AES Cougar Cheerleading
Cheerleading 101: Tumbling
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anywhere in the USA!
Beginner Cheer tumbling class: (Video 1) (Video 2)
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Tucks
Don't forget to use a trained spotter when learning these
skills! Never try to learn these skills on your own! To help prepare yourself for learning
these skills you will want to do the following exercises:
Power jumps and tuck jumps to help you get lift and to practice bringing
your legs up, and various
ab
exercises such as crunches and hip rolls/reverse rocks so that you
have the stomach strength to pull yourself over. Below are lists
of specific drills you can also do to help speed up how long it takes
you to learn how to do tucks.
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Back tucks
A variation of a back tuck: the X-out
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- Front tucks (Punch fronts)
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Punch front video tutorial |
Layouts and Twists Don't forget to use a trained spotter when learning these skills! Never try to learn these skills on your own!
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