Question by iliana: How to prepare for cheerleading tryouts?
the tennis thing didn’t work so im going to try out for cheerleading this year. since i missed it last year.i just need to know like some stretches or something to do to help be succesful at tryouts.
***tryouts are in like a month or two.
Best answer:
Answer by PaytonAlex14
Well start out in a straddle (V-sit) on the floor and go to the right hold for 20 then the left hold for 20 and to the middle hold for 30. (those times are all seconds btw).
Then do a pike and tough your toes or go as far down as you can with pointed toes hold for 20 then grab your toes flexed and pull them up.
Next do a butterfly stretch and hold for at least 20.
then get up on one knee and lean forward pushing your hip down and making sure that the front knee doesn’t go past your front toe. Hold for 30.
next lean back on to your back leg (butt on your heal) and reach forward to your toes as far as you can. hold for 30.
then go back to the kneeling position and lean forward then grab your back foot to stretch your quad. hold for 30.
if you can, slide out into the splits and hold for 30. if not then switch to the other leg.
next you can sit however you want because this is an arm stretch.
put your left arm straight out in front of you with your palm facing up, cross your right arm across your body to where your for arm touches the inside of your left elbow. bend your left arm and you should feel a stretch in your right shoulder area. hold for 20 and switch arms.
now lie on your back with your knees bent and facing the ceiling and your hands on the ground close to your head with your fingers pointed to your shoulders. If you can, press up into a back bend or “bridge” and hold for 20.
those are all the main stretches. If you want, you can also go up to a wall and stretch your caves.
Practice: You should practice jumps, motions, smiling, and tumbling if needed.
JUMPS: toetouch- just like the straddle sit but you want to keep your chest up (youtube should have examples on how to do these jumps)
hurkey or hurdler
pike
MOTIONS: High V- Arms UP and in a V form. *always make sure to have your hands in fists* when you are doing a High V the side of your fists that has your thumbs should b facing the crowd. THE DIRECTION OF YOUR FISTS IS CRUCIAL!
Low V- same as high V but down. Thumb side facing out
T- Arms out and in a t formation with thumb sides out towards crowd
Broken T- Arms in same position as in T but you bend your elbows in to where it looks like the T has been “shortened”
Touchdown- both arms straight up and elbows touching the temples on you head. Thumbs facing behind you
Right Punch- left arm is on you hip in fist and right arm is in a Touchdown position
Left Punch- Same as right but other hand
CLAPS: Clasp- turn one hand out towards the crowd and the other crosses it perpendicularly then close hands to clap
Barbie Clap or Blade Clap- hands in “blades” which means all fingers straight and fingers together then clap with your hands in alignment
TIPS: remember to always be loud and smile! you may also want to look up some chants and cheers just to get the hang of how to say them. Youtube has several videos of Chants and Cheers. You should look at them and learn a couple of them just to get the feel of it. Good luck and always remember to have fun!
One more thing… being a cheerleader means being a role model. A good quote to keep in mind is “Remember: there is always a little girl in the stands that wants to be just like you… don’t disappoint her.” This means that little girls look up to you and if you do wrong, they probably will want to as well
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