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7 MOST COMMON CHEER BASING ISSUES (& HOW TO FIX THEM)

Basing cheer can come with one (or multiple) badges of honour: BRUISES! However, there is one main culprit for bruising and base injury:...

3 SECRETS TO GET YOUR TUCK

Let’s imagine for a moment that your tumbling is a movie. (For your parents, your tumbling classes will look like a comedy.. Tumbling by...

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...

HOW CHEERLEADING SAVED MY LIFE. TWICE.

It was about time I shared this crazy story. Some of you may know me as the founder of CheerConditioning.Academy. Part of this job is...

CHEER TECHNIQUE: WHY IT MATTERS

YOUR BRAIN IS YOUR SECRET WEAPON: USE IT! Did you know your brain is always talking with your body and it’s not a one way conversation!...

8 WAYS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE IN YOUR CHEER TEAM

by Melissa Hay In judging competitions over the last 12 years and coaching for more than 20 years, I can always spot a confident team. ...

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...

HOW TO PREPARE FOR CHEER CHOREOGRAPHY CAMP

by Triana Kaige AS A CHOREOGRAPHER OUR JOB IS TO CREATE THE MOST EXCITING AND VISUALLY APPEALING ROUTINE FOR OUR CLIENTS AS POSSIBLE....

CHEERLEADING, LEVEL ASIAN. TIPS FROM NU PEP SQUAD.

Imagine a world where every athlete on a cheer team is on a fully paid scholarship. Where teams have 1 coach for every 5 athletes,...

AN IDIOT'S GUIDE TO CHEER ACCESSORIES

Cheerleading has it's own obsession with fashion trends, styles and accessories! We've put together a quick guide for programs and...

THE SPORT OF CHEERLEADING

by Debbie Love This sport of cheerleading is still very young, but I have been involved cheering since 1965 and doing gymnastics as well...

10 REASONS CHEERLEADERS ARE AWESOME

You find yourself reading this because you are a cheerleader - You already know you're awesome, you just want to be reminded. Or you're...

HOW CHEERLEADERS SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY

Cheerleading changes your life. It makes you fitter, braver and more flexible but it’s only when you’re with friends who don’t cheer that...

ICU WORLDS: CHEER & CULTURE

As I sit here waiting for my very first WORLDS experience to begin, I am surrounded by crowds chanting for their country. This is a...