COLLEGIATE CHEERLEADING

By Kenton Lee

Spring Break for Normal People

SPRING BREAK FOR CHEERLEADERS (aka: HELL WEEK)

NCA DAYTONA NATIONALS

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

Stunts: National Stunt OffKelvin and Kristen

Tumbling: Brandon McCuien (aka lil’B)

UCA Nationals Bid

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

Your 2012-2013 UCA Cheer Team

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)