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STUNTS - advanced
Safety Tips
1. ALWAYS have an advisor, coach or adult watching at all times.
2. If anyone feels uncomfortable or unsure about a stunt, don't do it.
3. Always be serious about what you are doing. If someone can't stop laughing, take a break.
4. Spotters and bases- never take your eyes off the flyer, they are trusting you.
5. Flyers- be sure that you have complete trust in your bases and spotters.
6. Be sure you're on a good surface such as cheerleading mats. (Don't build on concrete, ouch!)
Extension
An extension is the same as an extension prep except the bases fully extend their arms. The back-spot holds as high as she can reach. To dismount, cradle by using thigh muscles and exploding through the shoulders.
Full Down
A full down is an advanced dismount for an extension prep. The bases and back
spot do the same as they would for a cradle. The flyer twists herself by her body position. The bases do not cause the twisting.
1. The flyer waits for the throw.
2. Once she hits the top, she takes a pocket to pocket technique, remembering not to drop her shoulders or look down. Pocket to pocket is keeping arms straight, but placing them in different places (one by the front pocket and other far back pocket). For example, if you are going to turn to the left you place your right arm across your chest to touch your left front pocket. The left arm goes behind your back to touch your right back pocket. Look to the left with head.
3. Once the flyer has spun around, she snaps into a pike.
You have to have a lot of power and whip into it.
Awesome/Cupie
1. Side, front, and back bases prepare for extension.
2. The flyer places her right foot in the hands of the base on her right. Jumping she places her left foot into the hands of the base on the left (you can also use the other mount where the flyer jumps into both hands at the same time).
3. As the bases push into full extension they push the flyers feet together, while the front base helps by placing her hands on the outside of the flyers feet/ankles. When the stunt is in full extension the front base may put her hands on the side bases' wrists for support.
Dismount:
a) Take down to extension prep and place the hands of the flyer into the front hands of the side bases. The flyer then jumps down and the back-spot places her hands underneath the flyers armpits to help support her, make sure you rebound.
b) Cradle
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Liberty
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Lawrence High School Varsity
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1. Main base, (right) holds the flyer's foot on the heel and the toe.
2. The left base holds the flyer's foot in the middle and the flyer's ankle.
3. The back spot positions her hand on the flyer's butt, like a chair, and the other hand on the flyer's calf.
4. The front base holds the main base's wrist loosely, and the flyer's shin.
5. On the count of 5,6,7,8 the stunt goes up, as the flyer pushes off the base's shoulders, and everyone pushes up.
6. Once up, the back-spot puts the hand that was on the flyer's butt in any available area on her leg, usually the calf.
7. The flyer stays tight, and pulls her lib, squeezing all her muscles, and sucking in, making sure not to lean on one hip. The middle of the flyer's raised foot should be touching the side of her knee.
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| Please note: There are numerous variations to the basic liberty lift. The flyer on the left is doing a liberty. Other stunts using the liberty lift and hold include arabesque, heel stretch, bow 'n' arrow, scorpion, scale, chin-chin and waterfall/reverse arabesque.
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Stars
1. Once up in a liberty the flyer takes her "free" foot and stretches it out to the side. She stretches her arms into a diagonal with the side that the bases are holding down.
2. The bases turn to the side as the flyer brings her arms and her foot to her side.
Dismount: Pop - cradle the flyer. The flyer does a scissor action when being popped.
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