The System
We brought analytics and performance tracking to the dance team world, and now we’re sharing it with you.
When coaching decisions are data-informed, everyone wins.
Coaches win…
The Tiers System provides individual and team-level analytics, goal setting and tracking tools, and decision-making support to coaches. Coaches can quickly and easily track growth, coachability, and skill development. The Tiers System helps coaches eliminate implicit and racial biases in their coaching by providing objective criteria for making decisions around which dancers are on which teams and in which competition routines.
Dancers win…
The Tiers System helps dancers move from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset by focusing on progress over perfection. The Tiers System provides a platform for individual goal setting and a set of rewards for reaching goals. Dancers of all skill and ability levels are able to independently use the Tiers System to develop their technique and progress through different levels. And, dancers are able to genuinely recognize and celebrate each other’s successes.
Athletic Directors win…
The Tiers System allows more athletes to participate while holding coaches accountable to equitable coaching, without increasing costs to the district. A number of school districts are moving toward no-cut teams and implementing anti-racist policies, both of which are promoted in the Tiers System.
So, how does it work?
On the conceptual side, the Tiers System leverages research on adolescent brain development, goal achievement, and motivation to help athletes feel motivated and socially connected. The Tiers System motivates teenagers to take healthy risks - like trying out for the dance team, learning and perfecting new skills, and being a leader on the team - while providing positive feedback and promoting an independent, goal-oriented mindset! Check out this YouTube Clip to learn some of the brain development research driving the Tiers System.
On the tangible side, the Tiers System tracks over 150 skills (broken down into beginner, intermediate, advanced, and elite levels) and categorizes each dancer into the Tier that is most appropriate for them. Each Tier let’s a dancer know which team they are on and which routines they are in. As dancers learn and perfect new skills, they can move up the Tiers and unlock personalized rewards!
And you know what’s really exciting?
The Tiers System can be used virtually or in-person.
Let’s build something great together.
Want to see how the Tiers System will work within your team?