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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?...

SAVE TIME WITH CHEER CONDITIONING

By now, we’re all pretty much aware that conditioning is not just something cheerleaders do after shampoo. Unless you’ve been living...

CHEERLEADERS: STEAL THE SHOW

by Melissa Hay The lights scan the stage as you enter the floor, the announcer just called your team to the mat, the music is pounding...

ENDURANCE TRAINING FOR CHEERLEADING

Photography by Emmanuel Berthe Hands up if you or your team struggle with getting through full-outs 🙋🏻 or does anyone else notice how...

WHY YOU'RE WASTING THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF CHEER PRACTICE

It's practice time, and a training session begins. GYM A coach yells: "Okay, warm up, everyone! Let's GO!" Athletes pretend to do some...

HOW TO GET A CHEERLEADER BODY

Firstly, we want to make one thing clear. There is no such thing as THE cheerleader body. We’re sorry if the title misled you. There are...

TESTING INTENSITY: INSPIRE ALLSTARS

This blog is brought to you by Joey Gamper, Director of Inspire Allstars: a truly visionary team that was selected to be the UK...