Annotation - Cheerleading is one of the hottest topics around - Perfect for reluctant readers - Terrific blend of specially taken photos and appealing text - Sidebars include useful cheerleading tips.
In the past decade, cheerleading has lit up the sidelines and become an activity all its own. Attendance at summer camps has grown to more than 500,000 participants annually, and tens of thousands train for regional and national competitions each year, with championships and even college scholarships on the line. As cheerleading continues to grow, so too does the need for a source of information that covers the range of skills, stunts, and moves. Complete Cheerleading provides all the information participants need in order to excel in this highly athletic and increasingly competitive activity. Top cheerleading coaches and judges lend their expert instruction on such crucial topics as body position and movement, voice control, jumps and tumbling, stunt technique, and choreography. There are chapters dedicated solely to games and pep rallies, camps and competition, and practices and conditioning, in addition to XX stunts for all levels of cheer squads. Teaming Justin Carrier, National Cheerleading Association (NCA) director of curriculum, and Donna McKay, cheer coach in Iowa and national judge, this book combines success at the national level, long-term coaching expertise at the high school level, and judging experience at every level. Complete Cheerleading is the all-in-one authoritative source that cheerleaders, coaches, and advisors will turn to from one spirited season to the next.
Cheerleading is a physically challenging sport and 101 Cheerleading Drills is an authoritative collection of cheerleading-specific and functional exercises for building and maintaining the flexibility, strength, and technique that the sport requires. The drills and exercises in this book feature step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow photos. The jumping, tumbling, motion, and stunting drills contained in this comprehensive resource will aide any cheer coach in maximizing their team's skill level and performance ability.
Is Cheerleading a sport? The debate rages. One thing is for certain: the first sideline yell has evolved into a complex mix of cheers, dance, and athletics that can require the gymnastic skills of a Mary Lou Retton and the dancing moves of a Broadway show girl. This book explores this evolution.
An introduction to cheerleading, presenting the history of this activity, advice on tryouts, the necessary skills and techniques involved, information on camps and competitions, and more.
Perfect for both coaches and squad members from junior high to college level, this is a comprehensive development guide for skill-appropriate and safe instruction on all aspects of cheerleading. Photos.
Here are some of the most popular cheers used by high school and college squads across the country. Readers can learn how to pump up the crowd with cheers for football, basketball, and soccer, plus high-flying jumps and electrifying moves. Photos.
*A Barnes & Noble Teen Blog's Most Anticipated LGBTQAP YA Book of 2019* Jenna Watson is a cheerleader. And she wants you to know it’s not some Hollywood crap: they are not every guy’s fantasy. They are not the “mean girls” of Marsen High School. They’re literally just human females trying to live their lives and do a perfect toe touch. And their team is at the top of their game. They’re a family. But all that changes when Jenna’s best friend stops talking to her. Suddenly, she’s not getting invited out with the rest of the squad. She’s always a step behind. And she has no idea why. While grappling with post-cheer life, Jenna explores things she never allowed herself to like, including LARPing (live action role playing) and a relationship with a trans guy that feels a lot like love. When Jenna loses the sport and the friends she’s always loved, she has to ask herself: What else is left?
A comprehensive guide to coaching youth cheerleading that covers communication, rules, equipment, safety, teaching and shaping skills, cheers, sidelines, dances, partner stunts, pyramids, jumps, tumbling, preparing for the season, and game day.
"Engaging images accompany information about cheerleading basics. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--