Summer of Skills

SUMMER IS THE MOST CRITICAL PART OF THE SEASON FOR SKILL BUILDING!

Over the summer, cheerleaders do not have a routine yet.  There is no choreography to work on, no tumbling pass to perfect, nor stunt sequence to hit.  Over the summer, t  e main focus is strengthening current skills and seeing how many new skills can be attained in just 2 months before choreography.

Personally, I feel that summer is a time to FALL BACK IN LOVE WITH CHEERLEADING.  It can get rough during the season, stressful even.  There is pressure and competition and when all of that is done there is tryouts!  It can become overwhelming.  I have always found that my love of cheerleading (or sports in general) dips down around May and June.  It is the end of the school year, end of the season, and your brain and body is fried.  By July, I am ready.  July is the month of new beginnings.  July is the month when you remember that working hard gets new skills.  In July you remember that tumbling on the beach is quite possibly the most fun and exciting thing in the world. In July you go to the gym and truly PLAY.  You try new skills, new stunts, new sequences.  It is THRILLING!

Cheer Factor has a few incredible events coming in July.  These are perfect opportunities to learn new skills, fall back in love (or more in love) with cheerleading, make new friends, and gain new insights on the sport you are passionate about.

Debbie Love is a tumbling genius.  She is an expert in the mental side of tumbling.  She is also an expert in the mechanics and anatomy of tumbling.  More information on her can be found on her website at FortheLoveofTumbling.Com.

Ben Pope is another tumbling genius.  He is also an incredible spotter.  Ben Pope coaches at Cheer Extreme (maybe you’ve heard of them). 

Cheer Factor certainly has some of the best tumbling instructors in New England.  Imagine how great it will be to get another perspective from two even more amazing instructors.  Imagine what you can learn!

Finally, Cheer Factor will be hosting Cheer Camps and Back Handspring Clinics throughout the summer.  These camps will allow our athletes and their friends to PLAY with cheerleading.  You are able to create your own stunt sequences, dances, tumbling passes, and even cheer bows!  The back handspring clinics will have OVER TEN different spotters available!

School Is out for the summer….and Cheerleading is IN.  Are you Ready?