Coursework- strengths and weaknesses analysis: Strength 1- strength Strength is crucial to me in cheerleading because I’m a base and need to keep the flyer in the air. Especially when I’m basing in my stunt para-cheer team, as my flyer has Cerebral Palsy. Me and my other bases have to use more of our strength to keep her in the air as her core strength is week so it’s our job to make sure she stays straight and she doesn’t fall out/off the stunt. If we weren’t all working together to keep her in the air there is a possibility that’s she would fall; this would be extremely dangerous as she has Cerebral Palsy. Strength 2- liftering and throwing technique I am good at lifting and throwing; these are the throwing techniques that I am able to do, cradle and prone. With lifting I can do a gut level lift, I can do prep level lift and extension. Lifting and throwing technique: 1. Make sure you and partner base are sillier heights ( if bases are not similar heights then the taller one will have to compensate) 2. Set for load, which is a low squat with fore arms level to belly button. 3. Then dip with your legs and move your hands to rest on your chest, that’s a prep level lift / stunt. 4. When going ton extension you dip (with your legs again) fully extend your arms above your head and keep your knees slightly bent to make the …show more content…
I only tend to fly in 1 or 2 sections out of 8 due to me being taller that most of the flyers. Therefore I don’t practice them as often as I probably should do. This can negatively affect my performance as when I’m flying along with other flyers my stretches will not look as pretty or at stable as the other flyers stretches. Also there are multiple stretches that I can’t do so that affects the whole routine as the routine won’t have as many difficult flyer stretches as there possibly could
This exercise is done with a barbell and a incline bench (“Exercises”). The way to do this exercise is to lie down faced up on an incline bench. The exerciser grips the bar with a medium-width grip and lifts the bar off of the rack (“Exercises”). the exerciser then holds the bar straight over his or her head, and keeps the arms locked. This is the starting position of the exercise. Next the exerciser inhales slowly while moving the bar slowly down toward the upper chest (“Exercises”). After a slight pause, the exerciser pushes the bar back to the starting position while exhaling and the arms should be locked. Before the exerciser brings the bar back down again the exerciser squeeze the chest for a second. The exerciser repeats the process for the desired number of repetitions. When the exerciser is finished with the exercise the bar should be placed back on the rack (“Exercises”).
For this warmup, you do normal lunges but instead of leaving your arms, you add a Tricep stretch into the movement which is when you put one arm behind your head and push on the elbow with your other hand and vice versa.
Tumbling skills, endurance, and flexibility are important in order to become a competitive cheerleader. The world of cheerleading is often underestimated by the school jocks, nerds, and fellow classmates. However, what they don’t know is that cheer takes lots of time and training to refine. These skills will help improve your physical health and give you strength. Cheerleading can be a very competitive sport that everyone can appreciate, even if it means you have to put a bow in your
Shawna Fox once said while talking about cheerleading "we make it look easy, but like all sports it takes hard work and dedication. " Just like most sports cheerleaders have to have muscle, cheerleaders have to do a lot of hard stunts and jumps and cheerleaders risk serious injuries. Cheerleading is a sport because there is a lot of hard work put into it. Just like most sports cheerleaders have to be in shape and have muscle. Cheerleading involves skills which requires the strength of football, grace of dance and the agility of gymnastics (Aacca.org).
When most people think of cheerleading, they think of the spirit squads that attempt to pump up the local crowd at high school basketball and football games. People are not aware of what these athletes are doing when they are not in front of these crowds. Strangers to cheerleaders who do not follow the sport extensively do not know the exact involvement of the athletes in this sport, at all ages. Cheerleading requires athleticism like all other sports as you must be in shape and at a great fitness level to be involved in most circumstances. Cheerleaders have to know what they’re doing at all times; while knowing what everyone else on the team is doing as well, which involves a high level of mental preparation. Cheerleading, high school or
The 2015-2016 cheerleading season was one to remember for the STM Varsity Cheerleaders. We set a PRAGMATIC goal of doing a better job at promoting school spirit whenever it was requested (treats for senior football players, posters, slogans, themes, etc..) and any function in which our presence was requested, show more difficult routines for pep rallies and competitions, winning the Louisiana Regional Competition, and making it to finals for the National High School Cheerleading Championship. We worked very hard to accomplish all of these goals. There had to be some rules set in order to accomplish our goals we set. We must VENERATE Mrs. Rachel, Maria, and David requests at any cheerleading related function and practice.
The people who need strength the most are the bases. They need to be able to hold up their teammates while the flyers, the ones being held up, are doing flips and motions. Bewellinstitute.org states, “In your upper body you use your deltoid muscles in your shoulders, your pectoral major and minor muscles in your chest and your latissimus dorsi muscles in your back. You use these muscles to lift other cheerleaders above your head, to tumble, and even to hit basic arm motions.” Lower body muscles are also tremendously important in a stunt.
Cheerleaders display tremendous amount of skill and strength through the many maneuvers, routines and stunts exhibited during their performances. According to an article “Stunting is a very challenging activity involved in cheerleading that requires a high amount of physical fitness and strength. There is an extreme necessity for complete physical fitness in order to do a stunt successfully” (Kolbe Abigail).
Strength 3: The bounce pass is a strength of mine and I think it’s a
Analysis Section Strength one- Fitness component: Speed Within my chosen activity of rugby I believe that speed is one of my biggest strengths. Speed is defined as the ability to put body parts into action quickly.
The sport of cheerleading has been around for a long time; since 1884 in fact! In the beginning, cheer was a sport dominated by college men. Since, women have taken over, and in 1967 the first ranked college cheer competition was held. Both school and competitive cheerleading offer many rewarding opportunities. Though they are a part of the same sport, the two types of squads are actually quite diverse. School cheer is undeniably a worthwhile and respectable sport, but competitive teams often provide a more challenging approach, and are more suited to experienced cheerleaders.
Sporting events have been around for centuries. People have always enjoyed competition and the thrill of being recognized as a champion. In fact, according to Olympic.org, the first Olympic games were held in 393 A.D. It goes on to say that they had a secular character and aimed to show the physical qualities and evolution of the performances accomplished by young people, as well as encouraging good relations between the cities of Greece. So, I find it curious that people would question the legitimacy of a sport.However, the question seems to arise on a fairly regular basis; is competitive cheer a sport? I believe the answer is yes.
Breathe in, while slowly lifting your lower back, middle back and upper back off the floor. Gently roll in your shoulders. Touch your chest to your chin without bringing the chin down. Support your weight with your shoulders, arms and feet. Feel your buttocks firm up in this pose. Both your thighs should be parallel to each other and to the floor.
Competition cheerleading is a very competitive sport, although regular cheerleading isn’t a sport at all. Many people argue the answer to this question a lot; yet the people that argue towards the yes side give reasons that support competition cheer.
As human beings, it is natural to judge people who are different than ourselves. Most often these judgements are based off of common beliefs, or stereotypes. Stereotypes apply to every group, from the slow-moving elderly to lively cheerleaders. Usually these beliefs do not describe every person in a group, but they all receive the same labels. Cheerleaders make up one group that is commonly stereotyped, but many people don’t know the true nature of cheerleading.