Cheerleading Question?

Question

Hello All,
My daughter recently made her middle school cheerleading squad. And she gets so frustraded that she can't do the splits. She doesn't want me to ask her coach about any types of streches she can do to help her out. I'm not any help, so I though I would ask out here. If you have any answers, please tell me. Thanks.

Answer 1

*~* STRETCHES*~*

These will help your flexibility and tone your muscles.

Sit on floor and spread your legs as wide as possible. Lean forward, lean to the left, and lean to the left hold each for 30 secs.

Pull legs together into a Pike stretch. Lean your head as close to your knees as possible and point your toes; hold this for 30 secs. Repeat with flexed toes.

Lay on your back and do 10 kicks. On the 10th kick, hold it and pull it close to your head; hold for 30 secs. Pull leg, to the left and then to the right. Repeat with opposite leg.

Runner's Lunges

When practicing the split, put a book or pillow underneath your front leg. This will help you get lower.



Hope I helped!

Answer 2

Have your daughter stretch for atleast 15 mins every night before she goes to bed. I am a cheerleader as well, I have been cheering since I was five. Whenever I'm watching TV, i sit in a straddle to stretch my legs out well instead of sitting on the couch not moving. It would also be a good idea to stretch in the morning too for 15 mins. Have her do lunges, side and front. Straddles touching toes and butterfly excercises help too. Good Luck!

Answer 3

well what i usually do is hip flexers, what u do is go into a lunge position and and make ur knee touch the ground, than u push ur hips forward, hold it for a wile, than u push ur hips back and straighten out ur front leg and make ur chest touch ur leg. do this back and forth for about 3 mins.That is just so u can get all streached out and it helps getting ur split also. but after u do that stretch than u could help her with this... she goes as far down as she can in a split and u put one hand on the thy of her front leg, and the other hand on the back of her thy of her back leg and push down. do this every night and she will eventually have her splits!!! i hope i helped!

Answer 4

STRETCH EVERYDAY AND STAY HEALTHY. IM A CHEERLEADER AND COULDNT EVEN GET CLOSE TO A SPLIT BUT AFTER A WHILE I GOT IT N NOW IM IN THE BIGGEST STUNT WEVE DONE IN A PERFECT SPLIT FOR LIKE A MINUTE LONG

Answer 5

ask her coach anyways if she is that excited she will fess up and get help from her coaches but if she wont you HAVE to

Answer 6

I realize that as a man and one who started to do the spits in my late 20’s and as someone who is above averagely muscular always seems to cause a lot of surprise when I do the front splits. (I can’t do the straddle splits yet but I’m about 8” from the ground at this point.) The reason that I bring this up is that I think anyone can do the splits, even the least likely candidates like me, and this is how.

Warm up with some cardiovascular exercise. I usually do the elliptical machine. Once warm the following stretches work really well.

Sit with legs together and reach both hands until you have your feet in your hands. Keep your back as straight as possible. Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds.

While seated, bend one leg with foot back and away from body. Knee should be about 30 degrees away from other straight leg. Reach for foot of straight leg. Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds. Repeat with other leg.

Lay on back. With one leg straight, pull other knee to chest with both hands. Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds. Then pull same knee gently to the side until upper arm is flat on ground (If it hurts stop.) Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds. With hand of same side grab outside of foot palm down and pull towards body. (If it hurts stop.) Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds. With both hands grab same part of foot and gently pull towards center and hold. (If it hurts stop.) Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds. Repeat other side.

Sit back up and place foot of one leg flat to the outside of the knee of the other and rotate upper body so that you can put the elbow of the straight legged side to the out side of bent knee. Look behind you as you do this. This one’s a yoga move I just don’t remember what it’s called. Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds. Repeat other side.

Now put soles of feet together and as close to the groin area as possible. Grab the outsides of your feet together while knitting fingers. Use your elbows to push down knees. Keep back straight. Go as far down as you can with out pain in the knee. If you feel any knee pain or pressure ease up or stop. Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds.

From this position extend one leg so that knee of extended leg is against sole of foot. Reach for sole of extended leg’s foot. Keep back strait and don’t bounce. Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds. Repeat other side.

Now spread legs as far as comfortable. Reach towards center with back straight. Then reach for either sole with back as straight as manageable. Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds for each side and center. Spread legs a little further if you can and repeat center.

Lie on stomach and bring bent leg under body so that knee is close to sternum and back is straight and parallel to ground. Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds. From this position put palms on ground and push chest upward so that leg behind and upper body bend toward each other stretching abdomen a little. Breathe normally and deeply. Hold for 30 Seconds. Repeat other side.

After this you can attempt the splits a little but don’t try to go all the way down. It will take several months, or more if you’re super old like me—33, but do not rush it or you may hurt yourself. Always make sure there is no undue pressure on your knees and/or back and if there is stop immediately. Don’t risk injury. I wish you luck. I apologize if the descriptions are hard to follow.

Answer 7

She just has to do them over and over, several times a day every day. :^)