Cheerleading

nobody knows what year it was invented, but it was probably craeted by a college team somewhere?

Stunting, also known as forming pyramids, is basically people picking each other up. It used to be that a stunt was people standing on eachother's backs. Now it means two bases and two spots (a front and a back) lifting up a flyer, and holding her in the air. There are many different types of stunts, from stationary preps, to high flying basket tosses. For more information and a compelete list of stunts, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cheerleading_stunts

Cheer is harder. We are lifting 80-100 pounds in the air, doing death defying stunts, oh and guess what, we do everything dancers do. We have a huge dance in our routines, flyers spin themselves in the air, and do whole heel stretches and bow n arrows IN THE AIR! Also learning all sorts of tumbling skills, like fulls, tucks, and back handsprings. Cheer practices can last all day and you barely get a break. Yes I was a competitive dancer in my earlier years of life. Now Im a cheer leader and I am proud to be one for 5 years now. Cheer is so less toxic and nobody in the right mind would shame someone else on the team. We are a family. This is my opinion, please don’t come for me.

Yes, it never hurts to give it a try and you might make the team. However, you should be prepared that there might be some more experienced girls that may also be trying out. A good place to start is with All-Star cheerleading. Many All-Star gyms offer tumbling classes to work on your skill. Or, cheering for an All-Star team means that you WILL be placed on a team, regardless of your skill

a good cheerleader consists of someone who has spirit and enthusiasm, a good attitude, sharp motions, and a smile. you don't have to necessarily be an Olympic gymnast, have the voice of an opera singer, be an NYC ballet trained dancer, or have the skill to be thrown in midair, but personality is everything.

They get about 50 dollars per home game on average. Some make as little as 15 dollars and some as much as 60 dollars. However, they are invited to events in other places where money is a little bit higher.

Most of the time us cheerleaders do jump higher then the football players but sumtimes there is that certain player that can jump higher then us...but usually only without his uniform...=D

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You are still considered a cheerleader if your an alternate, even if you do not cheer at games, or are not competing. If you practice with the team and have enthusiasm towards cheerleading, then you are considered a cheerleader. Alternates are so very important in cheerleading and can be so helpful if someone was to become sick/injured.

TOBIE PERCIVAL, KRITEN, AGUTHIER, RYAN RAY, TRISHA TREVINO, SARAH CLAY, MEGAN SHARP, ALLY TRAYLOR, NICOLE HAMILTON, ABIGAIL KLEIN, JUSTINE PHILLIPS, MAKENZI SWICEGOOD, CASSIE TRAMMELL, JOLIE JACOBS, DERYN DERBIGNY, BROOKE SORENSON, SARAH GOURLEY, JENNIFER MCMAHON, KELSII REICH, MEREDITH ODGE, TIA WILLIAMS, KAITLIN ILSENG, KANI HARRIS, ERICA JENKINS, BRITTANY EVANS, MICHELLE KEYS, LAUREN CASTILLO, STEFANI PETERSON, MELISSA KELLERMAN, AMY REESE, CRYSTAL TREVINO, DARA MCFRALANE, JORDAN BAUM, WHITNEY ISLEIB, JORDAN KETCHUM, JORDAN CHANLEY, SYDNEY DURSO. I apologize if I misspelled any names.

The average is probably about 100. But cheerleaders weight can vary from 80-125 depending on your build and muscle mass. If you have a lot of muscle then you would weigh more, and if you were taller. There is not a specific weight for a cheerleader! Hope this helps :) <3

Yes, many countries have cheerleading teams. Some of the countries teams come to Worlds.

Countries that currently participate in cheer:

Thailand, China, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Canada, UK, Norway, Ireland, Slovenia, France, South Africa and others

The average cheerleader makes between $70-$150 per game. On top of this, there is no compensation for practice time, meaning that all cheerleaders have other jobs used to provide for themselves and their family.

It really depends on which type of pom poms you are talking about.

It's really simple just follow all the steps and practice.

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Cheerleading is a very diverse activity. You may wish to start with gymnastics. Debate club (for the lessons in public speaking etc.). Leadership and teamwork exercises. Finally/firstly, you will likely want to sign up for cheerleading try-outs.

okay im really sorry i deleted your answer but calling Brittany a dumb blonde is ignorant and she has a really nice character, to answer the question Santana Lopez is the one with black hair, Brittany Pear has dark blonde hair, and Quinn Fabray is the really pretty one with golden blonde hair

Kiara Knowlin. She went to worlds for tumbling and went to world for cheerleading. Coledges have been scouting her since she was 7. There is this one girl. I cannot think of the name now but if you go on youtube and type in "Best cheerleader on the planet?" she is pure amazing with her tumbling, jumps, dancing, cheering, and stunting. She is being questioned as to whether she is the best. Colleges were wanting to recruit her at the young age of 11!

Cheerleaders are very important. They encourage crowd involvement and get the fans excited and pumped up. Also, they promote school spirit throughout the fans and the players. Also, they do exactly what they are supposed to... grab the crowd's attention and focus it on leading the way to victory!

if the cheerleaders arent strong enough to do the difficult stunts you can start doing a simple prep a prep is when the flyer is held by her feet a chest level by the bases and the backspot is holding her ankles lifting some weight off the bases making it easier. once u get that you can then try a cradle. when doing a cradle bases just toss the flyer in the air from a prep then cetching her in their arms and having hte backspot cetch the flyers armpits. once you can do all that then you can try to go up to an extention, meaning holding the flyer above the bases hands. a cupie is also a simple stunt. The Cupie (called an "Awesome" in some regions) is almost identical to the Full Extension except that the flyer's feet are together, in one hand of a single base or with one foot in the hands of two bases. In a partner stunt the difference between a cupie and an awesome has to do with what the male is doing with his free hand. If the free hand is on the hip then it is a cupie, if the free hand is in a high V then it's an awesome. the thigh stand is the simplest stunt in cheering. A Thigh Stand is one of the simplist stunts. The bases kneel on one leg and have their feet touching each other by the sides of their shoes. The back spot will hold the flyer at the waist. She will dip and jump onto the bases thighs.

to do a cartwheel for cheerleading, you start basically * one leg in front of the other (sort of diangonally) * hands in the air(by your head) * bend over sideways putting you hands in front of you legs and feet * kick your legs over so you ballancing on your hands this should sort of look like a handstand with your feet and legs apart * kicking your legs over and landing again on the other side of your hands * this sould go smothly and briskly sorry it was a little hard to explain if you are still having trouble id suggest getting one of the matts that are designed to teach that, they have 2 feet prints on one end 2 hand prints in the middle and 2 more feet print at the end. if you put your feet and hands where the marks are and kick over too it teaches you how too. it works for left and right handed people just depends on what side you start on. hope that helps!

Well here are some names that are already teams:

Maryland Twisters

Perfect Storm

Elite Diamonds

Stingray Allstars

FTG Bullets

Fierce Cheer

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Sprint Allstar

Amazed World

... ya all i could really think of :)

Yes. Here is a news article related to a 15 year old that died in 2004 doing gymnastics. http://www.farragutpress.com/articles/2004/02/381.html I know of another girl Julissa Gomez who broke her neck while competing in Japan in 1988. In 1991 she never regained consciousness after she went into a coma. She went into a coma a few days later and died in 1991 without ever regaining consciousness. In 1994,Christy Henrich died due to multiple organ failures caused by her eating disorders. She was 4-foot-11 and weighed 47 pounds.

there are a few basic stretches involved to be gain the ability to do the splits. i can only do the front splits and at the moment im working on side splits. here is one everyday stretch for you to do at least twice a day. First, find a ledge that is up to about your waist(a window-sill is what i used!) and hold onto it with your left hand. Then, raise your right foot. Hold on to the arch of your foot coming from the inside leg. Make sure you have a tight hold of your foot! Then pull your leg upward keeping both legs straight. Do this with your left leg and continue to do this until your knee is touching your ear. This might take anywhere between 1-4mths depending on your age and how flexible you are when you first start off. Remember: only do this stretch when warmed up because if you do it when you're cold, you could pull ligaments or tendons in your legs. Do this stretch after a fast walk or if its raining, jog on the spot! Why spend money on stretching machines when you can easily use your muscles! I hope this information will help you to be able to do the splits! Im always happy to help!

Well first you realy don't have to be skinny. For exsample, most bases are pretty big and strong. Of corse you can't be fat but you don't have to be skinny. Second streach every day. Start of with easy things like touching your feet without bending you legs,speard your legs out and touch each toe twenty times,go as far into the splits as you can.After about a week of doing that every day you'll be able to put your palms to the ground without bending your legs,you'll be able to put your nose to each of your knees and you'll be able to do the splits.It's all a matter of time.