Cheerleading

an eight count for cheer is a sequence of motions with in eight seconds... you may jump, tumble, dance, or cheer. the numbers are there so that you can get your squad timing together and slow down to learn propper technique.

Cheerleading stunts are more phsysics. The bases need to use basic principles like leverage to lift the weight of the flyer. The flyer needs to use principles related to balance to keep herself in the air.

yes, johnny campell "invented" for lack of a better word, cheerleading. He was at a football game, when he started saying chants and got more and more people doing it. That became known as cheerleading and has formed into cheerleading today. :]

spice it up by adding just a few break dancing moves. dont get normal cheerleading uniforms. get crazy with them! be creative! and add some funky hip hop moves. and the number one thing to do is reassure safety!

Haha! for SURE! A lot of the girls on my cheer team are SUPER tall. Height doesn't really matter in the main routine and tumbling at all. And tall cheerleaders are ALWAYS needed in stunting to act as the "third", but could also be a top if they are not too heavy. And for that matter...anyone could be a cheerleader if they wanted too! :P

You have to have school spirit and be really dedicated, but the main thing is to just have fun with it. Believe in yourself and your teammates, and always try to get along with everybody on the team don't cause drama its not healthy for the whole squad.

Make sure that you always keep your motions TIGHT!! Keep them nice and neat! Almost anything can look good if you do it right. Also, if you mess up make sure you don't let your crowd know!! How would they know if you were supposed to do it or not! lol Trust me I am an experienced cheerleader.

really, the perfect pike is when the persons hand actually passes the leg distance but to improve, work on height, and stretch to both feet in the front and if you want a perfect one stretch your back all the way(but if you can't, dont try it!)

At meets, some judges will take a deduction for wearing nail polish, but it is okay to train whilewearing nail polish.

There are thousands of people who participate in cheerleading in California alone. It is estimated that the national average is about 500 thousand people who participate in some form of cheerleading each year.

we have spankies on for a reason

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders don't have captains. But each of the four groups that perform on the sidelines during Cowboys home games at AT&T Stadium is led by a group leader and an assistant group leader.

If you are a school squad, the school mascot.

If you are a recreational league/ athletic association pick a name that sounds good with your association. (e.g. the Greensville Gators, the Tuckahoe Twisters, Leeville Lightning.)

If you are an All-star division competitive team pick something flashy. Dream All-stars, Cheer Storm, Supernova All-stars, Fire and Flame All-Stars, Cheer Xplosion ect. ect.

Team work on a cheer squad is helping your teammates to reach your goal, and working together to get the flyer up in the air without dropping her. Cheerleaders need teamwork in a cheer squad, as the bases have to work together to get the flyer up in the air while the back spot has to work with the flyer to see what she's comfortable with. The back spot also has to work with the bases, to make sure they know what they're doing. The tumblers have to work together to make sure they are spread out enough to wear they don't run into each other when in the act of tumbling. Last but definitely not least, the team has to work together to keep their smiles on their faces, no matter how many bruises, cuts, broken limbs, etc... to accomplish their goal. Not only that but they have to be counting in their head while all of this is going on.

It really depends on where you are coaching & how much THEY pay you. Honestly, coaches for cheer do not get paid a lot. If you love cheer, that's what makes you want to coach, not how much money you make. If you are not devoted to coaching, it's definitely not the job for you.

You start your own cheerleading squad by getting a couple people to coach and then making flyers asking people to join the squad and dont forget to make the name of the cheerleading squad.

HOPE YOU GET A LOT OF PEOPLE TO JOIN YOUR SQUAD!!

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Maddy_lilyxx: Flyers are the people you throw in the air, bases are the people who hold the flyers in the air and spotters are the people who act as back-up for the bases (you know in cases where the flyer falls and the base is not ready to cacth then the spotters move ina and assist). If you want to make a proper squad you will need to get health insurance, for accidents and a proper coach, however to start just get a bunch of friends together and have fun with it.

It is a sphere.

The role of high school cheerleading is to be a positive influence for people of your school and to support your team whether they are losing or winning. As a cheerleader, you are always seen as an influence.

The role of all star cheerleaders is slightly different. They represent the sport that cheerleading is. It is like any other sport that people do. People play softball or basketball becasue they love the sport, and that is the role of all star cheerleaders. They do what they love and showcase their talents through a sport!

# A defensive player must be stationary to take a charge. Reality: Once a defensive player has obtained a legal guarding position, the defensive player may always move to maintain that guarding position and may even have one or both feet off the floor when contact occurs with the offensive player. Legal guarding position occurs when the defensive player has both feet on the floor and is facing the opponent. This applies to a defensive player who is defending the dribble. # A dribble that bounces above the dribbler's head is an illegal dribble violation. Reality: There is no restriction as to how high a player may bounce the ball, provided the ball does not come to rest in the player's hand. # "Reaching in" is a foul. Reality: Reaching in is not a foul. The term is nowhere to be found in any rulebook. Why? There must be contact to have a foul. The mere act of "reaching in," by itself, is nothing. If contact does occur, it is either a holding foul or a pushing foul. # "Over the back" is a foul. Reality: Similar to the reaching in myth, there must be contact to have a foul. Coaches holler for over the back fouls when their shorter player has seemingly better inside rebounding position and the ball is snared by a taller opponent from behind. Penalize illegal contact; don't penalize a player for being tall. # If it looks funny, it must be traveling. Reality: The traveling rule is one of the most misunderstood in basketball. One of the basic tenets is that a player cannot travel unless that player is holding a live ball. A bobble or fumble is not "control" of the ball, therefore, it cannot be a traveling violation. If you immediately identify the pivot foot when a player receives the ball, you're well on your way to judging traveling correctly. # After a player has ended a dribble and fumbled the ball, that player may not recover it without violating. Reality: A dribble ends when the dribbler catches the ball with one or both hands or simultaneously touches the ball with both hands. A fumble is the accidental loss of player control when the ball unintentionally drops or slips from a player's grasp. It is always legal to recover a fumble. The rules do not penalize clumsiness. # Referees should not make calls that decide the outcome of a game. Reality: Officials do not make calls that decide the outcomes of games. Players commit fouls and violations; officials view those infractions, judge the action and then apply the rules of the game to what they have viewed. The rules then determine the penalty. The officials do not decide the outcome of the game; the players do. If the rule results in the imposition of a penalty that determines the outcome of the game, such is life. Ask yourself this: If you would have called it in the second quarter, why not call it at the end of the game? You are a credit to the game when you are consistent from the opening tip to the final buzzer.

Yes, but as more and more girls are joining All-Star teams and gaining much higher skill than those you learn in high school, colleges are more likely to give scholarshipd to girls who have All-Star experienc

Pom is a mixture of dance. Pom girls don't use many cheer motions, It's more "creative". Cheerleaders, on the other hand, almost always use the simple cheer motions. Cheerleaders also stunt and tumble.

A devoted cheerleader should know just about EVERY aspect of her school. I am Senior Cheerleading captain at my school and could tell you anything about our football team. For the last four years I have followed our team as close as possible. A devoted cheerleader definitely needs to know who the athletes she cheers for are! You can not successfully cheer for your team if you do not personally know them. You should also continuously support them! Every week we make "spirit" bags for our football players. It normally includes a gift and various types of candy. Last but not least, a cheerleader should be familiar with her schools history. You never know when you are going to come across a former coach! They always want to talk about all the championships they one... etc.

However, a cheerleader also needs to remember you are not just cheering for your team! You are a cheerleader and represent your school. Therefore, you should always conduct yourself appropriately.

Because you're not doing them properly.

The best way to get into a full split is to first straighten both legs, then concentrate on lowering yourself and stretching. A lot of dancers worry about their height and then work on straightening their legs, which makes it harder to progress and do the splits properly.

If you are trying out for cheerleading, there will probably be a clinic where they teach you a cheer and a dance. When the clinic is over they will ask you to show the judges your flexibility, standing tumbling, running tumbling, jumps, stunting, and perform your cheer and dance.

A tip for rotating your hips while doing an ariel is to pretend your doing a cart wheel. Vision your hands going and hitting the ground. (But don't Lol) Also practice running, hertling, then do a fast cart-wheel, but only land on you second hand for doing a cart wheel, it really helps your aerial.

serious competition cheerleading tryouts are usually in May or June