Gymnastics and Tumbling Skills and Abilities for Cheerleading

If you're interested in learning gymnastics and improving your skills, this booklet is a must have. Whether you're a coach or a Cheerleader, the concise and easy to understand style of "Benchmarks of Excellence" will help you learn and improve at a faster rate. More importantly, understanding and using benchmarks will allow you to perform safer, stronger and more beautifully.

Good basic instructions and tips on mastering a cartwheel.

Tips and instructions on doing the splits, from our frequently asked question section.

Tips and instructions on how to do a back handspring.

From a cartwheel to a back handspring, you'll find some great information on this site.

The basics of how to do a Cartwheel with photos.

A series of exercises are designed to be practiced in the home environment to increase back flexibility and strength. They will help you accomplish your front and back-walk-overs & limbers or arch-stand kick-overs.

Coach Wayne answers this most asked question about overcoming the fear of doing a back-handspring.

Lean how to get your round-off back-handspring lower and do a back tuck, from Coach Wayne's Tumbling Tips.

A terrific article on dealing with fear in gymnastics written by Alison Arnold, Ph.D., C.P.C. for USA Gymnastics Magazine.

Here are some "Back-to Basics" guidelines for Excellence in tumbling from Coach Wayne.

A great resource for locating gyms in the US. Listed by states and includes programs they teach.

Arm and shoulder strength is critically important for the handspring. Learn how to improve your strength from Coach Wayne's Tumbling Tips.

Great tips on developing a powerful roundoff from the USA Gymnastics Magazine site.

The handstand is one of the basic fundamental skills from which many other skills stem. Mastering this is a must to develop other skills. Learn more here from Tulsa Gymnastics.

Great drills and skills to mastering a back handspring, from Adult Gymnastics.

Here are some simple tips to help you get into the habit of practicing your gymnastics at home. From Coach Wayne's Tumbling Tips.

A stretching routine that is tailored specifically to help you achieve the ability to perform both front splits and side splits.

One of the foremost authorities on gymnastics and the running of a gymnastics school, Tumblebear offers over 80 products to help you be better at what you do.

Coach Wayne explains some simple exercises tips to TUNE your tumbling before you perform.

Exercises to strengthen your legs and arms. Back handspring tips and spotting tips.