TABLE OF CONTENTS

Secrets to Cheer Tumbling

How to Use This Program
Program Overview

INTRODUCTION
An Introduction to the Program
Strength and Flexibility FIRST!!! 
Game and Routine Length Aerobics 
Cheer Athletes vs. Cheerleaders
Spotting??? Vs. Physical Preparation and Progression 
Cheerleading Daily Training System
An Overview of the Importance of Tumbling in Competitions
Under-Utilized Front Tumbling
Efficient Cheerleading and Tumbling Practices Shortcuts are the Longest Route
Check Yourself
What to Do If You Can’t Do Back Handsprings and Back Somersaults Yet

TRAINING HINTS AND TIPS
Warm-Up
Partner Stretch
Upper and Lower Body Plyometric Training
Memory Position Training
Memory Position Tramp Training
The Importance of Strength
The Importance of Flexibility
Safety Fall Complex
Train at Three Levels Everyday
One Step of Progress Daily
For Safety, Go For the Skill
Equipment Progressions
Video Training Program
Hints and Tips for Using this Cheer Tumbling Program

TUMBLING CONCEPTS
% of Practice Tumbling Related
Train Tumbling on Trampoline
Daily Training at Three Levels
You Have a One-Track Mind
All Tumbling Is Done In Layout Position
Learn Two Foot Landings First
Whips before Flips In Back Tumbling
Global Learning
Decreasing Radius Increases Speed of Rotation
The Forgotten Position – Open
When a Tuck is Not a Tuck
Over-Rotation is Better than Under-Rotation
No Such Thing as Ideal Technique
Lift – Transfer of Momentum
Arm Lift Sets the Height of the Tumbling Skill
Peaking Skills by the Clock
Take-Off Angle
Action/Reaction
Visual Spotting
Mix It Up When Reviewing, Step it Up For New Skills
Dropping Arms in Layouts
Open Knee Tucks
One Rep Per Concept Practice for Tumbling
Overtraining
Not a Real Coach until You’ve Thought Before You’veTaught
Our System, Your System, Some System

GUIDE TO BACK HANDSPRINGS
Learn Back Handsprings by Yourself – The Back Limber Method
Shortcuts
Building Back Handspring Strength
Building Back Handspring Flexibility
Equipment Progression for Back Handsprings
Back Handspring Progression
A Standard Jump, But Backwards
Back Handsprings are A Controlled Fall
Long-Short in Back Handsprings
A Standing Back Handspring is a Leg Skill
Land with Chest (and Head and Arms) Up
Accelerate to be Great
Bound-Up out of All Tumbling Skills
Arm Angle
Don’t Throw Head in Back Handsprings
Back Handspring Step-Outs
One-Arm Back Handsprings
Back Handspring Jumps
Fear of Back Handsprings
Back Up in Progression
Relearn Using Back Limber Method
Build Confidence with Advanced Progressions
Positive Reinforcement
Affirmations
Hypnosis/Affirmation CD

BASIC TUMBLING CONCEPTS
Tumble On a Line
Arms by Ears
Standing, Power Hurdle, Sprint into Tumbling
Feet Close To Hands
A Standing Back Handspring is a Leg Skill
Accelerate to be Great
Bound-Up out of All Tumbling Skills
Lunge and Stretch into Round-Offs and Front Handsprings
Stretching into Round-Off Makes It Straight
Even Hand Placement
Hands Straight or Turned In
Bent Legs – Move Back To Tumble Tramp To Fix
Long-Short in Back Handsprings
For Every Back, There is a Front
Arm Angle
Don’t Throw Head in Handsprings
Basic Tumbling Drills
Head Back in Front Handspring Landing
Spotting Points

SALTO CONCEPTS
Throwing Head
The Importance of Lift
Wide Arm Sets Lose Power
Head and Chest Up on Fronts
Russian Lift Front Tumbling
Front Whips
Learning with Late Twisting
Rotation is More Important than Twisting
Segmented Twisting
Crossed Legs in Twisting
Twisting Arm Wrap Techniques
Set-Up for Multiple Twisting Layouts
Twisting Direction
Arch Snap Twisting
Don’t Change Already Established Twisting Direction
Twisting Perspective
Step-Out Technique
Tuck Open, Pike Open - Early Saltos
Flying Tucks, Flying Pikes – Late Saltos
Visual Spotting Points for Saltos
Tumbling into a Pit
Coaching the Generations
The Role of Spotting in High Level Tumbling
When in Doubt, Cowboy Out
Pit Required
Run Hard into Every Tumbling Pass
Tumbling Out of Saltos

SAFETY
Tumbling Communication – Hand Signals
Bend Knees on Landings – No Straight-Legged Landings
Banned Skills
Potentially Dangerous Skills 
Knees by Ears Safety Position

BONUS MATERIALS
Tumbling Element Count Chart
Daily Tumbling Log
Cheer Tumbling Records
Back Tumbling Progressions
Back Tumbling
Twisting
Back, Backs
Front Tumbling Progressions
Front Tumbling
Twisting
Front, Fronts
Combination Tumbling Progressions
Front to Back
Back to Front
Attendance and Workout Hours
Daily Diary
List of Cheerleading Accomplishments
Cheerleader Personal Evaluation Checklist 
 

BONUS MATERIALS
Tumbling Element Count Chart
Daily Tumbling Log
Tumbling Records
Back Tumbling Progressions
Back Tumbling
Twisting
Back, Backs
Front Tumbling Progressions
Front Tumbling
Twisting
Front, Fronts
Combination Tumbling Progressions
Front to Back
Back to Front
Attendance and Workout Hours
Daily Diary
Cheerleader Psychological Profile
List of Accomplishments
Team Cheerleader Evaluation Checklist 
 
 

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