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Cheerleading stunts can have different levels of complexity. (Cornell University) In the competitive athletic sport of cheerleading, stunts are defined as building performances that display a team's skill or dexterity. Stunts range from basic two-legged stunts, one-legged extended stunts, and high-flying basket tosses.
They are often performed within cheerleading routines to add visual interest, meet a given competition's requirements, and/or score well. [1] Cheerleading jumps range in difficulty. Basic jumps teach the fundamentals of jumping techniques, proper arm positioning, timing, and safe landings; examples include the "Spread Eagle" and "Tuck Jump". [2]
Basket Toss (). A Basket Toss is a stunt performed in cheerleading using 3 or more bases to toss a flyer into the air. Two of the bases interlock their hands. While in the air, the flyer does some type of jump, ranging from toe-touches to herkies before returning to the cradle.
A video of a cheerleader’s flip/split move has been going viral on social media over the past couple of days. It’s pretty ridiculous. The move, pulled off by three-time national champion ...
For many toddlers, balancing is a difficult task, but not for little 2-year-old Emerson Decker. Emerson and her dad Andrew practice their cheerleading moves on the beach. She pulls off an amazing ...
It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to entertain the audience, or for competition. Cheerleading routines typically range anywhere from one to three minutes, and contain components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting. Cheerleading originated in the United States, where it has become a tradition. It is less prevalent in the ...
The policy was updated last month at a time when more than 3.5 million youth (mostly girls starting at 6 years old) participate in cheerleading and, according to one estimate, 35,000 cheer ...
The Herkie cheerleading jump is named after Herkimer, for which he performed the same jump with a right punch motion in the air. The herkie (aka hurkie ) is a cheerleading jump named after Lawrence Herkimer , the founder of the National Cheerleaders Association and former cheerleader at Southern Methodist University .