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CHEERLEADERS: PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT!

Dear cheerleaders, Have you ever felt like: Jumps are not improving? You cannot hold a handstand? You find it hard keeping stunts stable?...

HOW MANY CHEER FULL OUTS AT CHEER PRACTICE?

by Justin Schneider & Debbie Love TO FULL OUT OR NOT TO FULL OUT... THAT, IS THE QUESTION! It’s competition week, halfway through a 2...

HOW BUILD A SUCCESSFUL CHEER TEAM

In a sport where trophies, jackets, and rings speak louder than words; some can lose sight of what is most important; the athlete. As...

POSITIVE MINDSET FOR CHEERLEADERS

There will be times where we want to quit and won’t think we’re good enough. Maybe it was a fall. Or a made mistake in a stunt sequence...

SUCCESSFUL ATHLETES: TALENT OR TRAINING?

Photography by Emanuel Berthe When we see an athlete really excel at what they do - is it because of their natural talent or how hard...

HANDSTANDS: THE KEY TO ALL TUMBLING SKILLS

The handstand is the most important skill you will ever learn. The majority of cheer athletes who struggle with tumbling skills have one...