Hey you Cheerleader guys I need ya help!!!!?

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I'm gonna cheer this year for my high school but I'd like to be able to do a back hanspring and a toe touch but i can't!!! :'(
I've been trying to get it but no success.
I ain't flexible and I never cheered before, what can i do?
I mean I dnt wanna any spotter cuz i dont have one, so, I'd like to do it by myself.
I almost get de back handspring, but I'm not to fast to put my hands in the ground and I fall, Ouch! also I'm afraid to do it.
PLEASE YOU CHEER GUYS HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!
I'll aprecciate it

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

We had a guy on my squad when I was in HS (me: grad. in '97, cheered for 3 years, captain).  He just did A LOT of stretching.  That's the only way you are going to gain flexibility.  And it helps to do squats to gain muscle strength in your quads/hams.  Really try to power through your jump. And remember to "roll" your hips under your spine at the top of your jump.

http://cheerleading.about.com/od/learningaboutjumps/a/toetouch_drills.htm

http://cheerleading.about.com/cs/jumps/qt/toetouch.htm

As far as the back handspring...  turn your hands inward so that your fingers are facing each other.  You want to "shrug"/pop through your shoulders to get the "spring".  Don't undercut (it looks like you make an O when you do it)...  try to jump back and out just a bit. ( I taught myself to do backhandsprings when I was 14.)

kwinder00 · Answer

the only guys at my school that cheered were gay. is this the move you want to make? if so, be careful

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