Cheerleading !?

Question

My Mum Wants Me To Start
And The Problem Is I Dont Think Im That Fit =P
Could You Tell Me
Is It Hard ?
Only Serious Answers ! :O

Letisha N - REPORTED !

Answer 1

As a current high school cheer coach, I can tell you what we expect from our girls.

First and foremost we stress academics. Being a good cheerleader requires a great deal of practice, and this can sometimes hurt your grade point average. We always stress that you can't go on in life to make a living at cheerleading....you have to have an education to do that. Girls must maintain a 2.5 or better grade point average or risk being dropped from the squad for a season. If the grade point average is not raised, she is dropped for the year.

As for the actual requirements:

Knowledge of routines, cheers and chants: Know them backwards and forwards....well enough to begin them anywhere in the middle of the cheer. I have seen many good candidates dropped due to the inability to start a cheer at any point in the routine. We teach one cheer, one chant and a pretty complex 1 minute dance routine. The girls are given 3 days to learn this with tryouts on day 4.

Tumbling/Gymnastics to include cartwheel, roundoff, and back hand spring. Girls who can do a tuck usually get extra points.

Flexibility and Posture: Be able to do splits and heal stretch. In a Liberty or heal stretch position, hold your balance for 20 seconds. Extra points are given for girls who can do arabesques or scorpions.

Judges always look for personality and smiles as well as how well the contender keeps their movements sharp and in proper form! No sloppy arms, wrists etc. You can lose lots of points in this area.

The girls must do 3 jumps: herkie, toe touch, 1 other. You can work on these first on the floor....stretching yourself just a little bit more everyday until you have proper form. Then work on taking it to the air. When you have your prep and jump perfected, put 1 pound weights on each ankle and jump with them on from that point on. When it comes time for tryouts, take the weights off...you'll jump higher than ever because you have become used to jumping with more weight!

Most of all, the judges are looking for girls who have the ability to work as a team and engage the crowd to cheer on their school! make the judges feel like cheering with you by engaging them every time you get a chance.

On tryout day, eat a good breakfast...with complex carbs. Go to the tryouts with your hair up off of your face and in a ponytail, little or no makeup and no jewelry. Let them know that you are a serious contender and not there for a beauty contest!

cheering is not easy...but it is very rewarding. If you have the drive and the motivation to work at it, you will achieve it.

For pics, help and cheers that you can learn, go to
cheerleading.about.com

hope that helps!

Answer 2

Cheerleading is an activity that uses organized routines made up of elements from gymnastics, dance, and stunting to cheer on sports teams at games and matches, and/or as a competitive sport.Cheerleaders perform complicated stunts which require endurance, strength, flexibility and a number of other qualities that are required in many other sports.

Well cheerleading is two things: gymnastic skill, and looking hot. The gymnastic skill is something that is very good n on priority. It is a good workout to make you fitter, just like martial arts would be. On top of that you will get to perform, perhaps. I recommend you go 4 this.

Cheerleading, if done properly, is not just dancing with pom-poms and short skirts, but performing gymnastic moves (flips etc etc) to entertain crowds.


ALL THE BEST.

Answer 3

I think cheerleaders are supposed to be fit coz they're supposed to do all these stunts and stuff, plus you must be flexible with your bones, I guess you can work out for about 2 months before starting cheerleading, otherwise, you might get kicked off the squad who knows.

Answer 4

Anyone is fit to be a cheerleader if they try. I have been a cheerleader since 2nd grade, and it IS very hard if you don't try, or don't have spirit, and in our high school, you don't have to be good in gymnastics to be a cheerleader, because ther are 2 squads. The gymnastics one, and the regualr cheer and dance one.

Answer 5

It's a sport, so YES, you need to be fit, strong and flexible. It depends on how advanced your squad is, as for how much you're able to do. If you try out and they take you, then they must think you are qualified. And only do it if YOU want to, not because your mom wants you to.

Answer 6

You never said if YOU wanted to cheer.

Answer 7

You have too be very flexible!