Question by ~♥_to_cheer~: What are some basic cheerleading stunts i can do with some friends?
im going to my friends this weekend (to practice some cheerleading) and theres going to be like 5 of us maybe. im usually the flyer because im the shortest and the lightest. nothing dangerous (tryouts are next week) or too hard please (were only in middle school) thanks a lot!!!
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Answer by Victoria
Hi! try doing basic stunts like thigh stands. Don’t go past a prep especially if there isn’t a coach there with you. I would say that the most dangerous for u to do is a cradle. Make sure to have the basics….two bases one flyer one back and one spotter/front. As long as everyone has cheerleading experience i would say you would be fine. Good luck and have fun 🙂
edit: ok so i just saw on your other post that none of you are cheerleaders! DONT STUNT!! ok so maybe a thigh stand is ok…but nothing more it is extremely dangerous. Instead…stretch and practice jumps. practice cheering and having sharp movements. practice dancing. change of plans! lol 🙂
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you can do basiclly all the stunts in 6th – 8th grade. i do all of them in 7th.
basic stunts:
Prep – cradel
Extension – cradle
None.
Practicing on your own is a bad idea because 1) it is dangerous and 2) you don’t have a coach there to correct any bad habits you might be forming. You can mark stunts out, do ground-bound drills, and have flyers practice hitting their positions on the ground, but no lifting: http://aescougarcheer.com/Cheer101/stunting.htm
You might think that sounds lame but it’s more valuable than you think. One year we practiced for about a month in a room with a very low ceiling. No chance we could stunt. So my kids marked their stunts out over and over instead. And when we finally moved into a bigger space they nailed them almost right away because they had been working for so long on their timing.
Instead of stunting or tumbling, work on motions, cheers, dances and jumps instead. That’s four sections of the score sheet you’d be preparing for instead of one or two.
Good luck! :^)