How to Warm Up for Tumble Track Cheerleading Moves

Series Summary

What would high school be without cheerleaders? While some may welcome a world without the typical cheerleading stereotypes, sporting events would not be the same without these team players. Without a rallying force behind pep rallies and games, some of us would lack the motivation to cheer for our team. And, if anyone second guesses the talent and ability that it takes to be a cheerleader, they couldn't be more wrong. Cheerleaders make a profession out of crowd pleasing, which is not an easy job. Cheer leading has become a sport that has worked itself into cultures all over the world. The origins of cheerleading date back to America in 1898. Thanks to a clever student at the University of Minnesota, a random combination of rah rahs and sku-u-mars caught wave in a varsity football game. Since then, thousands of girls and boys have come together in the love of their teams. Now, there are tons of cheerleading camps, merchandise, and competitions.

In this free video series, you can learn how to do some cheerleading stunts and moves. Our expert, Mandy Butler, is a professional cheerleader instructor that shows you the step-by-step moves for a variety of cheerleading stunts. Learn how to do back handsprings, cartwheels, round offs, and more. Also, get tips for warming and stretching before starting to cheer lead. So, if you want to learn some cool cheerleading moves to add to your routines, watch this free video series today!

Video Transcript

"I'm Mandy Butler on behalf of Expert Village and we're going to talk about tumble track warm ups today. The first thing you want to do any warm up of any kind is going to be design to get your heart rate up and get your body ready for aerobic activity. I like to start my tumble track warm ups with a straight jump. What that is really simple. It's going to help get your body nice and aligned. You're going to start with your legs squeezed tightly together, ankles pressed together, knees together, thighs together, nice tight squeezed bottom. Your torso is going to be nice and straight and your arms are going to be up above your head with your elbows locked. This is particularly good for gymnastics warm up because this is the exact position your body will be in a handstand just upside down. A handstand as we all know, is the foundation of gymnastics. Any gymnastics you're going to do, you're going to have a proper handstand first. What I'm going to do is I'm going to put my arms up above my head nice and tight. I'm going to squeeze my bottom and I'm going to push through my toes and do straight jumps all the way down the tumble track. Notice that my elbows are not going to bend, my knees are not going to bend. I'm going to be nice and tight and I'm going to be nice and tight and I'm going to use my feet to propel me toward the end. You can take your time with this because if you rush, you get a little bit sloppy and you don't get that correct body position that we were talking about. Here's what you're going to do . Nice and tight straight jumps all the way down the tumble track."