COLLEGIATE CHEERLEADING By Kenton Lee. Spring Break for Normal People.
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Transcript of COLLEGIATE CHEERLEADING By Kenton Lee. Spring Break for Normal People.
UCA NATIONALS SEND OFF
Tomorrow Night!7:00pm
Farris Center!
Come help support your UCA Cheer and Dance team as we perform our
nationals routines!
University of Central Arkansas Cheer Team Tryouts
• Tryouts are set for May 9-11, 2013 • Paperwork must be postmarked by APRIL 18, 2013 – Cost: $25 if paperwork is turned in by deadline. $40 after dead-line.
• Location: Prince Center• Schedule:
– Thursday, May 9 – 6pm-9pm– Friday, May 10 – 6pm-9pm
– Saturday, May 11 – 9am-12pm• 1pm - Mandatory New Team Meeting
SKILLS
• STUNTS: 1-4 people (bases) lifting and holding a “flyer” in the air while she demonstrates body control and flexibility by pulling body positions
• PYRAMID: The merging of multiple stunts. Often stacked 3 people high.
• TUMBLING: Using body control and power to flip, spin, bound and perform other tricks in the air
• BASKETS: 2-4 bases launching a flyer anywhere from 15-30 feet in the air as she performs tricks in the air before she is drops back into the group’s arms
Calorie Burn: Cheer Fun Fact
• According to my Nike Fuel Band, Being 195lbs and 6’2. I burned on averaged 225 calories per “full out routine” (2:30)
• For a single 2 hour practice, I burned and average of 1,940 calories.
• Hell week consists of 3 practices a day, 2 hours each practice.
• A pound of fat = 3000 calories.• I burned almost 2lbs of fat every day for a total of
almost 15lbs worth of fat burned in a week.
PHYSICS OF CHEER(Sports Science)
• Quinton Rampage Jackson (Former UFC Light-Heavy Weight Champion of the world):
• Body Slam = 2000-2100 lbs of force
• Kassim Osgood (NFL Hall of fame; Wide Receiver and Special Teams: Detroit Lions)
• Moving Tackle = 1800-1950 lbs of force
• High school Cheer Team (2 boy bases, 2 girl bases, 105lb flyer)
• Back tuck Basket = 2100 – 2800 lbs of force
PHYSICS OF CHEER(UCA AT program: Mike Garcia)
• Back-hand-spring (150 lbs participant)– 1100-1300 lbs of force per contact with floor
• Back Tuck (150 lbs participant)– 1900-2100 lbs of force upon landing
**These are only measures of basic skills, generally, the more difficult the skill, the harder the impact, leading to higher risk of injuries.
INJURIES
• According to the NCAA Injury Analysis, in correlation with all other collegiate sports, Cheer contributes to:– 42.5% sprains– 18.4% Soft tissue injury– 15.4% fractures and dislocations– 14.3% of concussions– 40% of fatal injuries
• An average of 45 deaths occur annually from cheerleading
Works Cited• The Gale Group (2013). Cheerleading Injuries. retrieved March 10, 2013, from World of Sports
Science Web Site: http://www.faqs.org/sports-science/Ce-Do/Cheerleading.html#b• The Gale Group (2012). Cheerleading . retrieved March 10, 2013, from World of Sports
Science Web Site: http://www.faqs.org/sports-science/Ce-Do/Cheerleading.html#b• Live Science Staff (2011). World's Most Dangerous Sport. retrieved March 10, 2013, from Live
Science Web Site: http://www.livescience.com/2775-girls-dangerous-sport-cheerleading.html• Lamk, July 30, 2009. 2009 NCA Stunt Champions Kristen and Kelvin from the University of
Hawaii. Retrieved March 10, 2013. from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CadlOxFSW4• Brandon McCuien, August 6, 2012. Time to Rise. Retrieved March 10, 2013. from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V95c9BjN04• UCAmichael5457, Dec 21, 2008. 2007-2008 Bid tape. Retrieved March 10, 2013. from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbjh9GESpzc • John Brenkus, D.D October 20, 2010. Cheerleading Vs Football. David Leepman, P. Sports
Science. Los Angelas, Ca. ESPN. • Lee, Kenton. (UCA Cheerleader)