| If you are interested in cheerleading, you may wonder | | | | Although cheerleading is highly visual and depends |
| how to improve your skills on your own. If you?re not | | | | greatly on athletic feats, the heart of any cheerleading |
| on a squad, drilling and practicing at home can help you | | | | squad is the cheering. Upping your vocal power can |
| prepare to wow your judges at cheerleading tryouts | | | | help you to reach the sports fans way in the back of |
| someday in the future. If you?re already a member of | | | | the stadium. Learning how to breathe deeply and how |
| a cheerleading team, improving a few key aspects of | | | | to improve your annunciation and vocal control can |
| your technique on your own can help you excel at | | | | help you get your message out there without shouting |
| meets and during routines. Gaining mastery of | | | | yourself hoarse. For a comprehensive guide to vocal |
| cheerleading techniques can help you build confidence | | | | technique, check out any book by Cicely Berry, a |
| and skills that will translate into success in other arenas | | | | theatrical vocal coach renowned for her ability to get |
| of life as well, and if you have the time and inclination, | | | | the most power and resonance out of any actor?s |
| practicing some cheerleading techniques solo can help | | | | throat. |
| you take your cheering to the next level. There are | | | | Last but not least, you can train your mind to make |
| three things that you can improve on your own that will | | | | you a better cheerleader. Many cheerleaders enjoy |
| strengthen your cheerleading. These are your muscles, | | | | the excitement of cheering for huge crowds, but along |
| your voice, and your mind. | | | | with that excitement nerves and tension usually show |
| Practicing some gentle stretches or a regular course | | | | up before a big game or a competitive cheerleading |
| of yoga, pilates, or strength training can help you to | | | | meet. Psychological tension often translates into |
| gain flexibility and resilience that will allow you to tackle | | | | physical tension, which can spell problems for a |
| increasingly advanced athletic feats on the field. From | | | | cheerleader who needs to stay relaxed and keep |
| effortless splits to attention getting aerial moves, the | | | | muscles loose in order to execute the sport?s |
| better shape you are in the more successful you will | | | | demanding moves. The job that cheerleaders do is |
| be in achieving your goals. You can increase your | | | | just as stressful as the job that any athlete does, so it |
| athletic prowess by spending just twenty or thirty | | | | is important to take care of your spirit the same way |
| minutes a day stretching in the privacy of your own | | | | that an Olympian does. Practicing relaxation techniques |
| home. Using the skills you?ve built later, during a game, | | | | like meditation and deep breathing can help you to |
| can help your squad get the crowd excited and the | | | | make sure that when you step onto the field, you are |
| sports teams you are supporting are certain to | | | | at your peak no matter how many people are |
| appreciate your extra effort. | | | | watching. |