The Basics
Tryout Tips!
1. Dress nice clean and
neat. Wear a T-Shirt and athletic shorts.
Wear white socks the
help make you look neater and when your tumbling they don't emphasize flaws.
2. Don't be scared!
Remember your not the only one trying out!
3. Practice a head
of time!!!!!
4. If you make a mistake
just get back up and try again!
5. Always keep a smile
on your face! Even when you make mistakes! Never stop smiling!
6. Show good sportsman
ship, at all times!
7. If you don't make
it the first time you try out. No big deal! Just try again next time!
8. Show school/team
sprit! Maybe wear something in your school/team colors!
9. Don't wear to much
makeup! You just trying out for cheerleading not going to a ball or something!
10. Keep your toes
pointed.
11. Have precise movements!
They are very important!
12. Make sure your
motions are clean sharp and stiff. Do not wave arms wildly!
13. Your voice should
be clear and load to emphasize key words. Avoid a monition sound.
14. Be happy and cheerful!
And don't let anything bother you! Show that you would be a good person
for the team by the fact that you can show good team spirit! Have fun!
Stretching
It is really important
to stretch before doing anything involving flexibility. If you don't stretch
you can get very hurt. You should stretch everyday in order to keep
yourself flexible. It is important for cheerleaders to be flexible because
cheerleading involves gymnastics.
Basic Stretching
Routine
1. Stand with your feet
shoulder width apart. Then lean down and touch your head to your right
leg. Make sure you keep your legs straight. Then stop stretching that side
once you feel that it isn't stretching anymore. Then repeat the steps with
your left leg.
2. Warm up your neck.
Turn it to the left, then the right. Look up, then look down. Then roll
it around in a circle.
3. Warm up your ri
cage. (This may be hard at first) Move your rib cage to the right. Then
to the left. Move it to the front, then to the back. Then move it around
in a circle.
4. Now warm up the
shoulders. Roll them to the front then to the back.
5. Warm up your arms.
Take your right arm and and sort of put it in front of you. Like diagonally
going to the left. Then hold your arm about at your elbow with your left
hand. Push your right arm down and your left arm up. You should feel a
stretch around the back of your neck. Repeat the step with your left arm.
6. Now your legs.
Stand with your legs shoulder width apart. Lean to the right leg (just
like before) and hold it for a little while. Then bend your left leg (like
a lunge) and pull your right toes up. Try to touch your nose to you right
knee and get your butt to the wall on the other side of your leg. You must
keep your right leg straight. Hold it for a while. Put your right toes
back down, then move your left leg back as if you were going to do the
splits, but your leg will kind of look like a lunge (a very deep lunge).
Your left leg shouldn't touch the ground. Your left heel should not touch
the ground. The back of your left foot should be facing the wall. Do this
with your left foot back as far as you can get it. Keep your leg straight.
Then, lift your left arm up in the air and push it to the wall behind you.
Do the same with your right arm except push it to the wall in front
of you. Okay, now both arms should be down. Drop your left knee to the
ground, grab your left foot and pull it up towards your butt as you can
get it. Hold it for a little while. Then, go through this entire process
backwards. Now do the same thing with your other leg.
7. Still standing
with your feet about shoulder width apart, lean down (like you did earlier
except to the middle instead of one leg). Try to get your butt to touch
the ceiling and pull your self towards your ankles.
8. Now sit down and
straddle out as far as you can. Lean to your right leg, then to the left
leg, then to the middle. Hold the middle longer.
9. Now put your feet
together in front of you and lean down as far as you can.
10. Now do a pike
stretch. Sit in a pike position (like a pike jump) and try to touch your
nose to your heels.
11. Now do the splits.
If you stand up and go into them instead of just opening up into them,
you will get a better stretch.
12. Jog in place for
a few seconds.
13. Do a few backbends/
bridges.
14. This stretch
will help your jumps... site on the floor in straddle position facing the
wall. Pull yourself towards the wall.
Do these stretches
everyday and your sure to be flexible!
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