Ok next year i want to try out 4 cheerleading....?

Question

... what should i practice doing? *like stretches and all that stuff*


thx <3

Answer 1

Hello there...I was a cheerleader for 10 years. In those 10 years, I cheered for 18 seasons, including football and basketball cheering. It's very important for you to consider the division you will be entering. If you're trying out for your school's cheerleading squad, they may not be allowed to do tumbles, mounts, or stunts. If this is true, that's a load off your mind! In this case, you would definately want to focus on your jumps. Judges will tend to give a higher score for a more difficult jump (a toetouch or a double pike, for example) even if it's not executed as well, when compared to a more simple jump (a tuck).
Aside from jumps, it's very impotant to keeps your arm motions tight. You don't want to go out there and look sloppy, so snap each motion. If you're not used to cheering, it's normal for your arms to be VERY sore after your first day, and perhaps even a week or so afterwards.
Voice is also important. It's key to bring your vocals from your abdomen, try yelling without saying any words and keeping your voice in a normal pitch. You'll notice that the higher the pitch is, the more you can feel it in your throat. Yelling from your throat instead of your diaphragm can possibly damage your vocal chords, and doeasn't sound a good, either. Will people really want to cheer with someone who has a high, squeaky voice? :)
Now, If you're school does allow mounting, tumbling, and/or stunts, it's obviously important to focus on those areas. Any tumble you can do will be a plus. I warn you, however, if you're trying to do a roundoff, backhandsring back tuck, and you just learned the back tuck last weekend, it might be a good idea to stick with just the roundoff backhandspring. You'll already be nervous enough, you don't want to fall! :S
As for the stunts and mounting, you can really only do that if you have more than one cheerleader. If you're a flyer, or interested in becoming one, it would be wise to learn what a liberty, heelextension, and scoripion (just to name a few) are, and even how they're done. Some places will pair you up and ask you to do a liberty, and will judge you first while basing, then while flying. ONLY practice this in a facility with people who are trained to teach it, and know what they're doing! It's very easy to get hurt while stunting!
Any stretching and exercising you do will help. The more flexible and in shape you are, the better off you will be.
Perhaps the most important thing that a cheerleader has, is an attitude. It's important to realize you're representing your school, your dance hall, etc. Be poilite to others. Smile. Those cheerleaders with the snobby attitudes are what give the rest of us a bad name! Open a door for someone, help someone pick up the books they just dropped...this isn't only important while you're in uniform, but in every day life! Becoming a cheerleader doens't make you god, and doesn't make you queen. On the other hand, while you're cheering and dancing, it's fine to ACT LIKE you're the queen, giving winks and smiles to judges and fans... ;)
The major key is practice, practice, practice! If you want this bad enough, you can do it! Good luck at tryouts!

--Ashley S.

Answer 2

First, are you in Jr. High, High school or college? The degree of difficulty is more involved depending on this. Also, are you from a place where cheerleading is so important that people hire hitmen to take out another cheerleader's mother....or are you from a place where cheerleading is still what it was meant to be in the first place? A group of individuals with tremendous school spirit and the ability to get the crowd fired up in cheering the team on. Cheerleading has turned into a "sport" which a girl cannot expect to be allowed to participate in unless she has the gymnastic abilities of Mary Lou Retton. I t has become an ugly, backstabbing, vicious competition.....it's not about cheering for the team anymore...it's about who does the best back flips and stunts. In Texas they actually have cheerleading schools which the parents pay out the wazoo to send their kids to. If I had a daughter, I wouldn't let her try out for cheerleader unless we lived in a small town where all those gymnastics didn't determine whether you made the squad or not. Three years ago, a girl from the high school right down the road from me was doing one of those stunts where they fling you way up in the air...well, she got thrown off to the side and her spotters didn't move fast enough to catch her. Long story short...she's paralyzed from the waist down...for the rest of her life! My advice...try out for the team and let someone cheer for YOU!

Answer 3

The best thing to do? Befriend a Cheerleader!!!! The best person to help you, is going to be someone close to you that you can go to for questions or just guidance. Try the girls who are already cheerleaders at your school! You'll get answers a lot quicker than on here and they'll know what the coaches look for at your school and what edge you need to get ahead of the competition! Every squads a little different!!

Best wishes!!!

p.s. most of the girls will be more than willing to help you! despite the stereotypes we're not all b*tch*s!! And we always love new (and talented girls)! The more girls...the more bigger and cooler stunts we can do!!!!

Answer 4

I have been a cheerleader since 3rd grade (im now in high school) I would suggest practice keeping your arms STIFF. That is very important...also practice projecting your voice. Make it loud but not manly! Cart wheels and roud offs also good when trying out but only do one if you CAN do it...other wise dont try and mess up. Smile at the judges, be very confident, wear proper clothing (wearing your school colors is good when trying out). Good Luck!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

you cant just become a cheerleader it takes alot of worck , you cant just go and try out for cheerleading and get in becuse you have no experience your gonna need to know different mounts and tricks and moves its not a simple thing hun aand i ahte it when people think you can jsut do it becuse you cant . join a cheerdance class or over the summer g to a camp or two . good luck

Answer 6

Practice gymnastics and dancing, I believe that there 2 very fundamental parts of cheerleading.

Answer 7

PRactice smiling in the mirror when your doing the cheer. Be really sharp on your moves be loud, and have alots of spirit. Praciting in front of the mirror will help you alot.

Answer 8

u could just practice kicking high up in the air, if you leg can go up higher you can do splits and other things. cheerleading coaches really like people who can do splits.

Answer 9

Chearleaders should be able to do splits and back
handsprings. Strech by doing straddles, and reach over to each foot, and keep your hand there for 30 seconds each. To streach for back handsprings, do backbend kickovers.

Answer 10

toe touches, handstands, kicks, splits, strong arms, back hand springs, be very loud and SMILE!!!!. that's practically what chear at my school looks for. really work on flexibilty though because as a chearleader that's very important. if your a dancer it will be way easier for you to make the team. G-O-O-D L-U-C-K good luck jackie wishes you... lots of luck!!!!!!!!