Make Your Cheerleading Squad Better Than the Rest

Improving the ability of your cheerleading squad requires commitment, dedication and plenty of practice.

Steps

Ensuring your commitment to the squad

  1. Expect to work hard. Starting a cheer squad takes lots and lots of hard work. But it is all worth it in the end when you see the end result of your squad.
  2. Build team spirit. In cheerleading, your teammates will become like a second family to you and the memories you make will last you a lifetime. All squad members will share in the excitement of when you win and the disappointment of when you lose. As a cheer group, they will laugh together, sweat together, and probably even cry together. And as your cheer squad grows and grows together, they will find themselves thinking and reacting as one. There is nothing in the world that can compare to the bond that a cheerleading squad has. Of course, there's going to be fighting and arguing. Just try personally not to talk about people behind their backs, and all of that drama stuff, and it will help to improve the squad.
  3. Consider whether you have the time and funds. There is a lot to consider when you decide to become a cheerleader. Cheerleading is a very time consuming sport. There is also the financial side to cheerleading. Sometimes you or your parents will have to pay for camps, lessons, competitions, or even cheer supplies.
  4. Assess your commitment. More and more schools are getting into competition cheerleading. But what if you aren't fully prepared for a competition squad? For some people it takes years to master the fundamentals of cheerleading. And there aren't a lot of websites or information on the internet to help you get prepared for tryouts, or if you are an experienced cheerleader, that will give you that competitive edge to blow your competition out of the water. If you're a veteran cheerleader who has dreamed about having a competitive edge, or if you’re a newbie thinking about trying out for the first time, then you owe it to yourself to go to the site below and get the latest and hottest cheerleading secrets.

Making the squad the best possible

  1. View how your team does things wrong and take notes on it. Make sure before you do this, that you're a good cheerleader and capable of doing all the requirements perfectly.
  2. In private, ask your teacher or coach if you can help your teammates with their skills. Do not be rude about it or make yourself look like you think you are better than everyone.
  3. Ask your teacher or coach if you can advance in some skills. For example, to do tumbling if you don't already, or do more chants and cheers and bigger stunts.
  4. If your coach says this is okay, go ahead. Make sure to meet your group somewhere privately, such as at someone's house. Use a place that has plenty of space to practice and teach new routines (this would also be a good time to bond and have a sleepover or something).
  5. Be a great and humble teacher. Don't be rude to your teammates. Instead, try being as nice and as helpful as possible when teaching them something new.

Tips

  • Lay down the law if you have to. If your squad is silly, goofing around, and just not listening, calmly tell them to pay attention and get started on the routine or practice their tumbling and flexibility skills. Even if you aren't captain, you can still whip your squad into shape once in a while. Don't be afraid to tell them, "Hey, you guys, we really need to get working on this routine," when needed.
  • Tumbling is one of the most important aspects of cheerleading.
  • Stunting is important; make sure flyers are flexible.

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