| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| hi | 3/22/2007 | Katlin |
Q: then i used to do it without streching b/c ive learned. then the last time i did it was feb27 b/c it ...
A: Heyy Angie, It sounds like you pulled a muscle and just stretching is going to help. Pulled ...
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| Mental Blocks | 3/20/2007 | Katlin |
Q: I seem to have to mental block when it comes to doing my Standing and runnning back hand springs. I ...
A: Heyy NIkki, Mental blocks are very common and i have experienced quite a few myself. What always ...
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| safety | 3/19/2007 | Katlin |
Q: My daughter is in gymnastics and she's really good at it. I'm not too worried about her safety ...
A: I am not really all that experience in high school cheer, or the kind your daughters seems to be in ...
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| mental blocks on tumbling | 3/18/2007 | Katlin |
Q: I'm Maddie and I'm 11 years old. I am in alstar competitive cheer and I have been tumbling in ...
A: I have experienced tumbling blocks as well ... but I know you will get over it and do great!! ...
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| jumps | 3/17/2007 | Kiki Quach |
Q: HYYY,I DONT NO HOW TO DO A FRONT HUDLER AND I NEED HELP DOING HOW MANY TIMES I DO IT,IT STILL WONT ...
A: Alright, well the difference between a herkie and a hurdler is the back leg. In a herkie, the leg is ...
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| stunting | 3/11/2007 | Britney |
Q: When ever I do a lib bench I am very stable but when it goes to an extension my hip turns out. Do ...
A: I dont really understand what your saying about the lib but maybe try not putting much weight down ...
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| How do I..... | 3/11/2007 | Katlin |
Q: I have been doing cheerleading for 5 years. I still don't know how to do a backhandspring....can you ...
A: Heyy Jenna, I have a few questions which will allow me to help you futher in this area ... ...
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| im trying out and need some pointers | 3/8/2007 | Katlin |
Q: HI MY NAMES JUAN IM A SOPHMORE AND IM TRYING OUT FOR THE CHEERLEADING SQUAD AT MY SCHOLL AND SUPER ...
A: Heyy Juan, Well good luck on your try outs firs off lol ... Make sure you stay sharp on your ...
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| hello | 2/25/2007 | Britney |
Q: that is a nasty thing for u to say... a MAN CHEERLEADER? yuk... since when do football players like ...
A: YAH A MAN CHEERLEADER.. and i never said a football player had to like him lol. but yeah there is ...
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| jumps&& tumbling | 2/24/2007 | Britney |
Q: mm i have try outs in 2 weeks i have been working out hard but i just founed out that i have to ...
A: Okayy well with the first question about the backhandspring. It might be really hard for you to get ...
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| Cheerleading | 2/23/2007 | Britney |
Q: I have a question that I hope you can answer regarding cheerleaders. I understand that some ...
A: Well.. thats a really good question but I dont really know the answer. I know that there are ...
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| Squad Dilemas | 2/13/2007 | Britney |
Q: I currently cheer for my high school squad. I am a sophomore and am on Varsity football, Varsity ...
A: What do you guys do different that you did before. Do you team bond or anything. Our high school ...
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| Layout | 2/13/2007 | Katlin |
Q: OK so I have been working on my layout. Ihave had my round-off BHS tuck and round-off BHS pike for ...
A: Heyy Natalie, Everything takes time to make perfect! and even at that somethings may never feel ...
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| CHEERING | 2/11/2007 | Katlin |
Q: WEll i JUST NEED SOME TiPS ON HOW i CAN GET MY JUMP HiGHER WHEN i AM DOiNG MY TOE TOUCHES AND OTHER ...
A: HEYY Britany, With getting your jumps higher there is limited things you can do. Try doing ...
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| Tumbling blocks | 2/9/2007 | Britney |
Q: My daughter has "all of a sudden" developed a major tumbling block. She was able to do a triple toe ...
A: Has she ever fallen or messed up during a competition or anything because after people do that they ...
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| captains | 2/9/2007 | Kiki Quach |
Q: hey, i am thinking of starting a squad for me and other girls but the thing is choosing captains i ...
A: Hey. I completely understand why you wouldn't want the team to vote. An idea of how you should do ...
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| Jumps | 1/31/2007 | Katlin |
Q: What is the main difference between herkies and hurdlers? I have tried looking at pictures and ...
A: Heyy Jessica, The main difference between a herkie and a hurdler is the prep and the back ...
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| back handspring | 1/29/2007 | Britney |
Q: I am trying to get back into cheer after a few years so i have been taking tumbling classes for the ...
A: You wanna know something really weird. I stopped competitive cheerleading a few years ago. But I ...
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| Male cheerleading questions | 1/22/2007 | James |
Q: What kind of workout would you reccomend for a male cheerleader who has some experience in cheering, ...
A: Well obviously nothing substitutes for getting out there and partner stunting, so if you know or can ...
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| jus becoming a better cheerleader | 1/22/2007 | Katlin |
Q: um hi my name is alexis..I'm in the 10 grade and I'm on varsity but our schools cheerleading squad ...
A: Heyy Alexis, Congrats on being on varsity!! I am also and our squad isn't all about tumbling ...
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| Cheerleading help | 1/18/2007 | Katlin |
Q: kk.. this is my first yr cheering and i have a few problems.. the one that i want to ask the most is ...
A: Heyy Ashley! Sitting in your jumps is a common term the easiest way to explain this is when you ...
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| back hand springs | 1/18/2007 | James |
Q: When ever I do a back hand spring my coach tells me to keep my legs straght.The secont time i try i ...
A: speed and arm strength are the key.. Most people who bend there legs are not going fast enough and ...
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| tumbling | 1/16/2007 | Katlin |
Q: I am learning a back handspring and lately my arms have benn giving out.It seems that instead of ...
A: Heyy Tionnna, That happens to a lot of people when they are first learning their back ...
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| Cheerleading | 1/11/2007 | Katlin |
Q: I'm a sophomore and I plan on trying out for the cheerleading squad. I have a lot of little ...
A: Hey Whitney, Good job on almost having your backhandspring! To keep your arms straight you ...
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| My toe-touches arn't so great.... | 1/11/2007 | Kiki Quach |
Q: Hey! I noticed you were a great jumper from your profile, and I thought you'd be the best person to ...
A: Hey. I can always tell you the "back straight, toes pointed" speech as well, but there are more than ...
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| weight | 1/11/2007 | Kiki Quach |
Q: hi i am 14 years old and i really want to be a flier in cheerleading but is 99 lbs too much or ...
A: Hey. In truth, that's a perfect weight for a flyer. If you gain a little more weight, which you will ...
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| Fold Downs | 1/9/2007 | Katlin |
Q: Hey, I've been a cheerleader now for about 12 years starting from when i was 4 but I'm just now ...
A: Hey Kelyn, I always had a problem with that too. What I did was when I was doing a single down ...
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| butterfly | 1/9/2007 | Katlin |
Q: I was reading about how to do the splitz and one of the stretches was a butterfly stretch. I know ...
A: Your Welcome Laura, Another thing that helps with the splits is just sitting in them as far down ...
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| butterfly | 1/9/2007 | Katlin |
Q: Would you explain what the butterfly stretch is?
A: Hey Laura, The butterfly stretch is sitting on the ground then putting the bottoms of your feet ...
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| Cheerleader's Uniform | 1/8/2007 | Kiki Quach |
Q: I want to thank you for your reply and answer. Do you know why they are called "spankies" and do ...
A: Hey. I'm not so sure why. I was always wondering that myself. Maybe cause their made of spandex? Who ...
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| how to get my splits all the way down | 1/6/2007 | Britney |
Q: ok my coach kepts telling me that i need my streches and splits and all that stuff but like i try ...
A: Sometimes if you do your splits every time you are watching tv that will help. Also doing wall and ...
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| SIngle base liberty? | 1/5/2007 | Katlin |
Q: I'm a base working on a single base liberty and I need help changing my grip. We start of with two ...
A: Being a base if difficult, but i know you will get the hang of it. As a full time flyer i know that ...
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| Starting a drillteam in Los Angeles Ca. | 1/4/2007 | Katlin |
Q: I would like to start a drillteam and I would like the kids to be in competitions and parades.Do I ...
A: Starting a drillteam is a lot different then startig a cheer team. Now for in starting a drill team ...
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| startiing cheer again. | 12/31/2006 | Britney |
Q: I was a cheerleader for about three years, but last year was my first year of competitive cheer. ...
A: Being out of cheer for awhile is very difficult. . . There are many ways you can help youself get ...
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| Jumps | 12/27/2006 | Jessica Bugg |
Q: hey Jessica, i have been cheering for 3 years.. my jumps ar ok but i was wonderin if you had any ...
A: The best exercise that I can recommend for increasing the height of your jumps is repititive tuck ...
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| splits | 12/27/2006 | Britney |
Q: everytime i try to do a split a right split but my left leg always goes to the sides i try to keep ...
A: uhh i think almost everyone has that problem u just got to keep practicing and trying to keep it ...
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| All-star team switch? | 12/27/2006 | Jessica Bugg |
Q: I was wondering if changing teams would be a wise decision or not. I mean I love the people on my ...
A: If you are looking to better yourself I would recommend switching teams. There is nothing wrong ...
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| tumbling | 12/24/2006 | Jessica Bugg |
Q: i am a thirteen year old girl, i wonder if you can help me with this problem, i want to learn how to ...
A: Do you have any colleges nearby? If so, I would recommend you contacting the coach of the college's ...
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| tumbling | 12/17/2006 | Jessica Bugg |
Q: i am in 8th grade and this year i am going 2 try out 4 JV cheerleading but i have no tumbling ...
A: I would recommend you to look in the yellow pages under Gymnastics Instruction and find a local gym ...
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| cheerleading | 12/17/2006 | Kiki Quach |
Q: I can sort of do a round off back tuck. Whenever I go for it i get scared to tuck and i don't. I'm ...
A: If you're doing a "no handed back handspring" you don't have to worry about not being able to hit a ...
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