Participation in athletic teams, especially those that involve difficult stunts and acrobatic maneuvers increase the risk for injury. With this emerging sport and the skills needed to participate, it is important to identify those athletes at risk. Yet, it is unknown whether a functional screening or proprioceptive tool can be used to predict injury in this population. PURPOSE: To determine if compensatory movement patterns predispose acrobatics and tumbling athletes to injury, and to determine if a functional movement screening (FMS) and Lower Quarter Y Balance Test (LQ-YBT) could predict potential injury risk in the sport population. METHODS: 22 participants (age 19.25yrs ± 0.91, height 161.97 ±7.03cm, weight 62.53 ± 8.71kg) from one acrobatics and tumbling team were used in the study. All participants that volunteered for the study were current student-athletes at a NCAA DII institution on a NCATA recognized Acrobatics and Tumbling team. The participants were asked to complete the seven movement patterns and three clearing tests of the FMS along with the LQ-YBT test in three directions (anterior, posterolateral and posteromedial) for both limbs. A total of three practice trials were used. Screening data was gathered over a two-week period at the beginning of the season. A self-report demographic and injury questionnaire was also used. RESULTS: FMS score was 15.9 ±1.87, while the LQ-YBT was 98.36 ±11.63 for the right and 99.24 ±12.01 for the left. Cox Snell R² was used to determine the percentage of the variables used to fit the model. The best fit was for FMS Cut (≤14, ≥15) and total accounted injury that produced a Cox Snell R² (0.342) with a significant OR=28.335 (95% CI .429 to 561.997, p=0.028) for FMS Cut (≤14, ≥15). Years of competition and total accounted injury with a Cox Snell R² (0.276) and a significant OR= 1.451 (95% CI .980 to 2.149, p=0.05) for years of competition was a moderate fit. FMS Final, LQ-YBT (R) and (L) produced a Cox Snell R² (0.259) with a non-significant FMS Final OR= 1.983 (95% CI 1.045 to 3.763, p=.36). All other results were not significant. CONCLUSIONS: Compensatory fundamental movement patterns, increased skill and years of competition can increase the risk of injury. A score of 14 or less on the FMS paired with a higher number of previous injuries resulted in a 28-fold increase in risk of injury