Very festive and show offy.

 

But most youth teams that just cheer for their town unfoirm's are more like this:

 

The next thing i want to talk about is different type of cheerleading shoes. Most of the time a squad will pick the type of shoe according to weather the team will be on a spring mat or a regular cheerleading mat.

 

heres a spring cheerleading mat:

• Nfinity
• Nike
• Kaepa
• Adidas
• New balance
• Asics
• Converse
• ZEPHZ
• Power
• Reebok

 

Some of these types of shoes are ment to be woren on a spring floor.

But others were made for a regular foam cheerleading mat. 

 

 

RULES 

 

In cheerleading there are alot of rules! These rules keep cheerleaders safe. Theres a rule book to every league or type of cheerleading. Theres rules about the rutine, uniforms, attendance, sportsmanship, competitions, practices, grades, fundriasing, traveling and respect. As you can see a simple cheerleader must know about every one of these rules. And must abide by them.

 

Heres a website with mostly all the personal rules for a cheerleader:

http://freeholdpopwarner.com/Page.asp?n=12679&org=freeholdpopwarner.com

 

Before teams can make a rutine to compete with they need to know what it exceptable to put

in or take out. When a team is researching the rules, if they are part of popwarner they will abide by the rules in the 2009 Pop Warner Rule Book (or whatever year the season is taking place in).

 

 

 

Rutines 

In cheerleading the rutine is what its all about. Age also does matter in a rutine.  It could depend on the level of dificualty. A ruitne must consist a mixture of dance, a cheer, tumbling, stunting and jumps. Formation and togetherness also has an impact on a rutine and the way it looks.

here are some videos of different type of age groups.

try and see what things get harder and better..

ages 5 to 10 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8377749108071329678&ei=MzcUSq_oF4z-rgKftuDVAg&q=all+star+cheerleading&hl=en

 

ages 13 to 17

 

ages 17 and over

http://media.photobucket.com/video/cheerleading/lilMRSDiTZ92/MOV00250.flv?o=71

 

 

 

Do you have to have to be experienced to cheer? 

 

Cheerleading isn't just a sport where you have to have talent. Anyone can cheer!

And when i say anyone i mean it. Theres squads out there that can do things you

never thought you would see. Here's an example of some cheering done by

the less healthy.

 

now this video isnt here for people to laugh at, but it is here

to show that even people who look like they cant do something can! 

 

 

 

What else do cheerleaders do?

Although it might seem that all cheerleaders do is dance and and tumble and jump. But theres more to cheerleading then that. Most youth or highschool cheerleading 

teams have a certain sport or team who they support. For example Reading Popwarner cheerleads cheer for Popwarner football. But in RMHS theres cheerleaders for Football and basketball. Some highschools even have hockey team cheerleaders. At games cheerleaders have a various numbers of chants for pump up not just the players but the crowd.

heres an exaple of a cheer used at reading games:

 

WIN

 

W-I-N , fight to win (clap)

W-I-N , fight to win (clap)

W-I-N , fight to win (clap)

 

Soo cheerleaders dont just cheer at competions and games, they also help the comunity with

fun fundraisers and helping bussinesses.

When cheerleaders have somewhere where they need to travel to for an event we fundraise.

Teams might have a bake sale, car washes, have shows where people donate and sell calenders.

But sometimes cheerleaders help bussinesses and get a small profit. For example:

last year Reading popwarner got a profit from all the pizzas sold at Gregory's.

So people would order a pizza to support Reading Popwarner and both the store and the teams

get a portion of the money made.

 

Basics of Cheerleading

 

Cheerleading is very intense sport. But theres always basics to it. When cheerleaders first learn to cheer

they learn the basics. Basic cheer motions that every cheerleader learns is high v, low v, T, Broken T, Daggers, left K, Right K, Candel sticks and touchdown.

heres a video to show you how:

Other then motions there a couple of easy basic jumps cheerleaders learn off the bat also.

Some basic jumps are Toe touch, Pike jump, Right and Left herkies and Tuck jump.

here are some pictures:

                         Toetouch                                               Pike Jump                                                 Herkie Jump                                                 Tuck Jump

 

 

Lastly another great but dangerous basic of cheerleading is the stunts.

There are many different type of stunts that cheerleaders build.

When cheerleaders are beginers it's to start with a simple theigh stand.

The next things up from a theigh stand would be at prep level. Once

prep level; has been achieved, cheerleaders then move to full exstention.

When a stunt group can build a full exstention with no help it is time to move on

and begin one leg stunts. This is where cheerleaders start with one leg and theigh stands and

build their way up again.

 

Here are a couple pictures of these stunts:

 

                              theigh stand                                                                       Prep Level                                                                            Up to a full

 

     1 Leg theigh stand                                              1 Leg prep Level                                                  1 leg Full

 

 

Once these stunts are masturd is stunts get alittle more intense.

Cheerleaders learn to twist cradle and begin basket tosses. But also are

able to put together team stunts.

here are some examples:

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the end the easiest thing to do while competiting is show that your having fun. The first thing judges look for is facial                                          expression. Theres nothing worse then a good cheerleader looking like they're not having fun. Also being a judge and                                                  sitting all day evaluating rutines, cheerleaders who dont want to be there, need to leave. Here are a couple of pictures of pictures                                       of great and exciting cheerleading facial expressions. 

 

 

 

 

 

History Of Cheerleading

 

click on the link below for a brief summary:

http://www.oppapers.com/essays/History-Cheerleading/169821

 

 

 

 

all in all cheerleading is the best  sport thats ever happend to me.

and if you put your mind to it. You can accomplish any sport or challange

and maybe even end up like me...... and make history.

 

First ever team in the history of reading to win a national title (undefeated)   First ever team in history of Reading to go Intermeadiate

year of 2006                                                                                              and win the national title (undefeated) year of 2007

 

            

First ever team in history of Reading to go advanced         First ever team in the history of Reading

and win a title in nationals (new england champs)              to join a winter cheer team. (silver medalist)

year of 2008                                                                    year of 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I dedicate this page, to a fellow cheerleader, Ashley Burns.

Ashley past away at the age of 14 in 2005. She went to Pope 

John Highschool and cheered at East Elite allstars. Ahsley died

from cradling from a stunt landing down in the arms of fellow cheerleaders

during a conditioning class at East Elite Cheer Gym. 

 

 

 

RIP ASHLEY