Youth cheer practice plan

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This article lists 40+ essential cheerleading terms EVERY cheerleader absolutely needs to know - with pictures and video examples to help you nail these terms! These are words you’ll hear all the time at every practice, game, and competition you attend.

When coaching youth cheerleading it is important to start with the basics first. Before teaching any cheers, chants, or stunts the girls sh...

WHAT WAS YOUR PLAN? “Session planning” is one of those things that gets all sorts of eye-rolling amongst cheer coaching as it can sound like a tedious and pointless task. Yet so many coaches feel frustrated by the fact that they do not achieve what they would like during their cheer sessions leaving them frantic closer to crunch time. Yet time and time again, we expect our seasons to go smoothly, and they don’t. We expect our athletes to execute what we have in our heads, and they don’t. We…

There are two types of cheerleaders – those who love jumps and those who try to avoid them at all costs. I am definitely a jump person! Jumps are a relatively simple way to add excitement and visual interest to your cheers, routines, and general spiriting. Though it may take some cheerleaders a little bit of … Learning the Cheerleading Jumps Read More »