Looking Ahead: From a Cheer Backspot
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Looking Ahead: From a Cheer Backspot
What comes to mind when you think of goals? Some people can automatically tell you every goal they have set for themselves and others may just sit and wonder what a goal is or how it may effect them. A goal is the object of a person’s ambition or effort; an aim or desired result. […]
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SnackTime: Cheer Practice Essentials
For most cheerleaders, hunger pangs typically strike right after school and in the early evening. So it’s important to plan ahead and stay fueled. While you have been in school all day and lunch was hours ago or you’re looking forward to your Mom making your favorite meal tonight- your stomach is growling. I have […]
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Learning New Stunts: A Step-by-Step Guide
With stunting experience in the air as well as on the ground, I know first hand how much goes into flying and basing. The first step in learning a new stunt is fully understanding the stunt. A guideline to keep in mind is to keep stunts in or around you and your squads skill levels. […]
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Summer Tips for a Stellar Cheer Season
To train in the Summer, I typically take a 30-minute walk then move on to some tumbling. Though this year, things have changed as I am working and have a new dog to take care of. I am thinking walking my new puppy a few mornings before work to be sure to get my cardio […]
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Essential Summer Fit Tips
My Summer Body Is In Progress To stay fit, I go to the gym everyday. If I can’t make it, which is rare, I do some cheer workouts and stretches in my house. Every morning I go for a run around the park or around town. I watch the things I eat. I eat 3 […]
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Summer Cross-Training Tips
“The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.” -Morihei Ueshiba The definition of cross-training is practicing several different sports or types of exercises in order to improve your performance in your main sport. Although I do not participate in any specific sports other than cheerleading, I […]
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Technical Tips to Stunting
One of my greatest qualities is being a good student. Being a good student does not just help one while in school and dealing with education. Most students that do well in school are those that are willing to be challenged. Being a good student is also very essential when you are in competitive cheer, […]
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5-Must Take Summer Fit Tips
5 steps to for the summer body you’ve been dreaming of! Eat Right!- Food is the fuel that keeps you going and gives you the energy you need to get through a tough workout. This means eating lots of fresh fruit and plenty of vegetables. An interesting tip is to eat by color. This means […]
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Cheer Traditions and Higher Standards
Making and keeping traditions has always been a cornerstone in my life. I have incorporated many different types, such as family, school, and life. Some family traditions of going to the lake or beach during the summer with my family, stopping for breakfast on the mornings of the first and last days of school, and […]
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The Habit and Practice of Daily Stretching
Daily stretching is an important piece of any cheerleaders daily practice! Stretching is very important for me in both dance and cheer. I try to stretch everyday to maintain my flexibility. A cheerleader must possess great hip flexibility for jumps and stunts like the scorpion — a move where the foot is pulled behind the body and above the […]
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5 Things to Know Before Tryouts
Always remember- Confidence is key! Be the cheerleader judges want to see on the field. Keep your head up, make solid eye-contact, and most importantly- smile! The five things you should know before cheer tryouts: 1. What to Wear: The most important thing to keep in mind when choosing an outfit is to be comfortable. […]
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Cheer Bag Contents: The Essentials List
Have you ever seen a cheerleader with her cheer bag and wondered what’s inside? I’ll let you in on one of Cheerleaders biggest and most essential secret weapons: her cheer bag. Read on for the complete list of Cheer Bag Essentials. The major key to packing your bag is to plan ahead. Remember to pack your […]
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Senior Year Cheer Squad Goals
High School Cheer Squad Goals: Cheer Squad Co-Captain Learning Advanced Stunts Growing Strong Squad Friendships Ever since I was a little girl, I have always loved cheerleading. One cherished memory I have is cheering along with the high school football cheerleaders on those chilly, fall Friday nights. And as soon as I entered high school, […]
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Why Cheerleaders Love (And Have) To Work Hard
Every cheerleader knows that practice makes perfect. But, what drives cheerleaders to work hard? There’s No ‘I’ in Team I work hard for everything I love, and cheerleading is something I LOVE. I practice hard every day. Why? Not just because I love cheer but also because I want to help my hard working cheer […]
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Daily Workouts For Summer
We all know it is hard to wake up every morning and workout. I will explain some daily workouts that will become very easy as time passes. Before you do any type of exercising or workouts you should stretch for 3-5 minutes. I will fully explain each workout listed below. Crunches This is an easy […]
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My Summer Cheer Practices
My favorite time of the year is summer! Which means no school, hot days, and summer cheer practices! Summer practices are really the time to get new skills and prepare for the upcoming season. Before practices start, we get our team and competition schedule for the next year. This year I’m on an XS Senior […]
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Tumbling Goals For Next Season
Yikes! I can’t believe that it is that time of year already! I just received my team assignment for the season, and once again I am going to be on Wi5h, our international level 5 team. I am so excited but also nervous as well. My flying skills are solid level 5, my tumbling however […]
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How To Stay In Shape During The Summer
It’s really hard to stay in shape and fit during the summer, especially with all the summer sweets! But if you work hard and do your best, you can definitely overcome this obstacle. During the summer I try to exercise as much as possible. Exercising on a beautiful day is the best time for a […]
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Physical, Social, and Mental Benefits of Cheerleading
Cheerleading is for sure one of the most dangerous sports around. When stunting, if a girl isn’t caught she can get seriously injured, or if he/she is jumping or tumbling and gets hurt when landing, cheer is definitely dangerous. 66.7% of injuries for all female sport catastrophic injuries were cheerleading related injuries. Social Benefits include […]
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Similarities Between Soccer and Cheer
When you think of soccer and cheer, you may not find anything in common right away, but if you look closer into it, it’s actually pretty cool. The first obvious one, is that they are both team sports. You need to communicate with your team so you can work together. Another similarity is that they […]
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Never Stop Learning
What is a cheerleader, someone who leads cheers and shows leadership inside and outside the team. Who has a goals and achievements to look forward towards the end of the season. There is never a time to stop learning new things, go over old things or refresh. There is always room for improvement and nothing […]
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Ups and Downs of Being a Student Athlete
Being an athlete is hard, but being a student athlete? That’s definitely more difficult, especially for us cheerleaders! As athletes, we are faced with cheering at games for hours at a time, doing a halftime performance, performing at competitions, and the long practices in between! As students, we are faced with homework, which can take hours […]
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New Year, New Workout
The New Year brings excitement and new opportunities. Many of us, cheerleaders, are enjoying the competition season and have dreams for the opportunities coming our way. All these dreams can come to a screeching halt if we do not keep our bodies healthy and strong. My priority, in the New Year, is to continue to […]
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Winter Break Workouts
Stay Active this Holiday Break! Not stretching and working out at practice for a few weeks can make you feel not so great when you get back into your practice schedule after break. It can be easy to lose flexibility and strength when you haven’t been active for a long amount of time. Don’t know […]
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Fitness Tips For the Holidays
The holiday season is here! Christmas will be here in the blink of an eye, and we know what that means… big, yummy dinners and presents! While the holidays are definitely fun, many cheerleaders tend to fall behind on their workout routines and have shorter practices where conditioning is cut down or out completely. We […]