Welcome to the World of Allstar Cheerleading

International Open Small Coed 5:  14 years and older, 1-4 males, 5-24 members.

International Open Large Coed 5:  14 years and older, 5-12 males, 5-36 members.

International Open Small Coed 6:  17 years and older, 1-4 males, 5-24 members.

International Open Large Coed 6:  17 years and older, 5-15 males, 5-36 members.

Tiny Level 1:  6 years and younger.

Junior Restricted: 14 years and younger, 0-4 males, 5-36 members.

Step 1. STRETCH. Your core is the most important aspect of the “Full.” Stretch your back however you may please, but make sure it’s really stretched. Whether it is doing a back bend or another technique make sure it is completed correctly.

Step 2. The Round off into the back handspring is the set up to the full.  To do a round off, run the necessary amount, hurdle with your arms by your ears and place them down as you swing your legs around.  KEEP your LEGS TOGETHER until they reach the opposite direction from where you started.

To complete the back handspring, you need the momentum you achieve from the round off.  Make sure your arms are above your head at the end up your round off so that you can immediately go into the backhand spring.

The steps to the back hand spring are as follows:  Get in a seated position with your arms above your head.  Simply push through your toes and use your momentum to lift you up even more.  Then fall backwards, but do not arch your back too much, you want your back hand spring to be as long as possible.  While you’re upside down, you want your fingers facing away from you on the floor.  Then finally, swing your legs over your head so for a split second you are in a hand stand position.  Keep your feet together and push off the floor so that when your arms come up you can immediately go into the full.

The hardest part is coming! The full.  Do not try a full until you have a lay out down.  Do not try a layout until you have a tuck and do not try a tuck until you have a back hand spring!

You wouldn’t do a double full unless you had a full down!

The “set” is the most crucial part of a full.  If you do not have the set correctly, you will not go up.  You will go backwards and injure yourself! So make sure you are going up before you go back!

Once you are “set” high enough with your arms high above your head.  Your arms are going to stay above your head while you are jumping in the air, beginning to flip upside down, completing your set.  Keep your arms above your head as you being to “wrap.”  Wrapping begins when you see the ceiling.  You take your lead arm (whatever arm you are twisting towards) and drop it behind you.  Your other arm will wrap towards that arm.  Make sure your second arm goes in the same direction you are twisting.  If not, the turn will not be completed.

Some results from the Summit:

Small Senior 4:  Florida Top dog,  Hawaii Allstars, Northern Elite

Small Coed Senior 4:  CA Allstars,  Stringrays, Flipcity

Large Coed Senior 4:  Cheer Express, Topgun,  VIZION

Small Jr. 5:  ECE, ACX, Jersey Allstars.

Small Jr. Coed:  ICE, Stringrays, Cheertyme.

Small Restricted 5:  Stingrays,  Twist & Shout,  Topgun.

Small Youth 5:  ICE, Louisiana Athletics, ECE.

1. Do as many pushups as you can in 20 seconds, this will work your shoulders, chest, biceps and/or triceps.  You can also vary you arm placement as the push ups get easier.

(Rest 10 seconds)

2. do “mountain climbers for twenty seconds.  In the pushup position bring one leg in front of you and put a bit of weight on it, switch legs and repeat swiftly.

(Rest 10 seconds)

3. opposite arm and leg stretches are next, for twenty seconds.  With your knees and hands flat on the ground, inhale.  While exhaling lift your left leg fully extending it behind you and right arm and fully extending it in front of you.  Return to your hands and knees flat on the ground, switch to the opposite arm and leg.  Repeat.

(Rest 10 seconds)

4. Next are burpees, they’re tough but extremely good for strengthening muscles.  First, start with your feet shoulder width apart.  Second, bring your hands down to the floor.  Next, jump your legs behind you into a push up position, then bring your feet back to the second position and stand back up.  Repeat.  (to make this tougher, instead of standing back up you can jump up straight into the air, then repeat.)

(Rest 10 seconds)