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You made the team! Congratulations! Now...are you looking for a quick refresher before practice starts? Before a competition? Are you new to it all? Use these tips to become a great flyer!
High school spirit teams are constantly pushing the limits of their competition routines, using advanced athleticism to bring new throws and formations to the sport. However, these new moves can...
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...
Cheerleading has certainly come a long way since its beginning in the late 1880s. Today, cheerleaders wow the crowds with awesome stunts. A common dismount from a stunt is the cradle catch. Spice...
When a cheerleader performs a lift, she needs a way to exit out of it. A full down is an advanced way to exit a lift. During a full down, a flyer is held in the air by two bases as a spotter...
The Liberty Lift in Cheerleading
Watch and learn how to stunt the flyer (person thrown) in this great free video clip on advanced cheerleading.
How to Do an Individual Stunt in Cheerleading
Watch and learn how to prepare for a stunt in this great free video clip on advanced cheerleading.
The crowd at football games always looks forward to seeing the high flying lifts and stunts that have made cheerleading what it is today. However, these stunts are not easy to learn and are quite...
Dismounting in cheerleading can be tricky and scary. Other cheerleaders are responsible for your safety and well-being! You can learn how to instruct others to help you safely dismount, as well...
A basket toss is an advanced stunt that is performed in cheerleading. This stunt should be well "spotted," or watched, in order to be completed safely. The basic basket toss is for more...
Knowing how to do proper spotting for cheerleading is essential for the safety of the cheerleading squad; it’s one of the most important positions on the team and should not be taken...
Executing a cradle from a full extension mount is an advanced cheerleading stunt and only experienced cheerleaders should attempt it. For the intermediate to advanced cheerleader squad, it's a...
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...
Time for a fun cheerleading stunt. Assemble your squad and prepare to do the elevator. The elevator is a popular cheerleading stunt that takes strength and agility. Finish off your cheerleading...
There's more to cheerleading than waving pom-pons and yelling, "Go, team!" Many cheerleading stunts require flexibility, agility and strength. One advanced cheerleading move is the bow-and-arrow....
The decision to advance a cheer squad to the level of being able to do a liberty mount is an impressive and spectacular stunt. This stunt requires at least three bases and one flyer, and involves...
The ability to perform basket tosses is reserved for intermediate to advanced level cheerleading squads. It is considered a stunt and should only be performed after multiple practices under the...