Cheerleading Tryouts – Tip #1
Yes, cheerleading tryouts are happening or are soon to happen for many cheerleaders out there.
In looking at the forums on some of the other cheerleading sites, it seems that some of you have trouble learning and executing either a tumbling move or a jump. Without going into some of the underlying reasons for that, here’s a tip that can help you learn a new move.
One of the best ways to learn how to do anything is to watch another person do it. From our earliest years, we learn by observing. But this isn’t a passive process because each time you observe closely, your brain will be etching in new maps of what you are watching. The key is to observe in a particular way.
There are loads of videos on YouTube (of course they are of varying quality) but you can find a video of almost any move you want to learn or refine. Or, buy a video or ask a cheerleader you admire if you can observe and film him or her executing the move you want to learn.
Once you have your video, get yourself in a nice focused state by exhaling slowly several times. Do this in a quiet space if possible. Once you are calmly focused, watch the film and notice everything about it – what the cheerleader does just prior to the move, the expression on his or her face, and how he or she moves into it, and so forth. Watch this over and over.
Now, imagine how the cheerleader feels while he or she is doing the move. Imagine how confident or focused the cheerleader is. Now imagine how you might feel if you were that person. Slowly imagine that you are becoming that cheerleader and it is you who is executing the move. Do this over and over.
Each time you do this, you will be training your brain. Now, this doesn’t mean that this is all you have to do! Of course you have to actually practice the move but this will boost your learning.
Good luck!
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