Cheerleading

How to Buy Cheerleading Gloves

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Cheerleading has come into its own as a sport. The iconic pompom and other traditional props now have competition from cheerleading gloves. If you buy cheerleading gloves, you can help protect the cheerleaders' hands and to provide additional ... more »

How to Cheer on Marathon and other Runners

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For some reason my friends think it's fun to run for miles just to get a medal at the end of 26.2 miles. I've been there, done that and think their just a little crazy, but I still want to support them. So I go to the races and cheer them on. ... more »

How to Cheer Without Becoming Hoarse

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When preparing to cheer, some safeguards are obvious. You know that you need to stretch to protect your muscles and watch your form and landings to protect your joints. One thing that many often overlook is protecting the voice. Cheering demands ... more »

How to Choose a Cheerleader for a Team

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Cheerleading tryouts typically occur once a year. The people selected for the cheerleading squad need to be able to lead and inspire the crowd to cheer for their team. Some schools have competitive cheer teams as well as cheerleading squads... more »

How to Choose a Cheerleading Camp

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Camp is what all cheerleaders look forward to during the summer, regardless of their level of competition. There is nothing better than hanging out with their best friends all week while participating in the sport they love. However, there are ... more »

How to Choose Between a Pom Squad and Cheerleading Squad

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Cheerleading squads incorporate tumbling, dance and stunts into their routines, performing throughout a sporting event, often on the sidelines. Pom squads use pom pons as props in dance routines, often performing during halftime shows. You can be ... more »

How to Choose Pom Squad Outfits

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Choosing the right pom squad outfits makes the difference between an okay performance and an amazing one. Making sure your squad mates are comfortable, can move around easily and look fabulous in their pom squad outfits is important for your ... more »

How to Clap in Cheerleading

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Clapping sounds pretty easy but doing a cheerleading clap correctly requires paying attention to details. Slight adjustments to hand and arm positions make a big difference. Learn the proper clapping technique to make your cheers, chants, dances ... more »

How to Date a High School Cheerleader

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Image is everything when you're in high school, so aim high and start hanging around by the football field if you want to catch a cheerleader's eye. There are actions involved to make sure she's going to draw your name in hearts and stars on all ... more »

How to Do a Back Handspring

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Perform back handsprings on a balance beam or as part of a floor exercise routine in gymnastics. Handsprings also are commonly performed in competitive cheerleading. Master a back handspring to improve your skills in either sport... more »

How to do a back handspring

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This article is all about learning how to do a back handspring. When your done reading this, you should have all the steps down to be able to do a back handspring.. more »

How to Do a Cheerleading Cupie

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The cheerleading Cupie, also known as a Kewpie or Awesome, is a move seen in tossing stunts. It requires two people and the end result is the base holding up a flyer by one hand. It looks impressive (especially for the base cheerleader) and is a ... more »

How to Do a Cheerleading Deadman Dismount

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The deadman is a basic cheerleading move which allows a cheerleader to dismount a stunt where they are higher than the rest of the team. Basically, you will fall forward or backward and be caught by 3 to 4 of your teammates. This is a dramatic ... more »

How to Do a Cheerleading Layout

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A cheerleading layout is a tumbling pass that can involve any variation of round-off or back handsprings before it. A layout is a step harder than a back tuck, so you'll need plenty of practice to be good at it. Here's how to do a round-off back ... more »

How to Do a Chin Chin in Cheerleading

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In order to do a chin chin, you must know how to do a scorpion and a liberty, since the chin chin is a variation of the liberty and similar to a scorpion. A chin chin requires 4 to 5 people. The top person performs it with the assistance of two ... more »

How to Do a Half Stand Cheerleading Stunt

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A half stand, better known as a thigh stand, is a cheerleading stunt where the flyer stands on the thighs or hands of two base cheerleaders who rest their hands against their thighs for extra support. The flyer stands upright and makes a "V" with ... more »

How to Do a Heel Stretch in Cheerleading

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Performing with the school's cheerleading squad fulfills a student's dream of belonging to a dedicated team with similar goals and purposes. Once you perform a heal stretch in cheerleading squad, as described in these steps, you triumph with a ... more »

How to Do a Low Touchdown in Cheerleading

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Cheerleaders use cheers, chants, dances and routines to excite crowds and increase team spirit at sporting events. The low touchdown is an arm movement that all cheerleaders need to know. Many cheerleading contests and tryouts require this move... more »

How to Do a Pop Down Dismount in Cheerleading

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When it comes to cheerleading stunts, the high-flying action pumps the crowd up--but only as long as the cheerleaders dismount with ease. A poor dismount may result in an accident and will distract the crowd's attention. In a pop down dismount, ... more »

How to Do a Scorpion in Cheerleading

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While some might think that cheerleading is nothing more than looking pretty and shaking pom-poms, the reality is that cheerleading requires strength, flexibility and agility. Some stunts can be extremely challenging. One cheerleading move that ... more »

How to do a standing tuck

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If you have mastered the backhandspring it's time to move on to the bigger and better things!.. more »

How to Do a Step Down Dismount in Cheerleading

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A step down dismount is one of the most challenging moves in cheerleading. The flyer and the throwers are asked to work together to defy gravity. While this move takes a great deal of practice, it is one of the most breathtaking ones to watch... more »

How to Do a Toe Touch With a Back Handspring in Cheerleading

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The back handspring is a common skill in cheerleading, and all cheerleaders should take the time to perfect it. You can increase the difficulty of the back handspring by adding a toe touch to it. The sequence described below would be what you ... more »

How to Do a Y-Balance in Cheerleading

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The Y-balance or Heel Stretch is a fundamental cheerleading skill. Cheerleaders can execute Y-balances on the floor or as part of a stunt. Flexibility, balance and strength are all necessary for the mastery of a Y-balance, but it is an essential ... more »

How to Do Advanced Tumbling in Cheerleading

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There is certain skill set needed in order to be a member of an advanced cheerleading squad. In order to participate on squads that are highly-ranked and competitive, you must be able to do gymnastics. Practice advanced tumbling if you would like ... more »

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