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Buyer guide, updated August 2026
Cheerleading Mats: Cheer Mat Prices, Sizes, Tumbling Mats and Spring Floors.
Real prices from suppliers' own listings, the math on what a full competition floor costs, and how to check a used mat before you wire money for it.
We do not sell mats. Every price below comes from a supplier that published it.
Before you buy a used mat
- Walk the tumbling path and feel for permanent divots
- Check whether the edges curl up, because they rarely flatten again
- Ask the maker, the age and the hours a week it was actually used
- Get all nine panels from one seller so the color matches
Short answer: a standard cheerleading mat is a carpet bonded foam roll 6 feet wide by 42 feet long, 1 and 3 eighths inches thick, and it costs roughly 847 to 1,047 dollars new. Nine of those rolls make the standard 42 by 54 foot competition floor, so the surface alone runs about 7,600 to 9,400 dollars. Add a sprung deck underneath and a complete 54 by 42 foot competition spring floor is listed near 20,900 dollars. Shorter rolls, folding panels and 5 by 10 foot home mats cover practice space for a fraction of that.
Last updated August 2026. Prices checked against suppliers' own product pages.
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What they actually cost
Cheer mat prices, by the piece and by the floor.
Mat pricing is unusually transparent compared with the rest of the cheer industry: most suppliers publish a number instead of hiding behind a quote form. The figures below are list or current sale prices from supplier product pages in August 2026. Color changes the price by a few dollars, and thickness changes it by a few hundred.
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| Mat type | Typical size | Published price | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpet bonded foam roll | 6 ft x 42 ft x 1 3/8 in | $847 to $1,047 | The industry standard panel. Nine make a competition floor. |
| Carpet bonded foam roll, thick | 6 ft x 42 ft x 2 in | $1,260 to $1,288 | More shock absorption for heavy tumbling and landing work. |
| Short roll | 6 ft x 25 to 35 ft | $535 to $698 | Tumbling strips and narrow practice rooms. |
| Home or practice mat | 5 ft x 10 ft x 1 3/8 in | $225 to $238 | Stretching, drills and at home skill work. |
| Folding panel mat | 4 ft x 10 ft x 2 in | around $250 | Sideline space, stunt drills, stores against a wall. |
| Incline wedge | 24 x 48 in up to 72 x 144 in | around $315 | Teaching back handsprings and walkovers. |
| Octagon | 15 x 24 in up to 40 x 40 in | around $200 | Shaping handsprings and drilling body position. |
| Competition landing mat | Multiple thicknesses | around $600 | Skill cushion for new tumbling and basket tosses. |
| Complete competition spring floor | 54 ft x 42 ft | $20,932 on sale, list $23,767 | Sprung deck plus the nine foam rolls, ready to compete on. |
Two things the sticker leaves out. Freight is heavy and often quoted separately, and lead times are long: one supplier asks for up to eight weeks to prepare an order. If your season starts in September, a floor ordered in August is not going to make it.
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Sizes and thickness
Nine panels make a competition floor. Seven make a practice one.
Almost every cheer mat sold in the US is 6 feet wide and 42 feet long, which means you build a floor in 6 foot increments. Nine of those rolls laid side by side give you the standard 42 by 54 foot competition floor. Seven give you a 42 by 42 foot floor, which is the common choice for gymnastics and for gyms that cannot spare the extra 12 feet. The panels join with hook and loop fasteners, and most suppliers include them.
Order the whole floor at once if the budget allows. Foam density and carpet color both drift between production runs, so a panel bought two years later can sit visibly different from the other eight even when the color name matches.
Thickness, plainly
1 and 3 eighths inches is the industry standard and what most competition floors use. It is what judges, athletes and coaches are used to.
2 inches absorbs noticeably more, which helps a gym doing high volume tumbling and landing repetitions. It costs roughly 250 to 300 dollars more per roll, so across nine panels it is a 2,000 dollar decision.
Neither thickness gives you bounce. Bounce comes from what is underneath, which is the next section.
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Roll out or sprung
The mats are the cheap part. The springs are the decision.
A roll out floor is the foam surface on top of whatever subfloor you already have. Nine standard rolls at about 847 dollars come to roughly 7,600 dollars, and you can lay it yourself in an afternoon. A spring floor puts a sprung deck of plywood and steel springs underneath that same foam, and that is what produces the rebound competitive tumbling is trained and judged on.
One published example makes the gap concrete. A complete 54 by 42 foot competition spring floor, listed at 20,932 dollars on sale against a 23,767 dollar list price, includes two layers of 5 by 5 foot Baltic birch, 63 pound powder coated steel springs, all the hardware, retainer and end caps, the hook and loop fasteners and the nine rolls of carpet bonded foam, backed by a 12 year warranty. Financing is commonly offered, which matters when the number has five digits.
Roll out floor
about $7,600
Nine 6 by 42 foot rolls over your existing subfloor. Right for school programs, rec squads, shared gyms and anyone who has to pack the floor away. No bounce, and concrete underneath is hard on ankles over a long season.
Competition spring floor
about $20,900
Sprung deck plus the same nine rolls. Effectively required if you train level 3 and up or bill yourself as an all star gym, because athletes cannot safely learn on one surface and compete on another.
If you are pricing a floor as part of opening a gym, it is one line in a much longer budget. Our guide to what it costs to start a cheer gym puts the floor next to rent, insurance and staffing, and the cheer gym business plan walkthrough works out how many athletes it takes to pay for all of it.
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Buying used
A used mat is either a bargain or a tripping hazard.
Foam does not fail all at once. It compresses along the path athletes actually use, which on a cheer floor is a narrow tumbling lane down the diagonal. That is why a mat can look fine from the doorway and be dead where it matters. Five checks separate the good buys from the regrets.
Walk the diagonal
Do not just look. Walk the tumbling path heel to toe and feel for soft spots and permanent divots in the center. Compare it against the untouched edge of the same panel.
Check the edges
Edges that curl upward almost never flatten out again, and a curled seam in the middle of a floor is a genuine tripping hazard. This one is worth walking away over.
Ask about the hours
Age alone tells you little. A mat from a small club can be sound after eight years, while the same mat under all day traffic at a large gym may be finished in three.
Call the manufacturer
Once you know the maker, ask them the original retail price, the expected life, whether there were recalls and whether they can date it from the bill of sale.
Smell it
A lingering odor usually means the mat was stored damp or rolled wet. Foam that has held moisture does not recover, and the smell will not leave your gym either.
Buy the set together
Nine panels from one gym that is closing beats nine panels from six sellers. Same wear, same dye lot, one freight run instead of six.
The hardest part of buying used has always been finding the mats at all. Gyms that close sell fast and quietly, usually to whoever the owner already knows, which is exactly why coaches trade this stuff through word of mouth and regional groups. That is the gap the marketplace below is meant to close.
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From other programs
Mats listed by verified programs
Programs list practice mats, flexi rolls and landing mats here when they upgrade or close, and payment is held until the buyer confirms the mat arrived. The examples below show the format and the price bands these pieces trade at.
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Where we fit
We are not a mat supplier, and we are not going to pretend to be.
Cheerleaders is team management software for cheer programs. It runs rosters and athlete profiles, one tap attendance, tryout score sheets, skill and level tracking, practice plans, competition season and parent messaging. The marketplace is part of it, which is where used mats, uniforms and gear change hands between programs. If you need nine new panels shipped, buy them from one of the suppliers whose prices are in the table above. If you want to find a gym that is selling its floor, or turn your own outgrown gear back into budget, that is what we are useful for.
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Quick answers
Cheer mat questions, answered
How much do cheer mats cost?
A full size 6 by 42 foot carpet bonded foam cheer mat runs about 847 to 1,047 dollars new, depending on supplier, color and thickness. Shorter rolls cost less, roughly 535 dollars for 25 feet and 643 dollars for 30 feet. Smaller pieces are far cheaper: a 5 by 10 foot home mat is around 225 to 238 dollars and folding panel mats sit near 250 dollars.
How thick are cheer mats?
One and three eighths inches is the standard thickness across the cheer industry and what most competition floors use. A 2 inch mat is also sold and gives noticeably more shock absorption, which suits gyms doing heavy tumbling volume. The tradeoff is cost and weight, with 2 inch rolls running roughly 1,260 to 1,288 dollars against about 1,000 dollars for the thinner version.
What size is a competition cheer floor?
The standard competition cheer floor is 42 feet by 54 feet, built from nine mats that are each 6 feet wide and 42 feet long. They lay side by side and join with hook and loop fasteners. A 42 by 42 foot floor, common for gymnastics and for tighter spaces, uses seven of the same 6 by 42 rolls.
How many mats do you need for a cheer floor?
Nine 6 by 42 foot mats make a full 42 by 54 foot competition floor and seven make a 42 by 42 foot floor. Since the rolls are 6 feet wide, floors scale in 6 foot increments. Buy the full set from one supplier and ideally one dye lot, because foam density and carpet color drift between production runs.
Are used cheer mats worth buying?
Often yes, provided you inspect them properly. Foam compresses along the tumbling path, so what matters is permanent divots down the diagonal, edges that curl upward and any lingering odor from damp storage. A mat from a small club can be sound after eight years, while the same mat under daily use at a large gym may be finished far sooner.
What is the difference between a roll out floor and a spring floor?
A roll out floor is the foam surface laid over your existing subfloor, so nine rolls at about 847 dollars come to roughly 7,600 dollars. A spring floor adds a sprung deck of plywood and steel springs underneath, which creates the rebound competitive tumbling needs. A complete 54 by 42 foot competition spring floor including the nine foam rolls is listed near 20,900 dollars.
Can you put cheer mats on concrete?
You can, and plenty of school and rec programs do, but understand what you are getting. Carpet bonded foam over concrete protects against scrapes and takes the sting out of a fall, yet it returns no energy and offers little help on repeated landings. For tumbling volume above a few hours a week, a sprung deck or at least a wood subfloor is the safer answer.
How long do cheer mats last?
There is no fixed number, because life is measured in traffic rather than years. Light club use can leave a mat serviceable well past eight years, while a busy all star gym running classes all day can compress the tumbling lane in a small fraction of that. Watch the center of the panel and the edges, and rotate panels where the layout allows it.
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