How to Connect Back Handsprings

How to Connect Back Handsprings

Photo: Snapped! by Becca Clark If you’re learning to connect a back handspring to another skill or are learning multiples, this post is for you! To have a smooth connection between a round off and a back handspring, or a back handspring and another back...
Tips for Crossovers

Tips for Crossovers

Photo by FloCheer Being a crossover athlete, or doing both school & allstar cheer, has its benefits – you get more practice time, more opportunities to compete and may be able to experience a variety of stunt positions. Although it’s fun, there are some downsides...
How to Do a Double Down

How to Do a Double Down

Here are 4 tips for flyers learning double downs: RIDE IT TO THE TOP In a full down, you might be able to get away with not riding the cradle all the way to the top, but for double downs, it’s more important. Since you want as much time as possible to spin, you need...
How to Have More Confidence in Your Tumbling

How to Have More Confidence in Your Tumbling

Photo: Front Row Cheer Photos Having the confidence to tumble is one of the biggest challenges for cheerleaders. The first step in getting over this is to identify why you’re lacking confidence. More often than not, it’s due to fear. Fear of doing it on the floor or...