Cheerleading Sport Psychology

I’m Dr. Tyler Miles, a Clinical & Sport Psychologist with experience working with Olympic, Division I, and professional athletes. I specialize in helping cheerleaders and high-performing athletes overcome tumbling blocks, mental blocks, the yips, performance anxiety, confidence challenges, and unhelpful self-talk that gets in the way of performing at your best.

As a retired Worlds-level competitive and collegiate cheerleader, I understand the pressure, precision, and mental demands of this sport because I’ve lived it. I bring cheer-specific expertise to athletes of all ages and levels, along with the mindset tools used by elite performers.

My goal is to meet you exactly where you are and create a supportive, collaborative space for you to explore what’s interfering with your performance. Maybe your tumbling block showed up out of nowhere, or your confidence disappears when you go up in a stunt. Maybe you’re returning from an injury or a fall that shook you more than you expected. Maybe you switched from base to flyer and are navigating a new kind of performance anxiety.

Finally, a performance book

written just for cheerleaders.

Cheer isn’t just a sport. It’s pressure, fear, trust, timing, and the reality that one mental slip can bring down an entire pyramid. Yet until now, cheerleaders have lacked sport psychology tools designed specifically for what they face.

This groundbreaking book, written by Dr. Tyler Miles and Dr. Cody Commander, who was the Mental Health Officer of the Tokyo Olympics, gives you the mental training cheerleaders need to:

  • Break through tumbling blocks

  • Control nerves when routines matter most

  • Use breathing to stay sharp and powerful on the mat

  • Build unshakable confidence and consistency

  • Reset instantly after mistakes

  • Perform under extreme pressure with trust in yourself and your team

Foreword by Tannaz (Emamjomeh) Kirichkow
Co-Founder & CEO, California Allstars
Team Manager, San Diego Grit Pro Cheer

This isn’t mindset fluff.
This is mental training for athletes whose sport demands everything.

Buy the book!