Cheerleader Guide

To be prepared as a cheerleader, you should:

• Practice regularly and maintain fitness

• Focus only on stunts

• Ignore team coordination

• Avoid learning new routines

Why is it important to be polite to visitors at home games?

• To make them feel welcome.

• To show off your skills.

• To intimidate the opposing team.

• To distract the players.

What is the most important thing to remember about sportsmanship according to the Cheerleader Guide?

• Always cheer positively.

• Cheer for the opposing team's mistakes.

• Only cheer for your team.

• Ignore the crowd.

Fill in the blank: A team has four tries (downs) to go ___ yards forward from where the first try begins.

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 20

A 'Touchback' in football terms is:

• A play where the ball is downed in the end zone after a kickoff or punt

• A scoring play worth six points

• A penalty for holding

• A type of pass play

The role of the defense in football is to:

• score goals

• defend against the opposing team

• manage the team's finances

• coach the players

The 'Front Lunge' in basic cheer motions is described as:

• A position where one leg is bent forward and the other is straight back, with arms in a high V position.

• A position where both legs are bent and arms are in a T position.

• A position where one leg is bent backward and the other is straight forward, with arms in a low V position.

• A position where both legs are straight and arms are in a touchdown position.

The 'Low Clasp' in basic cheer motions is described as:

• Arms are straight down with hands clasped

• Arms are bent at the elbows with hands on hips

• Arms are raised above the head with hands clasped

• Arms are extended to the sides with hands open

The 'T Motion' in basic cheer motions is described as:

• Arms extended straight out to the sides, parallel to the ground.

• Arms bent at the elbows, fists on hips.

• Arms raised above the head, forming a 'V'.

• Arms crossed in front of the chest.

What is the 'Tabletop' motion in basic cheer motions?

• A position where arms are bent at the elbows, parallel to the ground

• A position where arms are fully extended above the head

• A position where arms are crossed in front of the chest

• A position where arms are straight down by the sides