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Warmup for Cheer
Here's the Warmup for Cheer posted on Twitter the other day. https://youtu.be/amLrKNaLvNo
Uses of Rubber Bands
Three new pages were added that list Conditioning, Drills, and Stretching with Rubber Bands. Conditioning with Rubber Bands Drills with Rubber Bands Stretching with Rubber Bands
I Land on My Toes in My Back Tuck and Fall Forwards
This is usually the result of a slow arm swing. You can get some rubber bands and put 5 together. Slip one of each of the 2 sets of rubber bands around your shoe then with wrists down pull each of them up to your ears very quickly . This will increase your arm swing....
How Do I Land My Tuck on My Feet Instead of on My Knees and Hands?
This is usually a problem in strength in the glutes, hamstrings and sometimes plyo area. Go to my website and choose some exercises in those areas and you will begin to see better results. Also it may be that you are not getting your arms all the way at the beginning...
How Do I Do a Full?
The first thing you will need to do is to make sure your layout is near perfect with a straight body and your arms go up Then you can do a couple of drills. One is to lie down on the floor and turn a 1/4 turn in a nice tight body with your core engaged ( pull the...
How Do I Get My Legs Straight in My Back Handspring?
First make sure you are following the right steps. Sit then swing your arms to your ears and then jump into the back handspring. Any other order will not allow you to push completely through your toes and get straight legs. The other common problem is your knees come...
My Double Doesn’t Get All the Way Around
This is a common problem. Check a few things to see what the problem is. First make sure the round off is long and low to the ground with the lunge lever and turn all moving forward. The toe in the front lunge leg must be directly under the knee and the lunge should...
Help! I’m A Cheer Parent!
Cheerleader Parent Handbook Have you ever thought to yourself “Help! I’m a Cheer Parent!”? I am sure every parent of a child in cheerleading has thought these words. To find the best solutions, we probably should run as quickly as possible to a psychologist. In any...
“Breaking Free”
The mental block is one of the most frustrating situations for both the athlete and the coach. Blocks are created by many factors. Sometimes a child who is young and has learned very quickly with no fear will realize, “Hey, I can get hurt.” When this happens, they...
Difference Between Stability, Mobility, and Flexibility
Our body is made of many joint. Each joint has a primary function of either stability or mobility. Stability can be defined as the ability to resist an undesired movement Mobility is the degree of freedom of movement around a joint Flexibility is normal extensibility...
Hyperextended Jumps
Hyperextended Jumps are a result of a combination of characteristics: First the athlete must be dynamically flexible enough. This means they must be able to lift their legs up on their own. Doing straddle lifts, pike lifts,hurdler lifts, and leg lifts will help this....
Types of Twisting
There are three specific types of twisting used. Two of which I feel are not efficient for multiple twisting. Twisting in itself is a very complicated process. The arms, especially for girls are used for setting the layout. Without sufficient lift, there may not be...