Try and think of little ways to support the boys on the team that you cheer for. One of the things my squad does is EVERY game we stand out in front of their bench in two lines and scream and yell for them as their number is being called. You can also mix it up. If you have more then 7 girls, make some kind of mount or pyramid for them to run through. If you have 12 or more girls attempt the double pyramids (you can find that picture under the category of mounts). Don’t forget your pom poms!
This is a good drill to practice if you have a cheerleader who is afraid to fall in a basket toss. Trust is the key. Normally on our squad it’s the brand new 7th grader that ends up being our flyer. Her weight is normally the only factor involved. So us older girls on the squad have to work on their trust issues. Sometimes it comes easy and sometimes not. But once they know that they can do it they normally turn out to be wonderful at it.
You can split into groups for this one, there isn’t a certain number you need to have, but six works very well.
To start off have all the girls stand in two lines facing each other. Have them link arms where one girl’s hands are holding onto the other’s elbow. Go out in a yard and have one girl stand in front of the “tunnel” of girls with her back facing them. The girl in front says “Catcher’s ready?” If they are they respond “Catcher’s ready, fall when ready.” The front girl says “Falling” and the catcher’s respond “Fall.” With this the girl falls back into the other’s arms, much like a cradle or basket-toss.
Make sure every girl takes a turn. After the last person has gone on ground level keep move onto something higher up (i.e. tree stumps, chairs, tables, porches, etc). Keep moving the fall point higher until you are the faller is high as she would be in an extension.
I don’t know what you’ve been told
(I don’t know what you’ve been told)
Cougars are as good as gold
(Cougars are as good as gold)
If you heard what I just said
(If you heard what I just said)
Get on your feet and do our beat!
(Get on your feet and do our beat!)
Beat – s.s.c.s(pause)s.c.s.s.c (do this beat twice through)
…that I think EVERY cheerleader should follow. I found a great website that I am borrowing them from:)http//www.geocities.com/aicmzine/cheer_rules.htm
Here are some of the Basic Rules of Cheerleading, each squad has it’s own style and rules, but these are the understood rules each individual cheerleader should follow- the unspoken rules.’
Whether your team is shooting a free throw or trying to get the rebound your cheerleaders should be doing something. If they are shooting, do something simple so it doesn’t take away from your boys. If they are getting the rebound then go into a formation, lift, mount or some type of pyramid. Mix it up. Here we are yelling for them to get the rebound.
P.S. For cool formation ideas check out the category of mounts.
…wearing hair ribbon. But then there are those girls who won’t leave the house without it. This was the first year (2008) that our squad was required to wear it to every game. While it is a hassle at times I think it was well worth it. It makes the squad look sharp and unified, and it is super cute……if you wear it right. I’m not into the whole “make the bow bigger then my head” type of ribbon. I found this site that is really helpful for making ribbon, cute and cheap.
I did not post this video because I thought it was funny!!! I have never seen a toss done like this before. Watch the bases hands and see how they are intertwined. It seems like it would be a ton easier to toss the flyer like that.