Cheerleading jumps?

Question

Okso, i am really bad at toe-touches & herkys. Anyone know any stretches? or ANYTHING to help me out?

Answer 1

If you sit in the position of the jump on the floor and just stretch in that position you will be better in the air. like sit in a stradel and splits and your toe touch should get better

Answer 2

Lay on you back and put your butt up against a wall with your feet straight up in the air. Slowly lower your legs as far down as the can go. once you can reach the floor take your legs and keeping them on the floor, move them closer to your head. After stretching like this once a day every morning your toe touch will get better in no time. Good luck during competition season!

Answer 3

okay to get herkys and pikes higher do pike to pikes. what you do is sit on the ground in a straddle lay on you stomach so that your feet are now in back of you and then push you body back into a straddle. it works your abs and leg muscles. you can also do front splits to middle splits to front splits it works really well.

to get toe touches kick one leg at a time up in the air. first kick it up fast and bring it down slowly. the slowly kick it up low the slowly move it up to the middle then whip your leg up as high as you can the slowly put it down. or you can lay on the ground and move you leg around up in the air in a circle. first do one leg at a time thirty times on each leg. then do both legs at the same time thirty times.

hope your jumps get higher.

Answer 4

lay onthe ground and touch your toes.

Answer 5

Sit on the floor in as stratle with  your legs out as far as they can go...point your toes and roll your hips back so your knees are facing backwards and not up...then put your left hand in front of your body and your right hand in back of your body and pick up your right leg and circle it backwards as many times as you can without dropping it to the floor...repeat this with the other leg and when you have done both...but both of your hands in front of you and pick both legs up and circle them back at the same time...this really helps..and if you do it each day..your jumps will get better and better..just make sure you keep your back as straight as you can while doing this...my jumps have gotten 10 times better since I started doing that stretch 1 year ago... =]

Answer 6

well ive been cheerin 12 years it just takes practice become flexible do back bends alot  and the splits  if u can do that then start practicin take it slow it takes time it took me a month to learn but it was worth it

Answer 7

ok, for toe-touches, stand with your feet spread apart. then go lower and lower to the ground until out can rest your arms from your elbows to your fists on the ground.  stay in this position for about 30-60 seconds.

for hurkeys, sit on the ground with your feet spread apart. then take your left leg and bend it in so that your left foot is touching your right theigh. stay in theis position, grab your right foot, and stay here for 30-60 seconds. then switch legs and repeat.

HOPE THIS HELPS!!!!!!!

just ask me anything if you want to know more

Answer 8

Just stand up straight and touch your toes. Without bending your knees!! Or sit down and do that. Practice Practice!