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If you are a Cheerleading Coach or Captain, check out these Top Leadership Tips on the Cheerleading Coaching Center to help lead your team to success. 

Learning Tips to Maximize Your Experience at Cheerleading Summer Camp

Welcome to Summer!  And that means it’s time for cheerleading summer camp! What an exciting start to your season!

Some teams are traveling to a week long program in another state, while other teams are having a camp at their school in their gym.  No matter where your team is headed, get ready for some fun while you learn, try, and do new things; here’s are some tips to help you maximize your learning experience at your camp:

First day jitters.  Don’t worry everybody gets them so try to relax and have fun.

Learn:  Now is a time to learn new skills and get tips on how to perfect them. This is where the learning starts.  Remember, cheerleading teams don’t start with the skills to do complex transitional pyramids and individual cheerleaders don’t start out doing round off back handspring, back tucks. Everybody starts somewhere and usually they get that introduction at camp.

To maximize your learning at camp, here are some things to consider:

• Know your teams starting skill levels; this includes stunting, tumbling, dance and leadership skills.
• Set some goals with your team about where you are and what you would like to accomplish at camp.  (Click Here to our Team Goal Setting Sheet)
• When you set your goals, try to narrow them down to at most 2 main goals in each cheer skill that you want to get out of camp. For example, you want to learn 2 big stunting sequences and 2 dances.
• Once you have set your team goals, bring them to camp to remind your team of why you are there. Also, you can share your goals with the camp staff so when you have some one on one practice time with the staff, they can specifically help you.
• Remind your squad that everyone is learning, mistakes are expected and that you rarely get things on the first try so KEEP TRYING!
• Keep the learning portion light and positive.  Give out compliments, rewards and make the learning FUN!
• When learning dances, split up your team and send a small delegation to each of the routines as it is difficult to remember 2 or more routines, plus cheers, stunts etc. For example, if you send 5 girls to the hip hop dance and 5 different girls to the fight song, you are more likely to come back home with girls who will remember all of the curriculum.

For MORE Cheerleading Summer Camp Tips on how to maximize your cheerleading summer camp experience, CLICK HERE

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How to Coach Cheerleading - Cheerleading Stunting Tips

 

As stunting is the most serious part of cheerleading ( and tons of fun ), here are some tips to remember to make sure your stunting experience is awesome!

• NEVER STUNT WITHOUT A SPOTTER!
• NEVER try an stunt that you are not ready for – Perfection before Progression!!!
• Always pay attention to your group when you are stunting. Never start the stunt when someone is not ready.
• Remember, technique is EVERYTHING!!!
• When you are starting, make sure you select your stunt positions based on body size. For example, if you have really tall athlete, they would be a really good spotter.  If you have a really small athlete, they would should be your first flyer.   At the beginning, your athletes don’t know proper technique yet so for safety reasons it is important to choose your positions by body size.  Once your team progresses and are ALL aware of proper technique, you can move athletes around based on skill.
• There should be no laughing or fooling around during stunt time. Generally, if someone is playing around during your stunt practice and not paying attention, they should sit out and not participate.  SAFETY FIRST!
• No extra talking during stunt class. Talking should be kept to giving cues to your stunting partners.

 

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How to Coach Cheerleading - Anti-Bullying Solutions and Tips to Create a Unified, Happy and Productive Team

   

As your season progresses, do you start to notice that some members on your team do not interact with some of the other teammates?  Do you see signs of possible “bullying”?  Here are some things to keep in mind and to help create a unified, happy and productive team:

1.  Have a conversation with your entire team about bullying and make sure EVERY CHEERLEADER is heard and encourage everyone to give their input.

For example, have the cheerleaders sit in a circle during your conversation so everyone can see each other.  As the facilitator, ask them questions and then have EVERY cheerleader give their answer.  Here are some questions to ask:

• Ask the team what they think bullying is and to give examples.
• How does it make you FEEL when you are “bullied” or feel disrespected?
• Who here has maybe said something that is not so nice to someone else? How does it make you feel to say negative things to others?
• Do you want people to say these things to you or treat you this way?
• How does it make you FEEL to be NICE to someone?
• To help someone?
• To stand up for someone?

 

2.  During your team meeting, discuss options for your athletes of what they can do when they feel they are being bullied.  For ideas, check out the full article HERE.

 

3.  When you see cliques or mini teams beginning to form on your team, it is imperative that you promptly have the athletes start working with other teammates too.  Check out our full article for team building ideas HERE.

 

4.  Have everyone sign an Anti-Bullying Contract as a TEAM.

For more Anit-Bullying Solution, check out the   Cheerleading Coaching Center Solutions HERE.   

Scale Cheerleading Stunt Flyer Position - How to Do Cheerleading Stunts

The Scale Cheerleading Stunt is a pretty Flyer position to add to your cheerleading routines.  You can perform this cheerleading position in a prep / half elevator stunt or in a full extension stunt.  Here are some details for the Flyer to remember:

• The Scale flyer position has the Flyer facing front while holding on to her back leg, between her knee and ankle, pulling it up straight up to the side. 
  
• Her base leg is straight and chest is UP ( don't lean over).  Her back extended leg has a pointed toe.
• The arm motion is in a high V motion.

For more details and stunting tips, check out CIC's Cheerleading Mastery Series - Cheerleading Beginning Stunts Ebook HERE

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How to Coach Cheerleading - Top 4 Tips to Clean Your Cheerleading Routine

Are you looking for some EASY tips to clean your cheerleading routines? Check out these simple ideas to get your routine looking its best:

1. Video tape your practices and then send it to all of your cheerleaders via the Group Me app, email or text. This way each of your athletes can see what you do and can put your suggestions into action.
2. Have your cheerleaders practice their routine at home in a mirror so they can see their individual performance.
3. During your team practice, have your team practice their motions in a line – one in back of the other, not side to side. This will help to make sure all of the motions are at the same levels as they should be the same as the person in front of you. Tip: If you are standing in front of the line, you should only see 1 person.
4. Practice the way you want to perform – full out! If you practice full out ( most of the time ), you will have to problem performing it wull out. Also, SMILE and do your facials when you practice, this way you will automatically smile during your performance and it makes practice more fun! 

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Scorpion Cheerleading Stunt Flyer Position

The Scorpion is a beautiful cheerleading flyer position!   It is performed facing the side so the crowd can see the beautiful extension of the leg. 

The Flyer holds the top of her foot with both hands and pulls the foot up toward her head behind her.

Her chest is UP and her face is looking at the crowd.

Remember, you will not get your foot this high to begin, it takes A LOT of practice and flexibility.  So practice with your leg at different levels behind you.

 

For more details and stunting tips, check out CIC's Cheerleading Mastery Series - Cheerleading Beginning Stunts Ebook HERE

 

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Cheerleading Stunts - How to Do Cheerleading Beginning Stunts

 

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In 33 pages, we have everything you need to know to get started and to master your beginning stunts. Here is what you will be getting to help you have AMAZING Beginning Stunts:

• Detailed photos, descriptions and tips of the top 12+ Cheerleading Stunts including: the Pony Mount, Double Thigh Stand, L Sit, Double Thigh Stand Variations, the Prep or half Elevator and MORE!
• 27 Must Know Stunting Tips including ones for Flyers, Bases and Spotters.
• 8 Flyer Positions Explained.
• 7 Common Stunting Mistakes and Easy Solutions.
• Practice Tips to help you practice on your own.
• 9 Stunt Team Formation Ideas
• Stunt Progression Check List to help you Master your stunts.
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Get your copy TODAY at TheCheerleadingShop.com, just click on Cheerleading Beginning Stunts

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