hey is there any cheerleaders out there????lol! any way what is a good way to get air on my toe touches???
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yeah...i am SO a cheerleader..the coolest around. to get better on your toe touches, start at the ground and them jump up. i will show you later. it's something courtney taught me.
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cheer or gymnastics its not gay in cheer you stunt girls all day long... ive been cheering for 5 years and i have HUGE arms and i can pick up someone who weighs about 190 easily
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u will need to be tight on ur cheers and if u r doing a dance u need to do that. do lots of facials and smile no matter what. if u mess up during tryouts, dont let it get to u! just keep smiling and move on. u will need to learn how to do a toetouch pike, hurkeys front hurdlers. if u have any friends that r cheerleaders, get them to teach u!
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can you get gymnastics people and cheerleading people to anwer my question. and no i dont but thank you anyway see i answered your question! c
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Use the inside of your foot, by your arch.  Practice practice practice! Also, if you just need more difficulty to ramp up your game, try doing what you normally do, but with a softball on concrete. Just be careful not to step on it and have it roll out from underneath you and knock you flat. It hurts, I should know.
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I'll give you tips for preparing and for tryouts.\n\nBe fit, on time and enthusiastic. Be prepared and alert to follow instructions. As k cheerleaders on the team for tips.\nFind a good gymnastics center in your area, and have skills such as back-hand-springs, aerials, front tucks, back tucks...\nUnless you are really tiny and are going to be a flyer, you need to get some muscle and lift some weights at least 3 times a week. Your going to be lifting PEOPLE and WEIGHT for every stunt. \nHave a solid jump.\nRUN. Fun a few miles every week. Start off at 1/2 a mile and work your way up. You need to train yourself or else you will get exhausted real fast. \nStrengthen your core. 50 sit ups a day will improve jumps and stunting.\nKeep a positive attitude. Always have a smile on your face! \nListen to your captain/instructor.\nDon't be late for ANYTHING.\nPractice 5 times a week.\nBe sure to stretch real good before and after tryouts. Don't attempt moves unless you already know them or have trained for them. It will cause injury and annoy other team mates.
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First make sure that you can go back into a back bend before you actually kick over. If you can do that, then do a backbend kickover, the same thing as a back walkover but you stop in your back bend before you kick over. It's okay if you don't make it the first few times. You're not going to be perfect at it the first time. Gradually make yourself kick over faster. Make sure you keep your legs straight though or it will look ugly. lol. Good luck!
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I would be worried about you messing up the way your foot hits the ground by putting something in your shoe. I've had a P.T. put pieces of foam in my shoes but he knew where I needed the support. Have you tried any form drills or fartleks? Form drills could change your form to where you have more spring in your step. Runners World always has good articles on this sort of thing.
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My cheer team went to Nationals in March, and the best  thing besides being 100% prepared and completely confident in every move, jump, and stunt is to practice in front of an audience.  \n\nFind out how large the floor you'll be performing on is, and measure the outline with tape on the gym floor or wherever you practice.  Go over how you will enter and exit the floor again and again.\n\nInvite everyone you know to watch your squad perform.  We had more experienced cheerleaders and coaches from other teams critique us, and we performed three times.  The bigger the audience, the more you will be prepared for the competition.\n\n\nMake sure to practice your facials, especially in front of an audience! Sometimes when you're nervous, you think that you are smiling but you aren't.\n\nMake sure to be full of spirit, because that's one of the things that the judges will look for!\n\nHave lots of fun, good luck!
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I suggest stretching everyday.  You will need to do wall splits.  In cheerleading we used to do this before every practice...lay on the floor with your butt up against a wall, this will support your legs concentrating on the stretch.  let your legs fall to the sides as far as they will go and hold it as long as you can stand it up to 10 min.  The weight of your legs will create resistance.  Every time you do this you should notice a liitle more flexibility.  I would say it would take a couple of months doing this everyday to be able to do the splits.
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same here. i want to cheer in high school! and i started doing stuff to get ready for that so do all of this.....\n\nget a book on stretching your body. you need to beable to do the splits and toes touches and the very impotent hurkey! and also get a book on just cheerleading! i LOVE LOVE LOVE! the book: the ultimate guide to cheerleading! by leslie wilson. look for it at the library! and it has EVERYTHING YOU WILL EVER NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT! cool huh?\n\nso you have to know how to do all of these to be ready to go to tryouts. summersalt, kartwheel,hand stand (if not it's ok but it's very good to know how to do a hand stand to learn a back hand spring!) roundoff,head stand,splits, toe touch (and it helps to know the splits to do a toe touch) hurkey, and ect. as much as you can learn. \n\nmake up cheers and a routine. and go over them.get a book on cheers. \n\nask some cheerleaders at your schools what it takes to be a cheerleader. they can help you. are better yet ask the cheerleading coach. she can really get you going!\n\nremember that cheering is serious and you can get hurt while stunting. so always use your head when cheering and donn't do anything at home like trying to lift your little sis into a lift with you down on the base with your brother!\n\nso jsut do all of that and you will be great! good luck!
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I have a lot, but it is a cheer teams' job to make the crowd happy. Our crowd always seems to love the good old dependable Toe Touch Basket toss - It is not the hardest stunt by any means, but the crowd thinks sure thinks so!
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Ok... this might help.\nVoice: Standing up straight should make you sound alot better.  My coach taught me a method: breath in, and as you are breathing out yell in a peppy and enthusiastic voice.  Don't speak too fast, or too serious, you want to brighten up the faces of your judges.  \nJumps: Jumps are best practiced on a spring floor or trampoline.  If there is a specific jump you need work on, research tips online or in books.  Don't forget to smile when you jump, I know it's hard, but it is great when the judges look at it.\nMotions: Move your body swiftly to the motion you are performing, and then lock it!  Keep it stiff and hold tight.\nTumbling: This sounds silly, but you can practice your tumbling skills and have fun at the same time.  I sometimes practice while watching TV... listening to music... yeah.  Get a friend to spot you in this kind of stuff.\nFitness:  Work on sit ups, push ups, and other exercises for about 1-2 mins at a time.  Lift 2-3 pound weights a few times a day, eat healthy.\nHow to deal w/ mean cheerleaders: Just ignore them, get some REAL help.\n\nGood luck at tryouts! You'll do great!
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Ok here are a few things to try.. First off..try getting straight up fulls.. do this will lots of spotters to build confidence.. Tell your girls to suck it up..and if they get scared be scared stiff :).\n\nDo things in the competition..that will work with halfs or fulls..for example..having three halfs..have them go up on Go, fight, Win.. If they get the fulls ..change it to fulls. If they do not then keep them at halfs.. If they get one full put it in the center..with the other two on the sides.\n\nAlso you can make nice variations to the plain half.. Try having the girls lift one leg up, stagging the half..this is a simple move..and could be used as an easy transition.\n\nAnother Idea is having three half one infont of the other.. Have the front half go down to a thigh stand..and the back half go up to a full.. on a certain count. you could also have the two halfs to rotate on teh outside..or have the whole stunt rotate.\n\nVary your formations a lot..but keep them clean! The smallest change can keep the judges from getting bored with the routine. For example!\n\nIf you have a shape like this * * * * *\n* * * \nYou can start standing..then have the front kneel..then get back up..than move to a new formation like a diamond or triangle..but do not make girls move all the way across to the other side..make it the LEAST amount of movement possible! this is the hard part.\n\nAlso you said many of the girls were new.. Try to keep the more confident cheerleaders in the front..this will relieve some stress to the others..for they have someone to keep an eye on. Their goal should be though..not to look at anyone else. \n\nYou can make simple dance moves look great by adding ripples or levels! \n\n\nI hope that helps :)\nbyebye
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I'm a cheerleader too, I know how you feel..I live in a small southern town where football is life and all the girls love to be cheerleaders. We have over 200 girls tryout every year and we also only take 12-15. But the best thing I can tell you to do is smile non-stop, show tons of spirit, practice what they teach you, and most importantly be a confident in yourself and you should do great!! good luck
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1. Stretch thoroughly before you begin. Otherwise, you may strain or tear a muscle. This can be very painful, so be careful!\n   2. Make sure you have a trained coach who can support your body weight and is certified in gymnastics, acrobatics, or cheerleading.\n   3. Listen to your coach. He will probably help you with a few basic drills to build up to your back tuck. These could include jumping backwards onto your back on a mat, or using a wedge or cheese mat.\n   4. You need to be able to confidently perform simple moves such as a forward roll, backwards roll, handstand, cartwheel, round-off, front walkover, back walkover, and back handspring. These skills provide you with the strength and balance needed to perform a back tuck.\n   5. Begin on a good trampoline. It's best to wear a leotard or a t-shirt and cotton shorts. Jump as high as you can, pushing off through your toes. Keep your arms down by your sides, or slightly out in front of you. To get a feel for this move, stack mats five feet high behind you. Jump as high as you can, pushing through your toes, keeping a straight body, and having the correct arms position. Jump onto your back, tuck tightly, and do a backwards roll. Once you are comfortable with this, move to the next step.\n   6. Jump high, with the body position discussed in Step 5. When you have reached a good height, raise your arms up quickly and tuck tightly. Hold your knees. Pull your body over, and land erect, absorbing shock by bending your knees.\n   7. Once you are confident with this, try piecing this together in the simple tumbling pass round-off back-handspring back-tuck. Eventually, you will progress to a standing back tuck.\n   8. Good luck, and have fun!
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try working on your abs, this will allow you to get your legs up higher...maybe try jumping on a trampoline also. it doesnt have to be big, i have a small one and my jumps have improved a lot! also work on arm strength for the back handspring..just work hard at it! and once you get it you'll have it. just practice. trust me! :) k well i hope it helps.