User:Kgarcia
I am a cheerleader at Davis High school and after tryouts; the cheerleaders attend cheerleading camp every summer. Cheerleading Camp is a week long retreat where cheerleaders come to learn the basic technique and skills for cheerleading. Some things basic things that are learned are
jumps- http://www.varsity.com/index.asp?article=1300
Motions- http://www.varsity.com/index.asp?article=1300
Stunting- http://www.varsity.com/index.asp?article=176
Cheers- http://www.varsity.com/index.asp?article=88
and tumbling-
Cheerleading camp also provides leadership and team building activities. Along with getting a squad together, camp leaders teach you dances,cheers and crowd encouraging ideas for the upcoming season.
Cheerleading life: Cheerleading camp is a usually a week long program that takes place on a college campus. This provides cheerleading with room and a place to eat and shower and of course cheer.
Cheer Camp programs: The 3 different programs for cheerleading camp is NCA- National Cheer Assosiation
USA- United Spirt Assosiation
UDA- United Dance Assosiation
UCA- United Cheer Assosiation each program offers a little more in there expertise, for example, UCA emphisises more on cheering and techinques and ideas. While attending UCA, you may not learn as many dances.
Cheerleading camp is not easy but after it's over, you have learned and mastered skills, bonded with old friends and made new ones.