How to Improve Your Toe Touch

 

 

 At Varsity we just recently had a One Day Rec. Cheer Camp for ages 4-9! The cheerleaders learned a sideline, they were taught cheerleading motions, worked on tumbling skills, and even learned some jumps! One of the jumps they learned was a toe touch!

 

 

Here are a few tips on how to improve your toe touch! First, make sure you stretch. Stretching your legs in a straddle position will increase your flexibility and help improve the height of your toe touch.


Straddle Stretch

 

Another way to improve your toe touch is to clean up your arms while performing the jump. Hit a strong High V for your prep. You will then cross your arms in front of you making an X by your knees. When you bring your legs up for the toe touch, your arms will hit a "T" motion. When hitting the "T" motion in your jump,t ry not to let your arms fly away. You want to make sure you hit that "T" nice and sharp! Remember to point your toes and snap your feet together at the end of your jump. This will make your jump look pretty and less sloppy. Last but not least, practice practice practice! Once you start practicing, you will see improvement in your toe touch!


Toe Touch Jumps

 

 

There is also an exercise that will help with your toe touch! Start by sitting on the ground in a straddle and place your hands on the ground in front of you. Lift one leg off of the ground, hold, then place it back down. Do this 5 times and switch to the other leg.You really want to keep the leg that's being lifted straight and point that toe. Also, focus on sitting up and not leaning back.


Straddle sit with one leg lifted

 

You will then want to do this by lifting both legs at the same time. This exercise will help strengthen your hip flexors.

 

Straddle sit with both legs lifted

 


Hip Flexors （Picture from：www.sports-injury-info.com）

 

 

If you missed the One Day Rec. Cheer Camp, don't worry! We have even morecamps coming up this summer! Head over to Varsity Cheerleading Academy to check them out!

 

 

 

Author, Rebecca Virgadamo has been on UCA Staff for 9 years. She has taught cheerleading camps all over the country as well as internationally. She has performed with UCA  in Las Vegas and New York City. She also cheered at Sacramento State for 4 years and was captain for one year. Rebecca is very happy to be in China to share her cheerleading knowledge with the kids in China!



 

 

 

 


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