DME Academy cheer athletes performing synchronised jumps across the gym floor.

Grades 6–12 · Beginner To Advanced

Cheer Sports
Built On More Than Routines

Building Skills. Building Confidence. Building Leaders.

A complete cheer development program connecting technical training, performance, academics and personal growth — in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Inaugural
Cheer Sports Tryout Day
November 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM · DME Academy

Cheer Sports At DME

Develop TheComplete Cheer Athlete

DME teaches the full sport — not only competition routines. Athletes develop skill, strength, confidence, teamwork and leadership while preparing for opportunities in school, competitive and college cheer.

Academy student-athletes connect cheer development to DME academics, athletic performance, student life and campus resources.

Community athletes can enter through club cheer, private lessons, tumbling, camps and clinics — so there's a way in whether an athlete is starting out or already competing.

A DME cheer coach demonstrating hand placement to athletes during instruction.

The DME Development Model

Build TheComplete Athlete

Technical ability works best alongside strength, trust, discipline, resilience and the capacity to contribute to a team.

01

Tumbling & Technique

Progressive skill instruction and safe execution.

02

Stunts & Team Skills

Timing, trust, formations and shared responsibility.

03

Athletic Development

Strength, conditioning, flexibility and injury prevention.

04

Performance

Game-day presence, routine performance and competition.

05

Leadership

Confidence, accountability, character and communication.

More Than The Mat

What athletes take with them.

A DME cheer flyer held at extension by her stunt group.

On The Floor

Trust Is A Skill

Stunting only works when timing, communication and responsibility are shared. Athletes learn to be counted on — and to count on the people around them.

Two DME cheer athletes between sessions in academy warm-ups.

Off The Floor

Confidence Carries

The habits built here — preparation, composure, accountability — show up in the classroom and long after the last routine.

Experienced Leadership

CoachJerry Sasser

DME's Director of Cheer Sports and Campus Safety brings more than 35 years of cheerleading, coaching, leadership and public-safety experience.

His background spans high school and college cheer, coaching, gymnastics and tumbling instruction, competitive cheer, judging, program direction and all-star gym ownership.

35Years in the sport

  • High school and college coach
  • Gymnastics and tumbling instructor
  • Competitive coach and judge
  • International program-building experience

DME cheer athletes stretching together along the gym floor before a session.

Inaugural Tryout Day

Be Part OfThe Beginning

DME Club Cheer launches in November 2026. The first tryout is open to middle and high school athletes across every level — from first-time cheerleaders to experienced competitors.

November 1, 2026
10:00 AM
DME Academy
Grades 6–12

A DME cheer flyer at full extension, arms raised, beneath the Ignite The Next wall.

Find Your Place At DME

Build Your SkillsBuild Your Confidence

Explore the program that fits your athlete now — or start planning for the next stage of the DME Cheer Sports pathway.

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