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| cheerleading passes for tryouts | 2/27/2009 | Chrissy Torres |
Q: my dgtr had a broken finger and is now getting ready for tryouts for the first time in 2 weeks. She ...
A: Yes, it is harder to throw a standing pass. However, a running cartwheel handspring roundoff ...
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| tumbling fear! | 2/26/2009 | Pamela Enders |
Q: i can do a standing back handspring and its totally fine but i can only do them on a crash mat. i ...
A: It sure is frustrating to feel so scared especially because you know you are perfectly capable of ...
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| First Time Cheerleader | 2/23/2009 | Chrissy Torres |
Q: I'm a 17 year old high school junior and I wanna try out for my school's cheer squad for the 2nd ...
A: I don't think that a senior doing JV would be embarrassing! But if you do want to make a team, I ...
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| Cheerleading | 2/18/2009 | Kimmi |
Q: I'm a 7th grade cheerleader. My mom and my sister- in- law are the coaches. My sister- in- law was a ...
A: The agency that makes your rules is the MHSAA (Michigan High School Athletic Association) Their ...
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| Hello Cheer | 2/15/2009 | Kimmi |
Q: I am Coach for 9-11 year old Midget Football Cheerleaders and I am having a little trouble coming up ...
A: Wow, its been ages since I've had anything do with cheerleaders that actually cheer for a sport. ...
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| Levels and/or divisions | 2/6/2009 | Chrissy Torres |
Q: We were at a college workshop and they discussed college athletics and various divisions. My ...
A: In college cheerleading, there are some divisions. There is a small all girl, large all girl, small ...
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| pyramid | 2/4/2009 | Chrissy Torres |
Q: my level 2 squad recently switched to level 4.2. and i used to be a main flyer for my pyramid but ...
A: Yeah, cheer moms can do that. Unfortunately, some parents get too involved in their kid's cheer team ...
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| pyramid | 2/2/2009 | Chrissy Torres |
Q: my level 2 squad recently switched to level 4.2. and i used to be a main flyer for my pyramid but ...
A: This may be something you need to talk to your coach to. They would probably be able to tell you ...
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| Partner Stunts | 1/29/2009 | James |
Q: We are trying to do a partner stunt. Just a basic prep and extension. How do we load or go about ...
A: A toss to hands. Just like you would do a chair. If you're new to doing it you may have to work on ...
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| cheercamp | 1/28/2009 | Kimmi |
Q: what paper work do I need to get a cheercamp started. I am the 6th grade coach and this is going to ...
A: If I understand correctly, you are running this cheer camp? The forms you would need for this would ...
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| flying and tumbling | 1/14/2009 | Kimmi |
Q: I am twelve years old and i am a part time flyer on my all-star team. we are level 3. I REALLY WANT ...
A: To answer your first question, the only thing you can really do is to keep trying to talk to your ...
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| stunts | 1/11/2009 | Kimmi |
Q: is it just stunting or is it called something else because i was interested. and also i use to do ...
A: The answer to your first question is Partner Stunting. One guy and one girl (or sometimes 2 girls). ...
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| stunting | 1/10/2009 | James |
Q: is it just stunting or is it called something else because i was interested. and also i use to do ...
A: Its just called "Partner Stunting", thats for the most part what I did in college, myself and a ...
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| Cheer Practice - How to divide the time | 1/9/2009 | Kimmi |
Q: Kimmi~ I looked over your previously answered questions and still felt as though I could use a ...
A: I'm probably a bad person to ask about this since I never seem to be able to keep to my own ...
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| First time Cheerleader Am I too old? | 1/3/2009 | James |
Q: Hey I'm Samantha, I'm 13 and I would love to try out for junior varsity next year! My sister says ...
A: That may be true, this could fall under the never give up category. You might have to practice all ...
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| First time Cheerleader Am I too old? | 1/3/2009 | James |
Q: Hey I'm Samantha, I'm 13 and I would love to try out for junior varsity next year! My sister says ...
A: First off you are never too old, granted I'm a guy which does have its differences but I never did ...
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| Partner Stunts | 1/3/2009 | James |
Q: Hey Jim! So, I was browsing some of your past questions and answers and was like, "Whoa this is ...
A: I stand behind the statement that nothing substitutes for actual stunting. Now don't get me wrong ...
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| fundraising | 1/3/2009 | Kimmi |
Q: My daughter recently quit her cheer team for several reasons that I won't go into. We have ...
A: No, I haven't had a situation exactly like this, but a similar one in which non-returnable or ...
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| my wieght | 12/28/2008 | Chrissy Torres |
Q: my bff and i wanna start cheerleading next year and i weigh like 115 and i am worried that i am ...
A: Cheerleading has nothing to do with weight! It's for everyone, no matter how tall someone is, how ...
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| TOE TOUCH | 12/27/2008 | Chrissy Torres |
Q: HOW DO I GET MY TOE TOUCH HIGHER? TRYOUTS ARE 2 MONTHS - 3 MONTHS AND I WANNA WORK ONIT AS MUCH AS I ...
A: For jumps I would stretch. That's the key. Sit in the middle splits as much as you can. When you're ...
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| scholarships | 12/22/2008 | Chrissy Torres |
Q: my name is Christina. And I am a freshman in high school. I wanted to know how I can get a ...
A: To get a cheerleading scholarship, you usually have to have pretty good grades. It won't matter how ...
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| advice | 12/8/2008 | Jasmine J. (Ask Me!) |
Q: jasmine i am thinkin about starting my cheerleadering squad for girls my age at 12 and 16 what ...
A: Perservere. You should know about stunts, jumbs, tumbles, cheers, and how to lead a team. You should ...
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| Starting and Advertising A Cheer Team | 12/6/2008 | Kimmi |
Q: Kimmi I'm 18 and I have been cheerleading for 8 years I study cheerleading everyday... I'm currently ...
A: Advertising is always tricky, and being in a tricky area myself, getting kids in has always been the ...
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| Flying problems | 12/2/2008 | Kimmi |
Q: Hey Kimmi, This is my first year as a main flyer and I'll have to admit my stretches aren't where ...
A: When you say you "stretched" your hamstring, I assume you mean you pulled it, as in - injured it. ...
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| Cheer Workouts | 12/1/2008 | Chrissy Torres |
Q: Im 20 years old 5'5 and 158 lbs. Im planning on trying out for my college team in the spring but I ...
A: That's great! Running while holding some weights is always a good workout. Start with the smaller ...
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| Cheer Workouts | 12/1/2008 | Chrissy Torres |
Q: Im 20 years old 5'5 and 158 lbs. Im planning on trying out for my college team in the spring but I ...
A: That's great that you're trying out for your college team! What I would suggest is going to the ...
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| cheering and gyms | 12/1/2008 | Kimmi |
Q: Do you have a gym? My daughter is doing an economics project and is researching cheering gyms. We ...
A: I am sorry, but I rent space, I do not own it. And we bought our mats 6 years ago. When we bought ...
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| novice college male cheerleader | 11/25/2008 | James |
Q: i want to cheer for the coed squad at my university. i have no vocabulary of cheer, and am not ...
A: This sounds like the question I already answered. If its not feel free to let me know. If it is good ...
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| male college cheer tryouts | 11/25/2008 | James |
Q: hey jim, i've always been athletic, and throughout high school i played football, basketball, and ...
A: Take out the walking on the football team and this sounds like me a few years ago when I became ...
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| College Cheerleading | 11/24/2008 | James |
Q: I am a gymnast and have been involved with the sport for seven years. As much as I would love to ...
A: This is a different variation on a question I get a good bit. As you may have read in some of my ...
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| cheerleading chants | 11/16/2008 | Jasmine J. (Ask Me!) |
Q: my middle school cheerleading tryouts is on Tuesday and i need cheerleading chants FAST!!!! What ...
A: These are a few good ones to do. Y- because we're proud E- electrified S- For super spirit Y-E-S ...
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| Backhandspring and back walkover | 11/15/2008 | Kimmi |
Q: I am learning how to do a back walkover can you give me any tips on mastering it. Also how can I ...
A: The only real tips I can give you for back walkovers are to work on going down into a bridge from a ...
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| toe touchs | 11/3/2008 | Kimmi |
Q: hey i am in the grade and i really like cheerleading and at my school its hard to make the team but ...
A: The best way to work on your toe touches is to stretch like crazy and to strengthen your ab muscles. ...
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| mental block | 10/29/2008 | Kimmi |
Q: my 8 year old is on an all star team and two weeks ago was doing her tuck than all of the sudden was ...
A: My answer for your question is the same as everyone else I have answered this question for. The only ...
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| Cheerleading splits, stunts, and coaches | 10/28/2008 | Kimmi |
Q: I am in a cheerleading squad that needs a lot of help. I was wondering where you could hire a ...
A: I am glad to hear that you are trying so hard to help your program succeed. Unfortunately, I am in ...
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| Cheerleading Coaches | 10/28/2008 | Jasmine J. (Ask Me!) |
Q: I don't want to give out to much information about myself but enough to have my answer answered ...
A: I can't help you find a coach. But there is this AWESOME site to help you learn the splits-all ...
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| college partner flying | 10/26/2008 | James |
Q: I am 5' 6" and 123 lbs,I swim and cheer so most of my weight is in my leg muscles.Iam on an all ...
A: This is a difficult question to answer just because there are so many variables so it will be kind ...
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| cheer program | 10/22/2008 | Jasmine J. (Ask Me!) |
Q: I know how to coach cheer but i am a little lost on where to start with putting together a ...
A: First divide the groups up into something like : 5-7 8-11 12-15 16-18 Then into novice intermediate ...
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| first time flying (cheer) | 10/22/2008 | James |
Q: ! i want to be a flyer but the only problem is i weigh about 92-94lbs do you think i will be a fyler
A: That depends on the size of the rest of the girls. In general you are definitely small enough to be ...
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| heyyy | 10/21/2008 | Jasmine J. (Ask Me!) |
Q: hey can you help with a hello cheer for basketball our team name is cougars? please
A: Ok! How about... H-E-L-L-O To you we say hello hello Sit back, relax and we're glad you're here ...
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