Question by Taywerr Ray: how can i be a cheerleader if i cant do any flips?
I am going to be in the 6th grade. I am going to try out being a cheerleader but I got one problem…..I cant do any flips like backflips or frontflips. I can do a round off and a cartwheel but nothing else. What can I do?
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Answer by christine200711
Learn the jumps. The basic cheer jumps are right and left hurkey, toe touch, front hurkey, and pike. There are videos and how to’s all over youtube. Also, learn to be crisp with your movements, thats a huge part of cheerleading. To prepare to jump also, start stretching. Warm up your muscles first then stretch your splits (right, left, middle). Flexibility is also a huge part of cheer. Good luck!
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You can just build muscle/strength and be one of the girls that’s a primary lifter
for some squads it is a requirement for you to have a standing backhand spring/back tuck/ect. Lots of squads however don’t have this rule. Its better to have it but jsut because you don’t doesnt mean you cant make it especially in 6th grade. Work on your jumps, have lots of spirit, use facials, learn the cheer and dance so you can do it in your sleep. Cheerleaders always say “athletes do it till they get it right…cheerleaders do it till we can’t get it wrong” Good luck 🙂
They will most likely teach you how to do that but you know the basic flips, so that is a start.