Cheerleading help?!?

Question

I'm a sophomore in high school, and i really want to be a cheerleader this upcoming year. I would've tried out a couple years ago, but it wasn't available for me at the time, long story. Anyway, i really wanna try out this spring and i really don't have much experience, but i have been dancing for 11 years, so i'm pretty flexible and in shape and all. I was wondering if any of you guys could give me a list of what i need to be able to do to make it on the varsity high school cheerleading squad...[i think we've got just a basic squad...not anything real difficult i don't think].

thanks so much!

Answer 1

herkie,spread eagle, toe touch, round off, cart wheel..a back handspring or front would be helpful..SMILE !!!

also the splits help...

did I say SMILE!!

Answer 2

Okay First You Need To Know All The Jumps:
Strattle (Toe-Touch)
Herkie
Front Hurlder
Spread Eagle (You May Not Be Required To Know This One, It's Not Very Popular)
And Pike

Then You Need To Know Like All The Motions:
High V
Low V
"T"
Daggers
High Daggers
Low Daggers
Right Punch
Left Punch
Diagonals

And I Dont Know If Your Required To Tumble:
Cartwheel
Round-off
Back Hand Spring
Tuck
Front Tuck
Layout

And If You Stunt(Build):
Thigh Stands
Double Base
Extension
Liberty

These Are The Basics
Im Not Sure What All You Have To Do On Your Squad As Far As What You Call Some Of Your Motions, If You Have To Stunt and Tumble, Things Like That.
If You Need Any Help Or Have Any Questions Feel Free To Ask Me!

Answer 3

Hi
I am a cheerleader and have only been one for a almost a year and a half. It really depends on how serious your school is on cheering. For example, my school is not big in competitions and such (they are surprised when we get a basket toss or a simple stunt) Ha. Well, at just about any school you will probably be required to have the following:
Jumps : Left and Right Herkie, Toe Touch
Kicks : Left and Right
Tumbling: Cart Wheel and possibly a round-off
Fitness: Some squads require you to run for a certain length of time like 10 minutes and do so many push-ups and such. Just to be prepared I would be able to do about 20 or so push-ups and about 50 crunches if I were you. This might not be required but it never hurts to be prepared. Also I would practice running for a set amount of time say about 10 minutes to be prepared again.
Cheers: Your moves must be very sharp with great facial expressions. Sometimes if you mess up, the judges look at how you recover such as your face. If your face shows you messed up, everyone will know. So, just smile and keep being so cheerful that you almost look a little silly. Funny I know. Also, some squads require you to learn a short dance or cheer in a short period of time. since you have had dance experience, this should come easy. So, for practice find a cheer on youtube and try to learn it in about ten or so minutes and then try to do it as if it were at your tryouts. This will help to prepare you. Also be sure to yell very loud!!! : )
If the squad is more competitive or serious you will probably need to have a back handspring. Maybe even a back tuck. You also might need to have a pike. To learn how to perfect your toe-touch and other helpful hints look at www.varsity.com. They have great advice. You also might need to be able to do a split, scorpion and a heel stretch. These might just be extras that could help you to get on the squad! Good luck! Hope this helps! : )

Answer 4

Okay, I'm not sure what each team requires for tumbling at your school, but here's how it works at mine: if you have a back walkover (you might already be able to do this from dance), you have a pretty good chance of making the jv team. If you have a back handspring, you could make varsity or jv, depending on how good your other skills are. if you have a back tuck, you're most likely going to be on varsity. but sometimes, if a girl is new to the cheer program, they'll put her on jv her first season no matter how good she is and then move her up to varsity the next season, just so she can get used to the team and so the coaches can get to know her.

So basically, go to a tumbling coach.
It sounds like you're already fine with your flexibility, so just make sure you have your switch splits down.
Practice jumps: toe touch, herkies, hurdlers, pikes.
Again, work on tumbling.

Above anything else, make sure you can actually cheer! This means you have to stay stiff while you cheer, use a loud voice, and smile big!! Even if you mess up, no matter what, ALWAYS smile and yell from your diaphram!! Sometimes it takes practice to learn how to be tight when you cheer (even though it sounds obvious), so work on that. If you have any friends on the cheer team, ask them to help you out/train you and they'll probably love the idea.
And at tryouts, always look neat and together and show the coaches that you're willing to work hard on this team.

You'll do great, good luck!

Answer 5

Hate to mention but when your dad may not aid you, I wish that your mother will. I am a center university cheerleading educate and cheerleading isn't low-cost. Of path center schoolers would not have jobs to pay for camp, uniforms, and so on. and even though you would get a task, you don't have time to paintings and cross to after university practices, conferences, and video games.... and bear in mind assignments. You will want anybody to aid you pay the expenses. Is your cheerleading squad conventional or recreation? A conventional squad is the squad that does the pep rally, cheers at video games from the sidelines, and might do a part time efficiency. A recreation squad is a squad that travels across the country competing. Most of the game squads are co-ed, extremely educated, highly elaborate stunts, killer flips, you get the factor. Its just like the Bring it On Squads. If your university has a conventional squad, all you need to do is have a few variety of rhythm and get a former cheerleader or one who has already made the squad to instruct you. You would cross to a UCA camp. They will instruct you the fundamentals of cheerleading. I suppose this would be the first-class choice. If your squad is a recreation squad, your possibilities of creating the squad are very narrow until you've had years of gymnastics. Whatever occurs, I desire you the first-class of success. Keep attempting and paintings tough. Remember Cheerleading is tough paintings, if it was once any less complicated, it might be referred to as Football!

Answer 6

First and for most you need to have a great smile and a happy, perky attitude. As far as skills, you probably need to know how to do a standing backhand spring and a round off backhand spring. Also, toe touches, hurdlers, and Berkie. Make sure your motions are very crisp...but like I said, smile, smile, smile! Good luck!

Answer 7

Take a tumbling class would help and knowing how to do all the jumps. I'd recomend finding the coach and asking what she expects of her cheerleaders.

Answer 8

Jumps, tumbling, stunts, cheers, and dance. (Either what they teach, what you make up, or both) Possibly an interview.

Ask the coach to be sure and visit the site below for ideas on how to get ready to cheer.

Answer 9

you need tumbling. cartwheels aren't really gonna help if you wanna go to competitions the main thing you need is a round off from there you get your back handspring and so on. then good motions and good face expressions. also good jumps.

Answer 10

well i suggest that you start a tumbling class NOW so that you cam get some tumbling skills down and maybe take a cheer class that will teach you some cheer motions and make sure your jumps are high well good luck!!!