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How to Be a Great Cheerleading Flyer! Part 2 - Climbing Techniques

Flyer Climbing Techniques:

Pinch-a-Penny:  This is the most important one to remember - basically stay "Tight".  Pretend that you have a penny in your butt cheeks.  Pinch or squeeze your cheeks together so the penny does not fall.  When you do this, you will feel all of you muscles tighten up.  When your body is tight, you feel much lighter for your bases.  If you just stand there in your Flyer position, you will feel much heavier!

Step, Lock, Tighten:  This climbing technique is used for Double Thigh Stands and the like.  When you climb follow this pattern:

• "Step" with your foot on to you base (usually you climbe with your right
  foot first)
• "Lock" means to bring your other foot up and lock both legs.  This does
  not mean to squat on your bases.
• "Tighten" means to finish your stunt and Pinch-a-Penny.

For more details, just click on CHEERLEADING FLYER TIPS on CIC!

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Cheerleading Flyer Tips - How to Be a Great Cheerleading Flyer

If you are a flyer or would like to be one, than this post is for you!   We have an entire section on CIC that has a variety of tips and techniques for you to be the best Flyer you can be.  For TONS of tips, click in CIC FLYER TIPS.

Flyer Positions:  There are a variety of positions for a Flyer.  Please CLICK HERE for a list of them.

Tips:

• Be Confident:  Confidence shows and lack of it can get you hurt.
• Smile
• Look Up at the crowd - do not look down.
• Always be "tight"
• Sell the stunt with your facial expressions and sharp motions.
• Always use proper climbing techniques (some listed below).
• PRACTICE in a mirror at home on the ground to make sure your posture is correct.
• NO LAUGHING while in your stunt.
• Use the word "DOWN" if you are falling
• NEVER try any stunt that you are not ready for.  For example, if you just mastered the Double Thigh Stand, you next stunt should not be the Ground Up Full.

How to Improve Your Cheerleading Jumps - Top Mistakes and Solutions!

Would you love some help master your cheerleading jumps? Here are 4 common mistakes and solutions to get you started - just click below:

FREE Team Building Workbook - How to Coach Cheerleading

Would you LOVE some FUN and EASY ideas to build confidence in your team?   How about some ideas to make your practice more fun while you are building a stronger team?  Check out our FREE Team Building Workbook and get started today and CLICK HERE! :-)

Cheerleading and Covid 19 Tips to Making Your PRACTICE Successful and Safe!

With covid19 so many things have changed and that includes our amazing sport and every other sport too!  So, with many states planning to open schools this Fall, what does cheerleading look like and how do we make this a successful, fun and safe season for everyone involved?

As I am entering my 27th year of coaching and running the largest cheerleading after school company in South Florida with over 1,500 cheerleaders per season, I have been giving this A LOT of thought and I wanted to share my top tips with you and here are my Top Tips to use at your PRACTICE.  For my Top General Tips for your organization – CLICK HERE.

Practice Tips:

1. Limit the number of practices that you meet in person. For example, instead of practicing 4 time a week, just meet for 2 times per week.
2. To make up the practice times, send curriculum to your team via videos and have them learn them at home. So when you do meet, you will not have to “teach” the curriculum just review and work on formations and team integration.
3. You can also do virtual practices with zoom and other virtual services where everyone can interact and learn together.
4. When you do get together, try to keep your practices as short as possible. Also, make them as productive as possible and do not waste time.
5. Maintain social distancing during practice by keeping your team in formations where there is space between each athlete instead of allowing everyone to sit together or just be in groups.

For 5 MORE PRACTICE TIPS, check out our full article on CheerleadingCoachingCenter.com HERE.

Cheerleading and Covid 19 Tips to Making Your Season Successful and Safe!

With covid 19, so many things have changed and that includes our amazing sport and every other sport too!

So, with many states opening and planning to open schools this Fall, what does cheerleading look like and how do we make this a successful, fun and safe season for everyone involved?

As I am entering my 27th year of coaching and running the largest cheerleading after school company in South Florida with over 1,500 cheerleaders per season, I have been giving this A LOT of thought and I wanted to share my top General Tips and Practice Tips with you.  Here are my top overall, “general” tips for you to consider for your organization:

General Tips:

As you know, the CDC has put out guidelines that we all should to follow, and when practice begins, there should be know exceptions, so:

1. You should do temperature checks for everyone at the beginning of practice – all athletes, coaches and anyone else that is required to be there. You can purchase a touchless thermometer from your local pharmacy for around $19.
2. If anyone is feeling sick, do not allow them to stay at practice.
3. Keep LOTS of hand sanitizer at practice for your athletes to use often.
4. Reduce the amount of people you have around your practice, for example ask your parents to not attend practice or make sure they stay over 6 feet from your area.

For more tips on How to Coach Cheerleading and to keep your season safe and successful with Covid 19, check out the full article on CheerleadingCoachingCenter.com HERE.

 

Top Must Know Lessons from Cheer on Netflix

Continuing our Top Lessons from Netflix's Cheer, check out our Must Know Top 6 Lessons that all cheerleaders and coaches should incorporate into their cheer journey today! 

Top 12 Lessons from Netflix's Cheer - Part 1

Watching the docuseries CHEER on Netflix is not only entertaining but a wonderful look into what cheerleading is all about.  Check out part 1 of our top 12 lessons to be learned from CHEER on the Cheerleading Coaching Center HERE:

 

Double Thigh Stands - the Beginning Stunt Every Team Should Use!

 

The Double Thigh Stand is one of the most important beginner stunts you should know. From this stunt, you can do a variety of variations to create numerous stunts.

Tips:

• Make sure your Bases have deep lunges for the Flyer to stand on.
• Make sure the Flyer steps in the “pockets” of the Bases, not on their legs.
• The Flyer should start with her right foot first and climb using the “Step, Lock, Tighten” Method.
• Have the base hold the flyer’s legs by wrapping their arms around the flyers knees.
• The back spotter should hold the flyer’s waist.
• When you are learning the double thigh stand, you should add a front spotter. ( You can never have enough spotters!)
• To dismount, have the bases hold the flyer’s hands and their armpit.
• The flyer lands in front of the stunt with her feet together.

Here is an example of how to incorporate this stunt into your stunt formation: Save

For more Beginning Cheerleading Stunts:

Check out the Cheerleading Coaching Center HERE!