Herkie jump cheerleading

There are two types of cheerleaders – those who love jumps and those who try to avoid them at all costs. I am definitely a jump person! Jumps are a relatively simple way to add excitement and visual interest to your cheers, routines, and general spiriting. Though it may take some cheerleaders a little bit of … Learning the Cheerleading Jumps Read More »

How to Do a Herkie -- via wikiHow.com

A herky jump requires fexbility in both legs. Practcing splits to increase felxibilty and doing excercies to strengthen the leg muscles will help make a herky jump higher #increasemuscle

The Herkie jump was named form Lawrence Herkimer, affectionately known as the "grandfather of cheer' by many people in the cheerleading industry. The Herkie is an advanced cheerleading jump that is performed by experienced cheerleaders during sideline routines and competition performances. It's important for a cheerleader to master jump entry before moving on to an advanced jump. Your body will build muscle memory when you perform the steps for a basic entry in repetition, which will make…

Amazing jumps

Gorgeous! #jumps

There were plenty of good comments the other day about Olympic annoyances , but Jules touched on another, cheerleaders, which I had overlook...