does anyone have any advice or information on how to start an all star cheerleading squad?
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Composure, presence of mind and perseverance is most needed for a cheerleader. Here are some regular Cheerleading tips to help you get there. Practice on your voice, a good cheerleading team is known to have a sharp and audible voice across the audience and the judges. Learn to smile and appear calm from the external, appear as though you are enjoying the show and this can work in your favor.\n\nAnother important Cheerleading tip is to be well dressed, dressed comfortably and neatly combed for the event. If you fail to perform a certain stunt, do not get hassled and affect the remainder of the performances. Like in gymnastics, there is a section called recovery that judges use in case a performer fails but recovers gracefully and performs the other steps well.\n\nClick the link below for more information...\nhttp://www1.webng.com/sportsrecreation/Cheerleading-Tips.html
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You need to take it up with the principal or whoever funds the extra curricular activities before you can just start a club all willy-nilly.\n\nHey, I think its a great idea though. You're going to need LOTS of gym mats, beams, uneven bars. parallel bars, a big floor, a pit, at least 3 trampolines, a vault, chalk, guards, matching uniforms, leotards, or jackets, stereo...\n\nThis is going to cost lots and lots of money and time, I am not sure how possible it can be, but good luck in starting the club!
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I know a lot about cheerleading, because i am a cheerleader and i was on an all-star team.\n\n You should ask the girls a grade ahead of you what are the requirements to be a cheerleader at your school, because that is very important.\n\n Every school is different some schools may let you in without a simple back handspring others might not.\n\n Some may let you in without your splits all the way to the ground, others might not.\n\n I think every school wants you to have at least one tumbling skill.\n\n You should look in your phone book and ask your parents to call a gymnastics gym or cheerleading number in your town, OR GO TO www.whitepages.com type in your town and what your looking for a (gymnastics or type in cheerleading.)\n\n If you have a friend that is flexible or is in gymnastics or cheerleading ask them for tips.\n\n I know that im trying out at the end of this year, and i almost have my back handspring on the ground and i have one of my splits like an inch above the ground, and the jumps i know are a toe-touch,side hurdler,front hurdler,double 9,pike,double p,hurkey,spread eagle.\n You also need to know your wieght limits try to lay off the junk food and eat healthy but dont stop eating!!!\n\n Do or try to do 10 push ups a day and 30 sit ups once you've mastered that pretty well you can move on to more. You need this so you can be energetic and strong, because if your a little bigger than the other girls your going to be a base, a base is a person that lifts other up into cradles and extensions etc.\n\n If your a little lighter than the others your going to be a flyer, that a person that gets lifted up in the hair into cradles and extensions etc. At cheerleading practice and the tryouts wear shorts and a t-shirt and your hair always in a pony tail.\n\n No dangaly jewelry or earrings only studs as earrings. Always be peppy with a great attitude or most likely you'll be kickedoff the squad cause hello it's CHEER leading not goth or emo leading. Dont wear too much make-up keep it simple as mascara clean face with moisturizer and lip gloss only light colored. \n\nStretch every day, every stretch hold for 30 seconds and practice your splits with your right and left leg both way splits middle and side ways.\n Once you get used to that, and you get it well you'll be a natural cheerleader.
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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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www.cheerleading-central.com\nIt costs money but helps.
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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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Is this through school?\n\nIf through the school there are organizations that can help with it.  Such as the big candy sales, car washes, selling flowers at the school which can be delivered, a bake sale, etc.\n\nIf it is through an outside group....\n\nYou can do some of the same things, but you can also go to businesses and ask them to sponsor your squad.  Which you will give them a letter of thanks and for their taxes (since it should be a non profit organization).  You can also have inexpensive t-shirts printed up where the team name is on the front and the back lists the sponsors.  You can probably get a tshirt printer to give you a break if you have them put their info on the shirt too.
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I think that one of the best tips is... join a team. This way you will get all the information you need (and from pro) as well as friends to share the long training sessions that are needed.
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Find someone who has experience and they can help or buy a cheer DVD.
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I am experienced with cheerleading and it sounds like you're just scared to go up in a full.  You need practice and confidence with yourself and with the bases and back.
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Your friends should support you, and if they don't, they aren't real friends and forget them.\n\nAnyway!\n\nYou need stunts like back handsprings, front handsprings, front and back tucks, cartwheels and round offs, aerials...\nYou need jumps like herkies, toe touches (doubles too) or spread eagles, pikes...\nAsk current and/or previous cheerleaders what is expected, and also check with the coach for any questions you have.\n\nBefore you do anything I am about to tell you, STRETCH. Stretch after as well, we don't want injury, or you definitely won't make the team!\nTo get that find a good gymnastics place in your area. Start working once a week in a class, and move up. Tell them your goals and they will help you along.\nIf you aren't running, START. You need to be able to run AT LEAST a mile without getting tired. Start out just running around the block if you want. Move up to 1/2 mile, mile, mile and 1/2. Pace yourself, we have a while to work, and make sure you always have water, don't wear yourself out. \nYou need strong arms to support people, start lifting some weights. 2-3 pound weight is good, 10 15 reps every other day, you'll start to add muscle. Do push ups too. \nStrengthen your core, sit ups and crunches, those will help your stunts and jumps.\n\nFor the actual TRYOUTS...\nBe fit, on time and enthusiastic. Be prepared and alert to follow instructions.\nKeep a positive attitude. Always have a smile on your face! \nListen to your captain/instructor.\nDon't be late for ANYTHING.\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. \n\nGood luck!
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I think you should just do your best! put all of your effort into your routine. Smile all the time and have alot of energy.\nThe key to a good squad is to have diversity in talents. The coach/captain isnt going to want everyone to be able to do back flips.
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For high school teams, most state qualifying teams have requirements for standing backhandsprings and backtucks, while allstar teams generally require backtucks if not more. College cheerleaders generally must fit a certain criteria in addition to be working on or have a standing tuck. Its great to have tumbling taken care of and then just work on the basics when you become an actual cheerleader. Just remind your daughter to continue working on flexibility, as that is what most gymnasts struggle with.
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I think that the key part of "cheerleader" is "leader."  You are part of a group and must learn the drills to do your part.  You are also most visible at games, etc. and can set a good role model for others by being cheerful, friendly and respectful.  One squad always kneals as a group when a player is down injured and cheers when he gets up (whether from the home team or visitors).  Do you have an opportunity to make visiting cheerleaders welcome, even though your schools are strong rivals?  You can help teach good sportsmanship and how to be good sports, regardless of the score.  Cheerleading squads can be cliquish and part of the in crowd.  The most beautiful girl in my high school class was a cheerleader and the friendliest girl to everyone in our class, where she was also an officer.  We lost her suddenly to lukemia right after our football season (we didn't know) and she is still sorely missed many years later.  In short, be yourself.
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http://cheerleading.about.com/od/cheerschantsyells/a/bbcheers3.htm\nhttp://cheerleading.about.com/od/collectionofcheers/a/010602a.htm\nhttp://www.leaguelineup.com/information.asp?url=nwprexies-cheerleading&catid=63748
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post try-outs and have it annonced over the local radio,make fliers and put up in your neiborhood. i hope you get that energetis person your looking for.        GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! TEAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
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Ask the teams in your area if they hold try outs. If they do, go to one of them and if you are any good, they'll sig you up.That is the way it is in my part of the world.