How To Coach Jumps To 8 Count

[Shellie Nichols]

So I have been coaching about 5 years for a youth football and cheer league. I am not the greatest but most of my girls that have aged out of my program go on to successfully try out for their middle schools teams. So while I may not be perfect, at least they are leaving me with enough confidence and skill to go further, which ultimately has been my goal. Well now I have girls that are more competitive and want to do more competition like material. So my problem is this.....I have found a million different ways to approach a TT or Pike or Hurdler/Herkies. I have always used the clasp 1, High V 2, whip and dip 3, T 4, hit jump 5. 6, land 7, finish clean 8. But what I see in videos of Level 1 USASF comp routines does not fit that count, especially when you do double or triple TT. So does ANYONE have an 8 count that I can borrow telling me where and when things need to happen? I have always learned skills best if I have an 8 count that I can learn from.

 

[seein_starz]

I always learned jumps through the 8 count you explained.

 

[DaniV]

We teach jumps to the same counts that you explained as well. Based on the motions or choreography of the routine, the clap might take place on 3, 5, or 7 though but the motions are still in the same chronological order.

A double jump would hit the T on 4 and 6.

 

[Shellie Nichols]

We teach jumps to the same counts that you explained as well. Based on the motions or choreography of the routine, the clap might take place on 3, 5, or 7 though but the motions are still in the same chronological order.

A double jump would hit the T on 4 and 6.

Thanks for the feedback...I guess it seems different watching a video because I don't know where they started their first 8. But what ya'll are saying makes a lot of sense AND makes me feel better that I have NOT been teaching incorrect techniques

 

[retiredl5cheer]

It sounds like your jumps are double counted and slow. That could be why they seem slower.

We do...
Clasp 1
Punch above head 2
Dip & swing 3
Jump 4
Land 5

 

[omgitssydthekid]

We do
Clasp 1
Punch straight forward 2
Bend/swing 3
Jump 4
Land 5
Hold 6
Stand with hands on hips 7
Hold 8

The counts you gave are more than fine though!


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[Shellie Nichols]

THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!! THANK YOU!