#TUCK JUMPS CHEER GENERATOR#
#TUCK JUMPS CHEER SERIES#

Coach Wayne is available for tumbling instructor certification training. His articles, videos, and books have been used by students and instructors worldwide since 1991. (FLASH player permission is required to view animations.)Ĭoach Wayne was the Head Coach for the Savannah College of Art and Design Cheerleading team and Executive Coach of Olympic Gymnast Zuzana Sekerova. You may also be interested in the following: Work on getting that part right & expect to practice 400-500 of them to actually 'get' your tuck. Again, the REAL value of the arms is in gaining height in the jump-lift. They are essentially a slight 'helper' to shrink the size of the tuck-position ((applies to pike also). The arms do not HAVE to be used to grab the legs in the tuck, it can be done without them. they must release the legs and rapidly move over the head to elevate the shoulders for an upright landing. tightening the tuck and accelerating the rotation. The hands only have a split-second to tug quickly on the shin bones. This is also where athletes will begin drills that will lead to Layouts & Fulls. During this class, athletes will continue to concentrate on cleaning and perfecting the Tuck and all of its components. about the time the head passes through vertical (exactly upside down) the knees should be moving into the hands. In our level 4/5 class, athletes will continue to master skills from our level 3 class. I allow the arms to essentially HOLD POSITION. (flipping) As the legs are drawn closer to the chin, (ab muscles working) the rotation continues to accelerate. By lifting the knees towards the chest the body-radius shortens and that rotation accelerates. the arms should be stretched high overhead and the straight body should be flying upwards.

#TUCK JUMPS CHEER GENERATOR#

The jump-entry into the tuck is the REAL power generator & if you don't put your best emphasis into it at that time it doesn't really matter how you grab or legs.Īfter the jump and set.

#TUCK JUMPS CHEER SERIES#

Get familiar with the basics of cheer in this introduction series Practice the fundamentals of cheer and learn cheer vocabulary. How you adjust your arms to grab your shins in the tuck is not NEARLY as important as the LIFT and SET before that. Description This activity is closed to further registration.

Also, do you know of any exercises or tips for improving my standing back tuck? thank you for your help. Could you tell me which one you think will be more efficient for a standing back tuck? I have to have one for cheer tryouts next month. Some coaches say to rotate your arms backward when you grab your legs, while others teach you to just bring them down and grab your legs. I have a question about doing a standing back tuck.

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