Basketball Cheerleading Dos and Don'ts

Questions persist about what IS and IS NOT allowed at basketball games, so here are some examples of what cheerleaders can and cannot do legally:

 

What may be done:

1. Extension prep dismount to cradle

2. Liberty dismount straight to cradle

3. Pendulum

4. Braced Tick-Tock

5. Leap frog

6. Helicopter

7. Split drop

8. Dismount from a single based stunt to a single based cradle with proper spotting

9. Series of back-handsprings

10. Series of cartwheels

The stunts listed above are just a few examples of items that could be legal if executed appropriately on a basketball court or track.

 

What NOT to do:

1. Basket tosses of any kind

2. Quick Load to a toss that twists prior to landing in a stunt

3. Elevator toss

4. A top person performs a twisting dismount to cradle

5. Perform a single twisting back flip

The stunts listed above at examples of stunts that would be illegal if executed on a basketball court or track.

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