Cheerleading tips: Tricky cheerleading jumps

Here’s a short video on advanced cheerleading jumps.

Florida cheerleaders focus on sportsmanship

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They walked together from sideline to sideline. Blue, gold, orange and black pom-poms flung up left and right.

Raiders and Cobras cheerleaders stood side by side.

The Boyd Anderson varsity cheerleaders have made it a practice to extend their hands to the opposing team.

By forming a unity program, the Boyd Anderson girls have been able to greet the opposing team’s cheerleaders, work on a cheer together and simply talk with one another.

Most of all, they gain respect in their attempt to achieve good sportsmanship.

Coach Veverly Pinkey, the head Boyd Anderson cheerleading coach, is in her third year of offering the unity program.

“We have 29 varsity girls that love participating in this, ” Pinkey said. “I’d say we’ve done a good job in getting other squads to join us. Cypress Bay and Deerfield Beach have cheered with us, and this is our second time working with the St. Thomas girls.”

Cheerleading tips: How to do a standing tuck

It’s a staple of cheerleading squads around the country, but by no means is it easy.

Here is a short video on the standing tuck.

Nike’s Women’s Stamina cheerleading shoe is the key to staying footache free

We’re just about midway through the school year. That means there has been plenty of standing, jumping and tumbling going on.

All of that action can take a toll on joints and feet, which makes it all the more important to get a quality pair of cheer shoes. But we’re here to say that cheerleading shoes don’t need to be expensive to be effective, and the Nike Women’s Stamina is a great example of that.

The Nike Women’s Stamina features an EVA wedge, heel notch and sculptured arch for comfort and durability, and its stylish, retro sneaker look is sure to turn some heads.

Our reviewers have loved it. Kim, a cheer coach from Columbus, Ohio, said she plans to order the shoes for her team for years to come.

“It’s so light, it doesn’t feel like you’re wearing anything,” she said.

And they’re light on the wallet, too. They cost $34.99.

Related: Check out our entire selection of cheerleading shoes.