, the others go to one day events which are half the cost. We had to beg as a team to go to NCA, while they slated two other teams to go. Meanwhile, you're all paying the exact same rates. Also, the gym loses good coaches and athletes every year because they treat people like replaceable garbage. They only care about money. After 2.5 seasons the only positive to come out of our time there was the many friendships my daughter made and Coach Stephen who is amazing. Unfortunately, the gym will never improve because the goal is for abusive coach to take over one day. The other experienced coaches are fairly checked out. So run. Run far away. Go to ANY other gym. There are several in northwest Austin/Cedar Park. I wish I had followed my instincts in May. I would have saved my daughter from becoming the target of an ADULT bully, and a lot of money. Also to add on to an older review. All the choreography is done in house by the bully coach. They don't hire outside choreographers. I also can't tell you how many times I've seen coaches playing on their phones during camps and lessons! read more

I took a summer camp a few years ago and loved it the coaches are very friendly and encouraging I improved my skills and would have loved to form part in one of their teams or take classes but joined school cheer instead and couldn't fit both in my schedule. read more

Incredible cheer gym with top notch coaching! In the second year & beginning tryouts- so excited to see what the new season brings. Excellent facility!!' read more

My daughter Aubrey started with Cheer Station 3 years ago! She has continued to advance year by year. This past year she has had the opportunity to work with coach Bobby Hilton. Working with coach "Bobby" she has surpassed all of our expectations! When she was a young 8 year old he helped her become a strong and confident level 3 athlete!!!! Not to boast on our daughter but because of Cheer Station our daughter has a strong future in cheer!!! Thank you coach Bobby, coach Kristin Koble and coach Katie! We love this gym!! read more

Great gym with wonderful coaches and staff. My daughter has been on two teams, and we couldn't be happier.

We've been at Cheer Station about a year now and have worked with several different coaches and taken tumblng classes outside of the cheer practice. My daughter has had some excellent coaching, and I've appreciated the leadership the owner Brad provides to his coaching staff. He is a hands-on owner and approachable to parents and cheerleaders alike. Thumb up to Cheer Staton! By the way, the viewing area isn't huge, but there are more than 10 chairs upstairs to view from as well as a couple of picnic tables and standing viewing area below at floor level. Lots of parents stay and watch and I've always felt welcome as a parent. read more

I trained here for tumbling in 8th grade as I wasn't able to join a competitive team here due to my busy cheer schedule in school. I really liked the private training program but I wish I expected more out of it as I learned tumbling passes and mastered all three basic tumbling skills to move on to a back handspring which I spent the majority of my time working on. I was getting really close to mastering it on the floor tumbling pass but progress stopped for some unknown reason (I later learned that I had scoliosis in my upper back that prevented me from progressing any further) It all started to go a bit down hill when the following year the senior intermediate squad changed it's policies and I could only be on a team with the junior squad which my mom thought I was too old for (and I kinda was). I do wish that there would be a senior novice or senior open team, which there was not at my time attending. This makes me want to someday start my own gym where we have teams at all skill levels for all age groups for 5-18 year olds. read more

My daughter is not in competitive cheer, but has been taking classes here for a couple years. Cheer Station has experienced coaches and good equipment. My daughter has taken tumbling classes and the get it all class. She loves both. She has learned a lot and has tons of fun in every class. The summer punch card is also a very good deal, and a really good way to start trying out classes. They have had the card every summer the last few years, and you can take one class every day during the summer with the card. All of the fees to start a class are kind of expensive. We started in the summer with the punch card, and I did not have to waste a ton of money for her to try it out. She ended up loving it!! (We just switched our class back to the punch card for the summer. It comes out the same price, and she can try out more classes in the summer.)D The only complaint I would have is the location is not super convenient. Considering how large of a space they need, I am not sure it would be easy to find a large space in a convenient location, so I will not knock of stars for that. read more

My daughter had her first practice for the non-competitive show team for the little kids (she's 5) and I was really happy with the amount of 1 on 1 attention she got during the practice. She loved it and even kept practicing once we got home. I can't wait to see how she grows in cheer. I feel confident we picked a place where she will be successful. read more

I had to work with the administration at Cheer Station to help sort out a issue with a new membership. Katie and Kaylee were both very understanding and professional. I witnessed two classes while my daughter was trying out a class. The instructors were very cautious with the athletes. Unfortunately, there was an injury on a day I was there. I was most pleased with how the staff acted in response to the injured person. All of their actions were swift and appropriate. Once my daughters are ready for the commitment of a more rigorous tumbling program, we will return to Cheer Station. read more

. The Bad- 1. My first impression of my daughter's instructor was that she didn't seem like she was very interested in the girls, but after being absent from a couple of classes, she has come back, and she has seemed a lot more like the rest of the staff- really coaching the girls to succeed and learn. 2. The cheer store has been open once on a Saturday since she enrolled. I wish they were open more on Saturdays. The GOOD- 1. My child LOVES it there 2. I have enjoyed seeing the instructors teach and the kids really learning. My daughter's tumbling has improved in a short time- they are really good and she is really trying! WIN- WIN 3. Even though I had a bad first impression of the instructor, all of the instructors, including her have really shown an effort in trying to teach. 4. They push the girls to work hard and they celebrate success. I have seen two girls "ring the bell" and get applauded for there efforts in the gym and that is such a good thing. 5. When the cheer store was open on that one Saturday, I got some good deals, which is nice as I am on a budget. 6. The equipment is great. They utilize the mats, trampoline and the spring floor all the time 7. They are really good at offering advice for what to practice on. . read more

Fantastic gym! Coaches are positive and according to my daughter they "push me but are still nice". She cheered at another gym in the area that was the most unprofessional joke I've ever seen. The building and viewing area are two big bonuses, as other cheer gyms in Austin don't offer the kind of viewing area that CSI does. We wouldn't dream of going anywhere else! read more

I am not typically a yelper as I use it primarily for finding reviews instead of writing reviews. After reading a review from another yelper on Cheer Station I felt that it was necessary to correct some information that was previously communicated. Cheer Station is a wonderful place to go to if your child is interested in learning tumbing or interested in learning to cheer. The previous yelper wrote that it is in a warehouse. Yes it is...as are most of the cheer gyms and gymnastics gyms in Austin. There is not any asbestos falling from the ceiling! The building is used by many kids over the period of a day. Do the bathrooms get messy by 8:30 PM? I am sure that there are days that they get messy. They have 50 plus kids practicing there everyday all day. I can only imagine what any bathroom would look like with that kind of traffic. Either way I have never felt that it was unusable and many people cycle through the gym to pick things up throughout the day. My child is 8 years old and is on team. I am there several times a week and see many teams practice. I can say that I have never heard one coach use foul language in this gym. I know many of the coaches and they have a true love for children and only want the best for the teams. The children in this gym learn to work as a team. It takes every child on the team to perform at their best in order for them to be successful. I hear children every day praised for a job well done. When they learn a new skill they go and ring the bell and everyone in the gym claps for the child. As for the signs that are up asking parents not to stay (up for a week every season) and watch it is not because they dont want you there so they can yell at your children. It is because they want the children to be fully focused on what is going on. They are preparing them for competition. This is a common practice at most gyms. What has my child learned since she has been at Cheer Station? She has learned about respect. Respect for herself and respect for others. She has learned about confidence. She knows that if she wants to do something it is up to her and all she has to do is believe in herself. She has learned how to work on a team. Cheerleading is not an individual sport. It requires the children to learn to work as one unit. They put hard work and sweat into what they do everyday that they are at this gym. They believe in each other and they put their best foot forward so that they don't let another team member down. This team and her coaches are apart of her family. I have been to many other gyms in town to try them out as well as my daughter cheered for another gym. I wouldn't go anywhere else besides Cheer Station. read more

Cheer Station is a good place for classes. For competitive cheer, go somewhere else. COMPETITIONS: The teams seem to go to very small competitions, where "wins" are easier. Unfortunately, they usually compete against only a couple of teams, if any. During our 4 years, there were just too many competitions where my daughter's team "won first place," but there was no other team to compete against. SKILLS: Technique and physical conditioning are not stressed nearly enough. As a result, injuries happened often to my daughter and her team's routines were consistently sloppy and timing seemed to always be off. What does it matter if the girls are doing level 4 skills if their layouts are 2 feet off the ground and look pretty much the same as a sloppy back tuck? Progression BEFORE perfection = ugly tumbling. There seems to be pressure (maybe from the parents?) to put girls on teams at a slightly higher level than they are ready for. That means that Cheer Station has a level 3 team (for example) where only 50 to 75% of the girls actually have level 3 skills. Then, when they do go to a decent competition (usually Dallas or Ft. Worth --- only 1 or 2 times a season), CSI has to compete against Cheer Athletics, Woodlands Elite, Laredo, etc. CSI has zero chance of winning, because all of those teams have a level 3 team where 100% of the team has all level 3 skills. (This is a general example, but comes from 4 years of being a CSI cheer parent). It simply makes CSI compete at a level higher than they should. For example, things like bobbles should NOT be happening after December or January. Bases consistently do NOT look at their flyer, and the basing technique and foot placement seems to be ignored by the coaches. Tumbling touchdowns and missed passes happened at every single competition. Every time. That is due to either coaching or not doing fullouts over and over and over. They mark the routine so much during practice that when it comes to competition, the girls are out of breath and too out-of-shape to truly give it their 100% effort. Cheer Athletics runs fullouts every practice, almost every time. Every. Practice. Just look at Cheer Athletics athletes. They are IN SHAPE because the coaches require it AT PRACTICE. PREPAREDNESS: Cheer Station choreography camp doesn't take place until late August. Cheer Station is a full 2 months behind Cheer Athletics when competition season starts. (CA has camp in June). That means the teams are at a disadvantage from Day 1. While CSI teams have just learned their routines, Cheer Athletics has already been working on their routine for 2 MONTHS. COACHING: Positive, awesome coaches, for the most part. Most of the coaches try their best. 3 coaches are exceptional. Others should not be working with children in any capacity, in my opinion. Unfortunately, the 3 exceptional coaches only coach the "best" teams. Overall, if you want your daughter to excel and truly be an elite athlete in cheerleading, look elsewhere. If you are just taking classes, it's a great place as long as you are not worried about technique. read more