Cheerleading Jumps and Techniques

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Ben Canty
Coach, All Star Legacy Cheer & Dance
http://www.allstarlegacy.com  
(703) 444-6002

Ben Canty is a student at Northern Virginia Community College, and later plans to earn a degree at George Mason University in Mass Communications. His cheerleading career began as a member of Lake Braddock Secondary School's Award Winning Junior Varsity and Varsity Cheer Teams. His journey with All-Star Legacy began in 2003 as a member of both Senior Co-ed and Senior Co-ed Elite teams. That year he earned three national team titles and one individual title. After a years break, he returned to the competition floor with ASL's Senior Coed "Senior Two" team, and went on to earn 5 national titles, place top three at the highly respected National Cheerleader's Association All-Star Nationals in Dallas, and earn numerous specialty awards including: Choreography, Showmanship, and High Point.
Ben's achievements aren't only confined "in-bounds" of the competition mat. He has lead many teams to earn several national titles, and various specialty awards. He is proud to say that he has coached numerous teams to finish out with an undefeated season. He is also the head coach of the Special Needs team, the Legends!
In addition to his accomplishments with All-Star Legacy, Ben is also a fourth year instructor for Cheerleaders of America. He has been recognized for his ability to teach anyone anything, and for his endless enthusiasm!
Ben looks forward to many amazing seasons to come at All-Star Legacy, and is proud to be a member of this amazing staff! "You Can't Take It!"
Ben is NCSSE Certified.

Cheerleading Jumps and Techniques

In this video series, Cheerleading instructor Ben Canty demonstrates specific types of jumps for beginners, intermediate and advanced cheerleaders.

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Ben Canty: Hi there, I am Ben Canty with All Star Legacy, and here with me today is Lauren. We are going to be showing you guys out there how to do cheerleading jumps and the proper techniques used to perform those jumps.

We will start with basic preps, move into beginner level jumps, then immediate jumps, and finally, advanced level jumps. From there, we will learn the proper techniques to strengthen and build up the muscles to perform those jumps and then finally, how to jump and perform with a team.

You won't need too many tools for today. Just a pair of lightweight tennis shoes and some loose spinning clothing, something that you can move around in. Also, safety is very important, so make sure that we are stretching at least 10-15 minutes before each jump exercise, and a quick cool down session after each jump exercise.

I have been a coach here with All Star Legacy for six years and we are the largest in the State of Virginia and one of the largest in the country. Okay, let's get started with our cheerleading jumps today.

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