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    How to Take the Perfect Cheer Team Photo

    by omni February 15, 2021
    written by omni

    Your team looks incredible in their new uniforms and you can’t wait to share their photos with everyone! Here are some tips from our catalog staff on how to take the perfect cheer team photo.

    And when you do capture that perfect shot, submit it to our Catalog Team Photo Contest for a chance to be featured in the next Omni Cheer catalog and win $100.  Start snapping!

    Take Perfect Cheer Photos

    1. Use a newer iPhone, camera or other device to get those high quality/high resolution photos. The higher the resolution, the crisper the photo, especially if you plan on printing your pics.
    2. Avoid cropping. Make sure the whole team and the uniforms are within the frame before you capture the image.
    3. No blurry images. Make sure the image is as sharp as possible by keeping the camera still. If you have a tripod put it to use. If not, take a peek at your shot to make sure it is crisp, and re-shoot if necessary.
    4. Clean the camera lens. This one seems like a no-brainer. But those lenses can get dirty and dusty, especially on your phone. Take a minute to clean it off before your shoot.
    5. Find a brightly lit area. Natural light is best. Don’t use a flash and make sure the light source is shining on your face and NOT from behind you. If the light source is behind you, faces will appear dark.
    6. Avoid the zooming feature. Instead of zooming in, move closer to the people in the photo.
    7. Be as natural as possible. A nice natural smile is perfect. Try to avoid pouty, kissy or overly animated cheer expressions.
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    Beginner’s Guide To Tumbling For Cheerleading

    by omni January 11, 2021
    by omni January 11, 2021

    Want stunting advice and tips for cheerleading or gymnastics? Then you’ve come to the right place! Check out all of Cheerleading Blog’s how-to articles on stunts and tumbling. We’ll walk you through…

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    Co-ed Cheerleading Squads 5 Pros and Cons

    by omni November 2, 2020
    by omni November 2, 2020

    Whether you are looking to start a co-ed cheerleading teams at your school or you are joining a co-ed team, here is a review of some of the pros and cons that…

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    Cheer Coaches: 5 Things to Look for at Tryouts

    by omni October 29, 2020
    by omni October 29, 2020

    Spring is right around the corner, and, for cheer coaches, that means it’s almost time to select your new team, and choose your new uniforms. You may know what your goals are…

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    So You Wanna Do a Toe Touch?

    by omni October 29, 2020
    by omni October 29, 2020

    So you want to learn how to do a toe touch? It’s very important to learn the basics to entering a jump like it’s second nature. You’ll be using this every time…

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    Balancing Techniques For Flyers

    by omni October 29, 2020
    by omni October 29, 2020

    Even though stunting is a cheer team involvement and flyers would be nothing without their back spotters or bases, there is still a huge responsibility of performance on the individual flyer. You…

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    Herkie Versus Hurdler Debunked

    by omni October 28, 2020
    by omni October 28, 2020

    Some newer cheerleaders might be a little confused about the difference between Herkie versus Hurdler jumps. Before you do either of these moves, you should already have the basic jump entry mastered,…

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    How To Do Basic Cheerleading Motions Part 1

    by omni October 26, 2020
    by omni October 26, 2020

    Want stunting advice and tips for cheerleading or gymnastics? Then you’ve come to the right place! Check out all of Omni Blog’s how-to articles on stunts and tumbling. We’ll walk you through…

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    What to Expect at Cheer Tryouts

    by omni October 9, 2020
    by omni October 9, 2020

    So you’re on your way to cheer tryouts. Maybe you’ve been a Pop Warner girl since you were old enough to compete, or maybe you’ve never cheered in your life. Everyone has…

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    How Cheer Coaches Can Bounce Back After Rough Competitions

    by omni August 15, 2016
    by omni August 15, 2016

    Your team has practiced hard all week, given everything they’ve got, and then on competition day, they transition to their first sequence. Then, BAM, a partner stunt falls to the ground. Some teams can bounce back, and still put one heck of a show on while others immediately lose their rhythm, and it’s a trickle effect of one missed stunt, toss, or tumbling pass after another.

    And, it’s even more painful to watch‚ whether you are one of the fans in the stands, or a coach sitting on the edge of the mat cringing in disbelief. What really matters next is how you move forward. It’s very easy for them to give up: crying their eyes out during awards, and sulking when they don’t hear their name announced during placement. The hardest part is digging deep, swallowing back their embarrassment, and flourishing to that moment of success. We’ve all been there‚ maybe sometimes more than we’d like to admit. As a coach, we have one job, and that’s to build them back up! There are times that we, as coaches, want to give up. There have been seasons that I had I just knew it wasn’t going to be our year, and I became complacent with that, but it wasn’t fair to my cheerleaders. Those girls came in‚ day in and day out‚ with broken toes, sprained backs, colds, cramps, and still kept going.  So, we all had to find it in ourselves to move forward.

    To fully move forward, we first needed to reflect on the moment as a whole. It will never be just one cheerleader’s fault, or one stunt group’s fault. Once the team starts throwing around blame with one another, they will never be able to grow from the experience. They have to be able to acknowledge that it’s everyone’s fault; everyone has a part in the routine, just as everyone can have a part in a toss that may not go, or the pyramid that just doesn’t hit. Once you have reflected on what you could have changed from that moment, then you can move on.

    Next, you get back to work. You took some time to focus on what went wrong, and now, you have to work on all that so it will go right. Make changes as you see fit. If there’s a transition that’s a little shaky, focus on that. If there’s a flyer that you see struggling, spend a little extra time with them. Sometimes, it’s an easy fix of just switching around bases regarding their levels of strength, or moving a cheerleader to a different section of a formation to maximize their travel time. For the next few practices, you will not just be striving to make positive changes, but you be working on building their confidence back up, because without confidence, they will never move forward.

    Once you have put in the work, now you have to encourage them‚ your team needs it! Even with bruised egos and broken hearts, they need to know that you are on their side. They need to know that no matter what, you will always be rooting for them and pushing them to be better. Some of the most influential coaches that I have ever had the pleasure of working with were successful because their cheerleaders respected and appreciated them. They didn’t mind the critique or extra push, because they knew that it came from a place of mutual respect. I have been coaching for over a decade, and each season, I always remind my team that, yes, I’m going to push them, and, yes, I’m going to ask them to dig deeper than they have ever thought possible. Because a good coach will always want you to be better than you were the day before.

    How else can cheer coaches bounce back after a big loss? Tell us your competition season tips in the comments!

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