| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Stunting | 10/25/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: My school squad is really good at stunting(for our age) and so i stunt some too, but i usually ...
A: Sounds to me like two things. #1 your wrists aren't strong enough. You need to stretch and ...
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| how do i star my own all star cheeleading squad? | 10/24/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: I am 16 years old and am really really interested in competitive cheerleading. I have been cheering ...
A: Unfortunately, I don't have the best news for you hon. If you're under 21 alot of the legalities and ...
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| HELP PLEASE!!! | 10/20/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: My name is Erin and I'm looking to start a cheerleading squad in my school, but no one in our school ...
A: The first thing to do is to find a faculty member at your school willing to be your help in getting ...
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| flyer | 10/19/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: one of the flyers on our squad keeps scratching one of the bases, but I'm a backspot so i can't see ...
A: Without seeing what you're talking about, I can't possible tell you why this is happening when you ...
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| i want to start a cheer squad | 10/17/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: yes i want to start a cheer squad of my own meaning the real stuff because i at my school its fake ...
A: The answer to starting a cheer team is hard work. You need to find someone to run the team for you, ...
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| Flying | 10/17/2007 | James |
Q: I need more help with stretching my legs like for heel stretches and like my leg can go all the way ...
A: First off I have to preface this answer by saying that I'm a guy so I can't say I've went through ...
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| backspot | 10/16/2007 | James |
Q: Hey, I'm a backspot on a senior all-star team. I'm the smallest backspot and I don't think the ...
A: Unfortunately being mostly schooled in partner stunts I can only answer half of your questions. The ...
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| everything! | 10/16/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: Hey! I'm very athletic and have competed in quite a few different sports, but my all time favorite ...
A: Good job on taking the initiative to train to become a better athlete. Pretty much my advice in ...
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| cheer | 10/13/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: I cheered and danced when I was real young. I always tried to tryout in school, but poor grades ...
A: Trying out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is going to be alot of work, but I say if you want ...
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| losing weight | 10/9/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: Hey, my friends say I should try out for cheerleading this year in the spring. But I'm all for it ...
A: Congrats on wanting to be a cheerleader! But, before you get caught up in the stereotypes, remember ...
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| back handspring landing | 9/30/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: I can do a back handspring on the spring floor at my gymnastics center almost perfectly, but when i ...
A: Hey, Well the track is just like regular ground, so the advice I gave you before still stands - ...
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| back handspring landing | 9/29/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: I can do a back handspring on the spring floor at my gymnastics center almost perfectly, but when i ...
A: Hey Laurel, I guess my first question is why do you need your bhs on the grass? You have to be ...
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| All stars | 9/28/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: I am looking to start my own all stars cheer team...where do i begin?
A: Congrats on wanting to start your own team. The first step for you is to find out what other ...
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| cheerleading | 9/24/2007 | James |
Q: I am in the 10th grade in high school and i have never been a cheerleader but everyone is always ...
A: No, you are not wasting your time as long as you want to do it for you. No one has experience when ...
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| question | 9/23/2007 | James |
Q: i am 180 pounds am i to big to be a cheerleader
A: Honestly, that is an impossible question to answer because there are so many types of cheer squads ...
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| Tumbling | 9/23/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: OK I'm starting tumbling for cheer and I have two questions! My first one is, I can do a pretty good ...
A: Congrats on taking the initiative to work on your skills! What you need for your round-off is to ...
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| workouts | 9/23/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: Hey Kimmi, Do you happen to know any good cheer base workouts? Thanks, princessbananas
A: Congrats on taking the initiative to getting stronger. Firstly the best thing for a base to work is ...
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| Flying | 9/19/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: I just started cheerleading about 2 years ago and this coming up year I am planning on trying out ...
A: Congrats on trying out for JV Cheerleading. Many people have the same fear that you do, so you're ...
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| Male Flyers | 9/18/2007 | James |
Q: We have started a small AllStar Cheerleading Program. We have 16 kids (1 male) and will be ...
A: Well my opinion is that the judges should have to (at least in a perfect world) not view it as ...
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| basing workout | 9/17/2007 | James |
Q: hey, okay im trying out for my high school team.. i'm a base a and need to get stronger, what are ...
A: Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. First off as a base any lift that gains you leg ...
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| cheerleading | 9/15/2007 | James |
Q: hi my name is alejandra perez and i just started 8TH grade and i want 2 do cheerleadin really really ...
A: Sure miss, the best thing to do with splits is just work on them. I know that sounds too easy but ...
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| Mental Block...ERGG! | 9/12/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: Hey Kimmi, I Started Cheerleading On A Competition Lvl.2 Squad Last Year I Pretty Much...SUCKED! I ...
A: I am sorry that you have had this happen to you. Accidents like that are so hard to deal with when ...
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| Level 4 stunt | 9/11/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: I am an expert in the gymnastics category, and I am a cheering coach. I recently started coaching a ...
A: Unfortunately legality questions are so difficult to answer. I have no experience with lv. 4 teams, ...
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| Should I try out? | 9/4/2007 | James |
Q: I was thinking of trying out for the cheerleading squad at university. my problem however (apart ...
A: This is really hard to answer, I guess first you have to see if they accept coed tryouts. Secondly, ...
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| Helping Flyers hold up their weight | 8/31/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: My 8 yr old daughter is a first time flyer on a youth level 3 squad this year. She is 4ft 2 in and ...
A: First of all, let me state my displeasure that your daughter's coach has not put a stop to ...
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| cradle toss and catch | 8/23/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: My daughter is a 7th grade cheerleader. Her Jr. High coach is now doing a lot more stunts. What is ...
A: First things first; no matter the level that is being a coach, proper safety certification should be ...
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| Work outs | 8/23/2007 | James |
Q: Hey, I'm a base and I was just wondering if you knew any work outs to get me in shape and also make ...
A: First off let me preface the answer by saying I am male and I understand a female base would do alot ...
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| ah! | 8/16/2007 | Katlin |
Q: okay so i have been tumbling since i have been in 8th grade. and now going into 11th and me being a ...
A: you just have to get over ur mental breakdown. you need to make urself throw it or have one of ur ...
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| flexibility | 8/10/2007 | James |
Q: i need to know how to pull a scorpion and how to stretch for one thank you
A: First let me preface this by saying being a male i've never went through it personally. However I ...
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| flyer | 8/10/2007 | Kiki Quach |
Q: hey I'm a new flyer i was just wandering what are your best tips on letting there be less wait on ...
A: Hey. The best tip anyone can give is obviously stay tight. When you load into the hanging drill ...
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| coaching cheerleader | 8/7/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: just had a really good idea about giving kids something to do rather than hanging around the ...
A: That is a really good idea. I admire you for taking the initiative to help keep the kids off the ...
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| splits | 8/3/2007 | Kimmi |
Q: i want to do chearleading but i want to learn how to do the splits wut is the best way to learn fast
A: Unfortunately there is no fast way to learn the splits. The only was is to stretch them as much as ...
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| Fearless Flying | 8/1/2007 | Katlin |
Q: Ok. So I just started cheerleading/tumbling in June. I am a very fast learner [I started in the ...
A: i experienced this when i was 8 and started flying. wht helped me is just telling my self to staty ...
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| Couple of Questions Regarding Liberties, Extensions | 7/28/2007 | Nicole |
Q: I'm so grateful for this service. my cheer squad is unable to hit the straight up extension lib. ...
A: All I can say for the extension stuff is to try and keep your arms straight and if they are not try ...
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| Jumps/ try-outs | 7/19/2007 | Nicole |
Q: I am trying out for my school cheerleading in a couple of weeks. I've done cheerleading for a while ...
A: I don't know any sites for herkies, but you could do exercises on the floor where you practice the ...
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| Cheerleading problems | 7/17/2007 | Britney |
Q: Hey i always wanted to b a cheerleader but i live in ireland and there is no cheerleading schools. ...
A: Okayy well it isnt really save to be doing this like to teach your friend n family if you dont have ...
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| Counts for Liberty | 7/15/2007 | Kiki Quach |
Q: My squad is working on their full liberty, but we're having trouble nailing down our counts. What ...
A: Hey. My squad last year used "1,2 down up". 1 - be ready in your stances for the stunt. Main base ...
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| Being a Flyer!!!!! | 7/10/2007 | Kiki Quach |
Q: I am 14 years old, 5'4" and am 103 pounds. I want to be a flyer on my new competitive cheerleading ...
A: Hey. Well, I am a strong believer in anyone being able to fly. I'm actually a 5'2, 145 lbs ...
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| Stretching and Flexibility | 7/10/2007 | Katlin |
Q: Well I have never cheerleader in my life. And I really would like to try it out. I'm not really that ...
A: Hey Ariel.. For TRYOUTS: * basic motions * basic jumps w/ prep. * loud voice * ...
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| High heel stretches, and high scorpions | 7/9/2007 | Britney |
Q: I have heard "you don't need to be that flexible" in order to do a heel stretch. I've been able to ...
A: For the heelstretch i know where i cheered at we would have a partner and the flyer or the one doing ...
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