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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...

5 REASONS YOU'RE NOT HITTING YOUR CHEER SKILLS

Photography by Emanuel Berthe In the last few years, the team at CheerConditioning.Academy has been working relentlessly to pinpoint what...

BUST A MOVE, NOT YOUR ANKLES!

You start your run into your pass and in your hurdle step, your ankle rolls... and even though you try to push through you can barely...

HOW ELITE CHEERLEADERS USE GRIT TO BECOME CHAMPIONS

by Jeff Benson ARE YOU STRIVING FOR TALENT OR FOR GRIT? Would you rather be the athlete who barely has to practice; walks into the gym...

8 TRAITS OF A GREAT COACH

The most influential people in our lives are usually those we spend the most time with: parents, friends, or siblings. For athletes, it's...

CHEER TECHNIQUE: WHY IT MATTERS

YOUR BRAIN IS YOUR SECRET WEAPON: USE IT! Did you know your brain is always talking with your body and it’s not a one way conversation!...