Project your voice loudly when doing Cheerleading Cheers

Don´t "sing" you cheerleading cheer or chant. Project your voice loudly, but don´t scream or squeak.

Enthusiasm and Energy Important for Cheerleading Cheers

When doing cheerleading cheers or chants always stay very enthusiasthic and energetic. "Hit" your motions very tight and keep a big smile on your face. There is no such thing as a tired cheerleader. Staying pumped up will win the crowd and the judges.

Avoid crowd response in routines

If you have to do a cheerleading cheer in your competition routine, you may want to avoid a crowd response. Crowd responses may lose the energy of your routine unless you are in a small venue with a lot of your own fans.

Avoid Poms at competition for cheerleading cheer

Avoid the use of pom-pons in the cheerleading cheer portion of your routine. Generally speaking, pom-pons are very "old-school". The use of poms wil not impress the judges or score extra points in most venues. Poms create problems when used in a routine because cheerleaders can never get them totally off of the mat and then they become a distraction or a safety violation.

Do an all-music routine without a cheer if possible

Do an all music routine if you are allowed to. Having to do a cheerleading cheer in the middle of your routine will drop the energy of the routine. If you still want to incorporate a cheer into the routine, cheer over a lower volume beat. Keep this type of cheer limited to two to three eight counts.