The Ultimate Guide to Cheerleading: For Cheerleaders and Coaches

by Leslie Wilson

Cheerleading is a mix of dedication, strength, and talent. It's art and sport wrapped into one, and any courtside or competitive performance is a result of practice, creativity, camaraderie, and more practice—plus a lot of fun! Commit yourself to taking your cheer ambitions to the next level, and you'll uncover how rewarding this high-intensity activity can be.

The Ultimate Guide to Cheerleading has everything you need to be a successful participant in cheerleading, be it as a team member or coach. Written for both novices and those experienced in the cheering game, inside is all the essential information you need for fun and success,

• Step-by-step photos of game cheering, jumps, stunting, pyramids and more
• Specific activities to prepare for tryouts and improve skills throughout the season
• Routine choreography and other creative ideas
• Important coaching guidelines and safety information
• Tips on how to start a cheerleading program from scratch
• And much, much more!

288 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2003

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Reviews

[Karla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good resource. As a mother of a cheerleader it was helpful to me to better understand how to support her efforts.
Its well presented
the only drawback is that the photos are in black and white and would be better in color
tips were hlpeful
the resources at the end were helpful

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a very great book to read especially if you are just getting into the sport of cheerleading. The book explains how to get into the sport as a cheerleader and also explains how to start a team as a coach. It explains the five types of teams you can create as a coach and join as a cheerleader. Although this is a great book to read if you are interested in learning about the sport, some of the stunts and techniques are not used in every program. Another thing to note is that some of the motions, techniques for stunting, and jumps are not commonly used anymore, since this book was copyrighted in 2003. Otherwise the book is very well explained and covers basic stunts, cheers, dances, and pyramids. It shows the fundamentals of what you should expect going into the sport. The book also teaches coaches how to build up a routine to show at competitions. Overall the book teaches you how to build up your skills from rock bottom and shows you how to become a better and stronger cheerleader.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Personally I liked this book. I am aspiring cheerleader and it taught me the basic moves and jumps.Although it is mostly for coaches I would recommend it.