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Jumps
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Banana |
This is when you arch your back and reach upwards. You usually only do a
banana when you are doing a combination jump or riding up a basket toss.
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Double Hook |
(aka: Pretzel, Abstract, or Table Top) A jump where one leg is
bent in front of you and the other leg is bent behind you, your arms are in
a high V.
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Herky |
(aka: Herkie/Hurkie) A jump where your weak leg is bent
towards the floor and your strong leg is out to the side as high as it will
go. Some call it a hurkie. Done
like a toe touch, but one leg comes up and the other bends with the knee
facing the ground. Named after Cheerleading legend Lawrence
"Herkie" Herkimer.
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Hurdler |
A jump similar to the Herkie except your bent leg is level with your
hip and the knee that’s bent faces the front, instead of pointing
down.
There are front hurdlers and side hurdlers.
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Jumps |
An action where both feet leave the ground; a coordinated placement
of the arms and legs while the feet are off the ground. There are three
parts to a jump; the prep/approach, the lift, and the landing.
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Pike |
a jump, while in the air keep both feet together, and put feet straight out
in front of you, make sure your legs are straight. The goal is for your
extended legs to be parallel to the ground.
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Spread Eagle |
like a toe touch, however your knees face forward and your straddle
is perpendicular to the ground.
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Table Top |
A jump where it appears the Cheerleader is sitting in the air.
This jump is sometimes referred to as an Abstract or Double Hook, depending
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Toe touch |
A jump, when your in the air, you spread your legs out to the side as
high as you can in a straddle position while bringing your toes up toward
your head. The goal is for your extended legs to be at least parallel to the
ground. One of the most widely
used jumps in Cheerleading. A jump where your arms are in a "T"
motion and your legs split to the sides, toes pointed. Knees are up. Hands
do not touch the toes, as the name implies, but instead your hands try to
reach to the insides of your ankles.
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Tuck
Jump |
where you bring both knees up to your chest as you jump, knees
pointed upward toward the sky.
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Tumbling
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Aerial |
Used to describe a cartwheel without hands touching the ground or
floor. Sometimes refers to a round off without hands.
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Back Handspring |
Backwards
jump onto your hands, then a quick push from your hands to your feet. Also
known as flip-flop or flick-flack.
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Handspring |
Springing from your feet to your hands to your feet again. Used alone
or in conjunction with other skills. There are forward and backward
handsprings.
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Handstand |
Skill where the hands are placed firmly on the ground supporting your entire
body weight and the body is perpendicular to the ground and straight
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Round off |
A fast cartwheel where once both hands hit the ground, the feet are
brought together into a handstand position and then snapped quickly to the
ground together. A basic
beginner tumbling skill. Once perfected it is used as a setup for
combination tumbling skills (back handsprings etc.)
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Tumbling |
Any single person gymnastic skill containing hip over head rotation used in
a cheer, dance, or for crowd appeal. Can be done as an individual or as a
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