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Full Down dismount (Austria) Step down; Straight Cradle: This is a dismount from a stunt where the flyer is being caught at the end of a stunt in a straight ride position. [32] Full Down: This is a dismount that is more advanced than a regular straight cradle. The flyer will be tossed out of the bases hands and complete a 360-degree turn.
The X/Spread Eagle jump is a beginner jump that involves the cheerleader putting their arms up into a V shape and jumping with their legs spread apart. When done correctly, the cheerleader's body will look like an X. This jump is generally used to practice group timing and quickly bringing legs together when coming down from a jump. [3]
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.
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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 ...
University of Kentucky cheer has won national championships the following years: 1985, 1987–88, 1992, 1995–2002, 2004–06, 2008–10, 2012, 2014 and 2016–19. [3] There has not been another team to win as many national championships as the University of Kentucky cheerleading squad.
After leaving cheerleading behind and having to rehab multiple devastating injuries (including a torn ACL and meniscus from doing a gymnastics stunt in 2022, resulting in surgery), I felt isolated ...
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. It is similar to a side-hurdler and to the abstract double hook , except instead of the bent leg's knee being pointed downward, it should be flat while the ...