Planning Effective Cheerleading Practices (Video)

With Kevin Thompson, UMass Head Cheer Coach. Finally, a video created for any cheer coach looking to improve the quality and effectiveness of their team's practices! Every cheer coach is time-crunched, and this video will help you set goals, organize, improve skills, stay motivated, and keep your squad focused on attaining their goals! Thompson has taken a typical practice and dissected it into a very modifiable model for coaches at any level. Time allotment is included for each phase of practice, which includes: how to structure practice, safety, warm ups, jumps, tumbling, partner stunts, cheering, motion technique drills, strength and conditioning, team building, and more! In addition, you will learn how to get your team to practice and perform like a team, and how to deal with problems in a positive and motivational way! (35 minutes, 1999) To order the UMass Cheerleading Series click here .