Cheerleading

2010 BVPW CHEERLEADING

We are excited to announce BVPW Year Round Cheerleading!

Jan. 31st - June 30

Sundays 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Gymnastic's Place, Uxbridge

$40 per month

Initial registration of $40 is due by Jan. 24th.

All participants from the 2009 Jr. Pee Wee and Jr. Midget teams are eligible to register.

A minimum of 13 participants are required or the program will be canceled.

Practice will consist of fundamentals, stunting, competition prep and an hour of tumbling.

Competition fees are the responsibility of the participants.

Please complete the registration form and mail it to BVPW or return directly to Dara.

USEFUL LINKS
Cheer and Pom	Varsity
Active.com	About.com
Omni Cheer	Coaches

DIVISION AND AGES FOR CHEER/DANCE

Division	Age
Tiny Mite	5-6-7
Mitey Mite	7-8-9*
Jr Pee Wee	8-9-10 -*11
Pee Wee	9-10-11-*12
Jr Midget	10-11-12-*13
Midget	11-12-13-14-*15

CHEERLEADING DO'S AND DONT'S

DO bring water

DO wear hair in a ponytail

DO wear comfortable clothes

DO wear socks and sneakers

DON'T wear jean shorts

DON'T wear jewelry

DON'T wear nail polish

DON'T wear any piercings

DON'T forget to smile!!

TIPS AND TRICKS

Jumping Tips

Do Crunches
The stronger your tummy is, the higher you can lift your legs. This is especially important for pikes.

Toe Touch Exercise
Try doing this exercise before you do your toe touches. Sit on the ground in a straddle position. Not too wide or else it will hurt. Also, be sure that you sit up straight, don't slouch. Place your left hand in front of you and your right behind you. Lift your right leg up off the ground and turn your leg so that your knee is pointing backward. Switch hands and do the same on your left leg. Start easy on yourself, doing 2 sets of five on each leg. Slowly work up to doing more.

Increase Your Leg Strength
Increase the strength in your legs so that you can jump higher. One way to do this is run up and down stairs. Now that's a good work out!

Jump Higher
Place a piece of tape as high up as you can reach on a wall in your house. Jump up 100 times and touch the place on the wall above the tape. Do this 50 times with the right hand and 50 times with the left hand.

Jump, Jump, Jump!
Practice your jumps every day - they can only get better! Try doing three jumps in a row with no prep in between: jump, land, jump, land, jump, land. Increase your repetitions as you improve.