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Cheerleading Practice Tips to Make Your Practice More Productive and FUN!

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Everybody knows that PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!  Here are some tips for you to make your cheerleading practice more productive and FUN!

1.  The way you practice is the way you will perform it:    Many people think that they will just “walk” through their practice all of the time.  However, if you do not practice “full out” most of the time your performance will do be your best!

2.  Set a practice schedule for yourself.  Also, it is great to practice with a friend; this way you will be more likely to keep your appointment with yourself!

3.  Practice in front of a mirror.  This way you can see what changes or improvements you should make.

4.  Set a goal for your practice.  For example, a good goal would be to clean the first 3 – 8 counts of your performance routine.  Or to perform 2 toe touch jumps in a row at your best.

Remember, your goal should be to improve what YOUR BEST is.  Try not to compete with someone else, just FOCUS on your skills and you will be surprised at what you can achieve! 

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Cheerleading Jumps Mistakes and Solutions

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If you want to master your cheerleading jumps, here are 4 common mistakes and solutions to get you started

1. Practicing with bad habits: Remember, if you want perfect jumps, practice is not enough.  When you practice you MUST use proper skill and technique to create awesome jumps!

2. Starting with your feet apart: When you start with your feet together, you will get the most power and lift off the floor;  also having your feet together looks clean when you perform jumps as a team.

3. Using a double prep: Tendencies to “double-bounce” or add an extra bend of the knees before taking the big dip is a big disadvantage to your success.  When you do this, you are cutting off momentum, wasting energy, and your timing will be off with the rest of your team.

For more cheerleading jump tips, CLICK HERE for our latest post on the Cheerleading Coaching Center.

Enjoy 🙂

Double Thigh Stands – the Beginning Cheerleading Stunt Every Team Should Be Using Now!

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The Double Thigh Stand is one of the most important beginner cheerleading stunts you should know and every team should be doing. Here are some tips to perfect your cheerleading Double Thigh Stand:

Tips:

  • Make sure your Bases have deep lunges for the Flyer to stand on.
  • Make sure the Flyer steps in the “pockets” of the Bases, not on their legs.
  • The Flyer should start with her right foot first and climb using the “Step, Lock, Tighten” Method.
  • Have the base hold the flyer’s legs by wrapping their arms around the flyers knees.
  • The back spotter should hold the flyer’s waist.
  • When you are learning the double thigh stand, you should add a front spotter. ( You can never have enough spotters!)
  • To dismount, have the bases hold the flyer’s hands and their armpit.
  • The flyer lands in front of the stunt with her feet together.

Here is an example of how to incorporate the Double Thigh Stand into a cheerleading stunt formation:

For more Beginning Cheerleading Stunts:

Check out the Stunting Section on Cheerleading Coaching Center HERE!

5 Easy Tips to Clean Your Cheerleading Routine

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Here are some EASY tips to clean your cheerleading routines. 

  1. Video tape your practices and then send it to all of your cheerleaders via the Group Me app, email or text. This way each of your athletes can see what they do and can put your suggestions into action.
  2. Have your cheerleaders practice their routine at home in a mirror so they can see their individual performance.
  3. During your team practice, have your team practice their motions in a line – one in back of the other, not side to side. This will help to make sure all of the motions are at the same levels as they should be the same as the person in front of you. Tip: If you are standing in front of the line, you should only see 1 person.
  4. Practice the way you want to perform – full out! If you practice full out (most of the time), you will have no problem performing it full out.
  5. Also, SMILE and do your facials when you practice, this way you will automatically smile during your performance and it makes practice more fun!