Terminology

[Official OWECheer]

Is flip flop the more used term in Illinois? We had two IL girls at tryouts this past weekend and they called them flip flops instead of back handsprings. Wasn't sure if it was just a coincidence or if it was an IL thing.


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I hate the term flip flop, it sounds so... colloquial. But I'm a bit of a terminology snob, so...

 

[KDCheerMom]

Is flip flop the more used term in Illinois? We had two IL girls at tryouts this past weekend and they called them flip flops instead of back handsprings. Wasn't sure if it was just a coincidence or if it was an IL thing.


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Haha I don't know for sure. I know as a child I called them flip flops. The gymnastics clinic called them flip flops as well. But I seem to recall the primarily called back handsprings whenever talking to coaches.

How did tryouts go?

 

[driverto6]

Stunt group is what we call it but I think in some places it's called a pod???


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[BuegeSmalls]

Haha I don't know for sure. I know as a child I called them flip flops. The gymnastics clinic called them flip flops as well. But I seem to recall the primarily called back handsprings whenever talking to coaches.

How did tryouts go?

They went well, thanks for asking :) We haven't heard who made it yet but I'm not worried at all because I'm a senior and my coach loves me (does that sound bad? Lol)


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[BuegeSmalls]

Stunt group is what we call it but I think I'm some places it's called a pod???


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Yes! We called it a pod in HS!



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[Official OWECheer]

I have always preferred the term 'backspot' to 'back base', although 'back base' makes sense if the backspot is assisting.

 

[thetank]

I have always preferred the term 'backspot' to 'back base', although 'back base' makes sense if the backspot is assisting.

Every Canadian program ive been to and at my high school we call them thirds. I like the term backspot much better.

 

[Official OWECheer]

Every Canadian program ive been to and at my high school we call them thirds. I like the term backspot much better.

I like how 'thirds' sounds.

 

[KDCheerMom]

They went well, thanks for asking :) We haven't heard who made it yet but I'm not worried at all because I'm a senior and my coach loves me (does that sound bad? Lol)


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Lol. From anyone else yes. But from you...absolutely not. Does your school offer cheer clinics? Would love to bring my Cp up for one

 

[BuegeSmalls]

Lol. From anyone else yes. But from you...absolutely not. Does your school offer cheer clinics? Would love to bring my Cp up for one

Lol good [emoji23] We haven't done any recently but I've been trying to talk my coach in to doing some for a fundraiser. If we ever end up doing one I'll let you know!

ETA: Random but a girl from UA is coming up this weekend to do a late tryout since she was at worlds and couldn't make the original dates. I have to teach her the cheers and stuff lol
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[WinstonsGirl]

Pre
Prep
Double base
Pre-elevator
First Floor (Second floor being an extension)


Squish
Sponge
Smoosh

I'm sure there are more. I've actually heard a lot over the years by cheering under a lot of different people, but I'm up in Canada

 

[GForce]

Pre
Prep
Double base
Pre-elevator
First Floor (Second floor being an extension)


Squish
Sponge
Smoosh

I'm sure there are more. I've actually heard a lot over the years by cheering under a lot of different people, but I'm up in Canada

Adding to this list:

Extension Prep


Bump down

 

[GForce]

Double post: but while staffing camps this summer, I heard a lot of different (some strange) names for things. Examples include:
-chuck (for a cradle) my personal fav
-Over-drive (like when you bump down but take it up to the top and bring down)
-bug (bump down)
-basket (but called a cradle a basket..)

There were tons more but that's all I can think of. "Chuck" makes me laugh every time.

 

[GreatWhite92]

Well young champions will always have the weirdest level system and terminology that I have ever witnessed. We had to do a young champions camp in college and they had the weirdest names for stuff

A toe touch was a whip.

A prep was a bench.

I am sure there are more but I can't think of them off the top of my head. That is probably the weirdest cheerleading organization I have seen.




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[GForce]

Well young champions will always have the weirdest level system and terminology that I have ever witnessed. We had to do a young champions camp in college and they had the weirdest names for stuff

A toe touch was a whip.

A prep was a bench.

I am sure there are more but I can't think of them off the top of my head. That is probably the weirdest cheerleading organization I have seen.




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My roommate calls double toe touch a double whip. She said they always called them that in high school, which I thought was strange because we are both from south eastern Wisconsin and both UCA schools. Then again we called it a stunt pod and she didn't. Weird.