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Anytime I watch the UCA College Nationals for example that there are three types of cheerleading squads: large coed, small coed, and all girl.
Let's dissect the roles used in cheerleading squads (UCA squads only):
LARGE COED
There are sixteen cheerleaders, usually nine men and seven women. The nine male cheerleaders serve as bases, tumblers, and spotters in the routine. They also use megaphones as well handle the flags and banners as well. The seven female cheerleaders serve as tumblers and flyers in the partner stunts as well as handle the poms and signs as well as serve as spotters on occasion. Three of the girls are top flyers in the pyramids as well as fly in the baskets. The remaining four girls serve as middle-layer girls in the pyramids and rarely fly in the baskets.
SMALL COED
Like large coed squads, small coed squads also consist of sixteen cheerleaders, but in this case, it's usually twelve women and four men. The men serve as tumblers and bases while the women while they fly in partner stunts, pyramids, and baskets as well as tumble, there are also female bases on the squad as well.
ALL GIRL
There are usually twenty women on the squad with usually five flyers, ten bases, and five basespots, though positions can change whenever a pyramid such as a 3-3-2 pyramid can occur. Dancing is also more common during all-girl cheer routine.
At the NCA College Nationals, I notice that there are taller guys who can bases but can't tumble whereas there are smaller guys who can tumble but can't do a toss extension, for example.
Your thoughts?
Let's dissect the roles used in cheerleading squads (UCA squads only):
LARGE COED
There are sixteen cheerleaders, usually nine men and seven women. The nine male cheerleaders serve as bases, tumblers, and spotters in the routine. They also use megaphones as well handle the flags and banners as well. The seven female cheerleaders serve as tumblers and flyers in the partner stunts as well as handle the poms and signs as well as serve as spotters on occasion. Three of the girls are top flyers in the pyramids as well as fly in the baskets. The remaining four girls serve as middle-layer girls in the pyramids and rarely fly in the baskets.
SMALL COED
Like large coed squads, small coed squads also consist of sixteen cheerleaders, but in this case, it's usually twelve women and four men. The men serve as tumblers and bases while the women while they fly in partner stunts, pyramids, and baskets as well as tumble, there are also female bases on the squad as well.
ALL GIRL
There are usually twenty women on the squad with usually five flyers, ten bases, and five basespots, though positions can change whenever a pyramid such as a 3-3-2 pyramid can occur. Dancing is also more common during all-girl cheer routine.
At the NCA College Nationals, I notice that there are taller guys who can bases but can't tumble whereas there are smaller guys who can tumble but can't do a toss extension, for example.
Your thoughts?
