Quick answer: a toe-touch basket is a basket toss in which the flyer performs a toe-touch shape - legs extended out to the sides, toes pointed - at the peak of the toss, before being caught in a cradle.
What Does It Look Like?
After being launched upward from the basket, the flyer holds a clean toe-touch shape at the top of the toss - the same leg and toe position used in the standing toe touch jump - before bringing the legs back together to be caught safely in a cradle.
Who Is Involved?
Like any basket toss, a toe-touch basket involves the full toss team - two main bases forming the basket, additional support bases, and a back spot, all coordinating the toss and catch for the flyer.
Where It Fits in a Routine
Toe-touch baskets are commonly used as a highlight moment in a routine, often performed by multiple stunt groups simultaneously for visual impact.
How the Term Is Used
"Toe-touch basket" names the trick by the specific shape performed mid-air, following the same naming pattern used for other basket variations, such as a kick full.
Related Skills
A toe-touch basket combines the toss mechanics of a standard basket toss with the body shape of a toe touch jump.
Level / Division Context
Under the USASF All Star rules (2026–27), Level 2 allows only a straight ride, and Level 3 is the first level where a basket toss can include a trick - one skill only - which makes the toe-touch basket a typical Level 3 toss.
What Judges Look For Conceptually
Judges are generally looking for toss height, a clean, fully extended toe-touch shape at the peak, and a confident, well-timed cradle catch.
Cheer stunts and tumbling should be learned with qualified supervision, appropriate equipment and proper progressions. This site explains terminology and concepts; it is not a substitute for coaching.
Checked against: USASF All Star Cheer Rules and Cheer Age Grid, 2026–27 (updated 18 May 2026) on 15 October 2026