Tips for beginner cheerleaders from cheerleaders and coaches!!
So, I made my highschool cheer team a couple months ago but tryouts are for the next upcoming school year. I have camp a month from now and my coach sent us all packets the last week of summer break that included basic motions, jumps, etc.
The main reason I'm writing this post is because I'd really appreciate some tips from cheerleaders, specifically in competitive cheer. My team used to be a primarily sideline team, guy this upcoming year my coach is trying to get us into competitions. She said we would be in the non-building category. (I still don't really understand what that means, but I'm guessing that we won't be doing crazy stunts just yet in our routines)
Problem is..I'm brand spanking new and am not that flexible🥹
I only know how to do a cartwheel, a round off, and an okay summersault.
I really wanna know if anyone has tips to build tumbling skills like walkovers, getting your splits, and back handsprings at home because I want to work on the over the summer while I can. I would also really appreciate it if anyone could drop their diet as well because I have no idea what to go for. Lastly, I would really really be grateful if someone could explain the rules of competitive cheer to me along with deductions, what earns points, and things that help in the long run.
Thank you so much cheerleaders of reddit🥹♥️