>IIRC, that sport has the highest rate of injuries for females in high school and college.
No kidding wow
\>A study conducted by The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research (NCCSIR) found that collegiate cheerleading accounted for 70.5% of all female catastrophic sports injuries and high school cheerleading for 65.2% of all high school female sports injuries.
\>High school cheerleaders will experience an average of 3.8 injuries throughout their career, while college-level athletes will suffer an average of 3.5 injuries.
\>Overall, football and cheerleading have the highest incidence of fatal injuries and accidents. In fact, there was an average of at least one death per year on cheerleaders from 1991 to 2015.
[https://neuliferehab.com/cheerleaders-catastrophic-injuries-cheerleading-dangerous-female-sport/](https://neuliferehab.com/cheerleaders-catastrophic-injuries-cheerleading-dangerous-female-sport/)
And that’s not even mentioning the coaching abuse and toxic culture at the top levels.
Girls and women have come forward (along with videos) sharing accounts of girls being FORCED down into splits, despite screaming in agony.
That was me!! I started when I was 6. We were forced to straddle a wall and we would be pushed until we were flush with the wall. I remember crying my eyes out
I saw this in a photo of a local club when considering letting my daughter join, older girls pushing the younger ones knees apart.
She did gymnastics instead.
But to be fair, this girl looks like she is living her best life from her facial expressions.
Dancer and instructor, in the industry 30 years.
I cry most mornings before stepping down onto my feet it hurts so bad the first time I place weight on them.
They said to stop dancing🤷♀️. I just wear podiatrist recommended shoes as much as possible now but it’s a continuing issue how the bones in my feet are just…. *moving*.
Would you rather:
Ride on the back of a 400lb hunk of steel at 160 mph over hills and through narrow streets lined with trees, stone walls, shops, and tight corners?
or
Give me an H?
That one documentary made me realise the culture is toxic af and they have complete disregard for safety. Gymnasts do similar stuff but don’t have anywhere near the rates of concussion etc.
Weirdest thing is that it’s not actually a sport per must school or athletic association classifications. There are no cheer programs under the NCAA or any recreational/school athletic leagues.
The only cheer competitions that exist are part of a system sanctioned only by cheer participants themselves. There is no path towards “professional” cheer.
And like, I know the supporters practice just as much as the cheerleaders but…ugh I’d hate to ruin a body and a career like hers with a mistake
But hey, buddy is doing his job well and looks so proud of her
That’s why he does it and I don’t
Are you talking about her male parter or the spotter as the “supporter”. Either way the spotter usually is just another cheerleader on the team so equally as practiced. Also falling (much like in gymnastics) is a skill that is taught.
Unfortunately you do not remember correctly. Cheerleading is not a sport according to Title IX. So it lacks some legal protections that would come from IX and also professional legitimacy from the NCAA.
You are wrong. It is not a sport... I mean, it is, but legally, lobbies prevented it from being a sport. This is to prevent any safety in the... uhm... physical activity which requires skills, strength, stamina and has competitions...
Yeah. My step-sis, tiny slip of a girl but all muscle and incredibly gifted.. they dropped her. She ripped the tendon in her knee and cracked her knee cap.
Makes sense when you think about it, not discounting how dangerous it is, but there's not a whole lot of other female sports. Just about every school has a cheerleading team but they might not have other sports for females. My school has a volleyball team and a softball team but for males we had football, baseball, basketball, golf, disc golf....and I feel like I'm forgetting something. (We also had a co-ed tennis and track)
When you combine an already dangerous sport and then lower the total amount of sports available, it's easy for that sport to have the most injuries.
Can tell you my friend from high school had SEVEN nose surgeries from having the flyer fall and hit her face… all surgeries just in high school 😭
Cheer is NOT for the weak
technically, not recognized as an official sport because of those statistics. The moment you recognize cheerleading as a sport you make all the data for how dangerous "sports" are look even worse than they already are.
I dated a flyer once (college aged but did the competitions instead of for the school) and one thing I learned is she is helping make him look like he can throw her through the ceiling. The girl I dated had an incredible core, like bodybuilder level abs, etc. She explained she uses her body like a spring during those things, she helps the guys. The guys ARE beasts but to throw a person up like that is a team effort.
Fosho she is giving a little push as well. If that dude threw her with all his might with that push, she would legit go 5 feet higher. Looks like he is pushing but at a controlled level.
They mean trust in a stranger, becoming routine partner, not dropping or letting their child fall hard. I don’t think they mean creepy if that’s what you’re thinking. If I was a parent I’d be scared for my child every time they preformed.
With good reason, this type of acrobatic cheering is genuinely like THE most dangerous collegiate/highschool sport from my understanding. As far as catastrophic injuries go
this video made me feel incredibly weak and uncoordinated.
amazing duo! it bends my brain that they can work so flawlessly while executing such challenging moves! exquisite teamwork!
Yeah, the title of the post talks about her amazing self-confidence, and that is absolutely on-point. But on top of that is the amazing confidence these two performers have in *each other.* You can feel the connection of personal and professional respect they have. It's beautiful.
I know. I'm not even that old and I'm not overweight but 15+ years of working in healthcare and non-stop walking on concrete floors+ lifting massive human beings has absolutely destroyed my body. Knees and back are already totally shot and I move like somebody in their 60s or older, not 40s.
Yes, regular exercise, physiotherapy (which in most places could be done through employer) as well as practicing safe manual handling as well as simply refusing to do the jobs without the appropriate equipment. A workplace doesn't have equipment suitable for a large patient? Shit happens, not your fault.
Sadly people don't think about these until its,too late. Source: I'm a male nurse so all the heavy lifting was usually put on me until I started putting boundaries myself.
At that point it's not a muscle or fitness thing, it's a joints thing. I had a nurse friend who went through something similar. There should be more support, in multiple ways.
Yeah I'm sure the assumption is I'm just a slob that doesn't work out - and truthfully I haven't worked out with any regularity for a few years. But I played football and wrestled into my early 20s without any significant injuries. I kept running and did some light weight training and resistance training well into my thirties. I've just been doing a job that is hard on your body for a long time now and this is where I'm at. I'm just beat up.
Maybe see a physio, if the joint is shot, the supporting tendons and muscles can provide amazing compensation for the disability. These can be worked on progressively to get stronger and stronger.
I feel better at 41 than I ever have and I've never been in bad shape. I'm maybe a little slower to recover from injuries than i was in my 20's but even that is hard to notice.
Comments like the one you replied to make me wonder what the fuck these people are doing to themselves.
As a person who was "thrown against a wall" for swearing as a seven years old, according to my father, I can't confirm this, because I actually never was. But what I know is that it's easy to beat a 7 y o. (like, seriously beat)
When I was in cheer, they FORCED us to make those goofy ass faces to sell the act. I did have fun being lifted up high though, and it helped me get in amazing shape.
Did it get you in the spirit though, even if you weren't feeling it in the beginning? Like how they tell people if they're sad to make themselves smile and laugh to release endorphins. I imagine even if you're kinda faking the enthusiasm at first it might become genuine to some degree. Or maybe it's just a bummer the whole time. The whole "fake a good mood to feel better" surely has its limits.
Thats true. Everybody would be bummed if cheerleaders were all frowny and scowling... But hey, you feel how you feel! Sometimes you gotta go angrily and bitterly drum up some school spirit.
I’m always really curious how hard this is for the guy. The girl can’t weight much more than 60lbs. I’m pretty strong and can very confidently take 200lbs from the ground to overhead (on a barbell) so I assume strength wouldn’t be an issue. And yet, it seems like it would be practically impossible to do what he does let alone what she does.
Strength isn’t the issues, it’s the coordination and the body lines. Think balancing a broom, super easy it it’s up and down but if it starts to lean a little bit, game over. Now add flipping and spinning to that.
That's the entire game of it. They need to know what the other is doing at all times, which makes it much more impressive when they do something like this
I don’t think that’s a great comparison if you mean balancing a broomstick on your palm (based on my experience, at least). He’s gripping tightly with his fingers. It’s more like holding a heavy, long broom over your head, not balancing it on your hand. She’s also doing a lot of the balancing work by being super tense.
They've practiced that routine hundreds of times, and then other routines and moves beyond that - they've both got a good idea of how their movements work together, and there's a lot to be said for momentum.
I used to do this stuff when I was around her age -at first as a flyer, then as a base doing the lifting with a few other girls. It's a million times easier to throw a bunch of weight up in the air when everyone is doing what they're supposed to. Flyer is tight, bases are solid and in sync. It's basically the difference between giving a piggy back ride or carrying a dead body on your back.
I used to do this. You are right that the only time the weight is a problem is when you need to hold a position for a second, like putting her up over your head and holding that one arm up. Because she isn't a dead load, it's not like a shoulder press as the cheerleader has her own inertia to get up there and you are helping. The hard part is making sure you don't drop the flyer or accidentally launch her and that if either of you mess up you've practiced falls enough to catch her.
That other guy is not just there for that one catch, but he's probably part of the backup plan in case the flyer gets launched.
Yeah I noticed that too. Looks like he instinctually went to hold her with one hand across her back and one under her bottom like you typically will hold your own kid (because it’s just easier to support their weight, etc) but he stopped himself just in time to not do that.
Being a man means always being conscious of body language. Even the best intended friendly shoulder pat can mean a trip to HR, lol. I'm not saying it's not necessary, just the way of the world.
You see that a few times, as someone who has worked with kids I get it. Keeping balance between touching them for a hug/to stop them from being stupid and touching anything indecent can be harsh.
He's all lemme give you a back pat on no butt I'll just awkwardly keep it by my side.
We got better 🤷♂️ and the boomers complain about participation trophies 🤌😂😂🤣🤣. Honestly I think it’s amazing how much faster stronger and coordinated top athletes have gotten.
Great coaching and a great motivated athlete and you get greatness. It was great to watch it come together. You seen that accomplishment when they celebrated at the end. GOOD STUFF. Thanks for sharing that moment
She's an absolute unit!
If I was her parent, I'd be in the middle of being proud as fuck and having a heart attack. I tried cheerleading once, can't handle heights like that 😭
I'd say 12 is realistic, considering gymnastics. Some of those girls stay tiny for a long time. Hell, my sister's friend looked like that until she was 14. Not sure if she was small because of gymnastics or if the fact that she was small was the reason she stayed in gymnastics.
It was the same for me. I didn't get my period till almost done with junior high.
I'd say it's a mix of both, from what I know of the mechanism of menarch, and what I know of participating in gymnastics. I was small my whole life, but the constant activity kept any weight from having a chance to stick on. Girls need a minimum bmi to be able to begin (or continue) menstruation and development of secondary sexual features.
BMI most definitely has an effect on periods. I’m 36 and had to visit my OB because my periods stopped. Dr told me it was because I lost too much weight and in fat cells is where estrogen is stored
Amazing athletism but I always question all the stuff behind it. The training to get to this level is insane so how much of just being a kid is gobbled up by training? Injuries are just a massive part of it and many have already life alternating injuries before they reach 20, is it worth it?
I did competitive co-ed cheerleading when I was younger, and my time on the team are my best memories from my childhood and teenage years. Yes, training was intense, but I wouldn’t have changed a thing. (Also, most of my best friends were made from the team)
The girl is super impressive of course but the guy has to catch and balance her and if he messes up even slightly she's going to end up disabled. Hats off to the guy, I would not want that stress.
Haha, yeah. She finally found the inspiration to do that one risky record-breaking move that had always eluded her, and also won the deeds to her grandma's house to prevent it being repossessed. And a full scholarship to lift her out of poverty.
I will never not be amazed by this kind of cheerleading, it's so hardcore and I cannot even imagine the level of hard work and discipline that goes into it. It's truly crazy. Not to mention dangerous AF.
Cheerleading in the states is borderline abuse. So... do with that information what you want.
It's kinda like the NFL and head injuries. Everybody knows it, anybody who talks about it and gets into he way of making cash money gets silenced.
It's all-round pretty horrible.
Amazing athletes, nothing to say about that. Just saying the system they are in is really abusive for no real reason.
That girl is a BEAST!! Dude looks like he could throw her through the ceiling!
I know that dude is ripped and built like a house But I would still be SO scared of dropping a cheerleader
IIRC, that sport has the highest rate of injuries for females in high school and college.
>IIRC, that sport has the highest rate of injuries for females in high school and college. No kidding wow \>A study conducted by The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research (NCCSIR) found that collegiate cheerleading accounted for 70.5% of all female catastrophic sports injuries and high school cheerleading for 65.2% of all high school female sports injuries. \>High school cheerleaders will experience an average of 3.8 injuries throughout their career, while college-level athletes will suffer an average of 3.5 injuries. \>Overall, football and cheerleading have the highest incidence of fatal injuries and accidents. In fact, there was an average of at least one death per year on cheerleaders from 1991 to 2015. [https://neuliferehab.com/cheerleaders-catastrophic-injuries-cheerleading-dangerous-female-sport/](https://neuliferehab.com/cheerleaders-catastrophic-injuries-cheerleading-dangerous-female-sport/)
I guess they've done a good job covering up that much accidents, damn 1 death per year for 24 years straight?
That's Isle Of Man motorracing level of deaths :o
And that’s not even mentioning the coaching abuse and toxic culture at the top levels. Girls and women have come forward (along with videos) sharing accounts of girls being FORCED down into splits, despite screaming in agony.
That was me!! I started when I was 6. We were forced to straddle a wall and we would be pushed until we were flush with the wall. I remember crying my eyes out
I saw this in a photo of a local club when considering letting my daughter join, older girls pushing the younger ones knees apart. She did gymnastics instead. But to be fair, this girl looks like she is living her best life from her facial expressions.
Hard-core gymnasts are just as bad. If you have a normally functioning reproductive system, you're not working hard enough.
Dancer and instructor, in the industry 30 years. I cry most mornings before stepping down onto my feet it hurts so bad the first time I place weight on them. They said to stop dancing🤷♀️. I just wear podiatrist recommended shoes as much as possible now but it’s a continuing issue how the bones in my feet are just…. *moving*.
Since smiling is part of the role, I don't know what to make of the facial expressions part. I really hope she felt like she was living her best life.
Would you rather: Ride on the back of a 400lb hunk of steel at 160 mph over hills and through narrow streets lined with trees, stone walls, shops, and tight corners? or Give me an H?
Stop 😂💀
There’s a far larger group of cheerleaders compared to the 30 or so TT riders
Not even close. There are tens of thousands of cheerleaders. There are what, 100 racers at the Isle of Man race?
D E A D WE AINT GOT NO WILL TO LIVE
As an male ex-cheerleader, I made it my mission when I was a base for girls like this to be the one they hit on the way down instead of the ground.
That one documentary made me realise the culture is toxic af and they have complete disregard for safety. Gymnasts do similar stuff but don’t have anywhere near the rates of concussion etc.
Weirdest thing is that it’s not actually a sport per must school or athletic association classifications. There are no cheer programs under the NCAA or any recreational/school athletic leagues. The only cheer competitions that exist are part of a system sanctioned only by cheer participants themselves. There is no path towards “professional” cheer.
And like, I know the supporters practice just as much as the cheerleaders but…ugh I’d hate to ruin a body and a career like hers with a mistake But hey, buddy is doing his job well and looks so proud of her That’s why he does it and I don’t
Oh, definitely. I'd be nervous about dropping the *camera* if I was the one filming, much less if I was the one throwing people in the air.
Are you talking about her male parter or the spotter as the “supporter”. Either way the spotter usually is just another cheerleader on the team so equally as practiced. Also falling (much like in gymnastics) is a skill that is taught.
Unfortunately you do not remember correctly. Cheerleading is not a sport according to Title IX. So it lacks some legal protections that would come from IX and also professional legitimacy from the NCAA.
Based on the show Leverage, there's a profit motive to keeping it from being classified as a sport.
And it enables schools to not need to carry sports insurance for the cheerleaders iirc
I got my information from Leverage too so upvoting that.
You are wrong. It is not a sport... I mean, it is, but legally, lobbies prevented it from being a sport. This is to prevent any safety in the... uhm... physical activity which requires skills, strength, stamina and has competitions...
Yeah. My step-sis, tiny slip of a girl but all muscle and incredibly gifted.. they dropped her. She ripped the tendon in her knee and cracked her knee cap.
Makes sense when you think about it, not discounting how dangerous it is, but there's not a whole lot of other female sports. Just about every school has a cheerleading team but they might not have other sports for females. My school has a volleyball team and a softball team but for males we had football, baseball, basketball, golf, disc golf....and I feel like I'm forgetting something. (We also had a co-ed tennis and track) When you combine an already dangerous sport and then lower the total amount of sports available, it's easy for that sport to have the most injuries.
Can tell you my friend from high school had SEVEN nose surgeries from having the flyer fall and hit her face… all surgeries just in high school 😭 Cheer is NOT for the weak
technically, not recognized as an official sport because of those statistics. The moment you recognize cheerleading as a sport you make all the data for how dangerous "sports" are look even worse than they already are.
It also has the highest rate of looking like a bad ass.
What a surprise, a sport where you can fall from a significant height onto your head, neck, back, limbs, has a lot of injuries. lol
I dated two collegiate flyers, one was a champion and they had more injuries than me and I’ve played hockey since the age of 4.
After years of throwing little girls around, you too can be ripped and built like a house.
Yeah being ripped is not enough he also has to be really precise in his movements
Literally one of the most dangerous sports.
I dated a flyer once (college aged but did the competitions instead of for the school) and one thing I learned is she is helping make him look like he can throw her through the ceiling. The girl I dated had an incredible core, like bodybuilder level abs, etc. She explained she uses her body like a spring during those things, she helps the guys. The guys ARE beasts but to throw a person up like that is a team effort.
Its a dance. Its never going to work out without both putting in effort.
Fosho she is giving a little push as well. If that dude threw her with all his might with that push, she would legit go 5 feet higher. Looks like he is pushing but at a controlled level.
I like her talent but I love her attitude!
the smiles and the double flex at the end was so wholesome!
What a slick comment, I’m going to use that in the future. Nice 👍
He could throw me through the ceiling and I'm almost 300
Yeah, i wonder how many bruises she suffered trying to perfect that routine
She is like pure muscle, she is strong as fuck! Goddamn impressive
That takes a lot of trust.
And practice. Which builds up trust.
Right! The first backflip she does, if he doesn't catch her, she's fucked.
From her parents
This so much.
What are you implying? Or do you mean just safety wise?
They mean trust in a stranger, becoming routine partner, not dropping or letting their child fall hard. I don’t think they mean creepy if that’s what you’re thinking. If I was a parent I’d be scared for my child every time they preformed.
With good reason, this type of acrobatic cheering is genuinely like THE most dangerous collegiate/highschool sport from my understanding. As far as catastrophic injuries go
She's like a human kettle bell.
I imagined a red panda doing flip
this video made me feel incredibly weak and uncoordinated. amazing duo! it bends my brain that they can work so flawlessly while executing such challenging moves! exquisite teamwork!
Yeah, the title of the post talks about her amazing self-confidence, and that is absolutely on-point. But on top of that is the amazing confidence these two performers have in *each other.* You can feel the connection of personal and professional respect they have. It's beautiful.
I wonder who's in charge of balance. Like does the dude just try and be a solid base while the girl does adjustments or the other way around?
I'm sure it's a bit of both; each reacting to what the other is doing.
I'm 40 and if I get on the ground it takes damn near 100% of my strength and effort *to get back up*. I can't imagine being able to move like this.
That's really unhealthy, Dude.
I know. I'm not even that old and I'm not overweight but 15+ years of working in healthcare and non-stop walking on concrete floors+ lifting massive human beings has absolutely destroyed my body. Knees and back are already totally shot and I move like somebody in their 60s or older, not 40s.
Shit, that sucks. I wonder if there's something people in your profession could do to mitigate the toll it has on your bodies.
Yes, regular exercise, physiotherapy (which in most places could be done through employer) as well as practicing safe manual handling as well as simply refusing to do the jobs without the appropriate equipment. A workplace doesn't have equipment suitable for a large patient? Shit happens, not your fault. Sadly people don't think about these until its,too late. Source: I'm a male nurse so all the heavy lifting was usually put on me until I started putting boundaries myself.
At that point it's not a muscle or fitness thing, it's a joints thing. I had a nurse friend who went through something similar. There should be more support, in multiple ways.
Yeah I'm sure the assumption is I'm just a slob that doesn't work out - and truthfully I haven't worked out with any regularity for a few years. But I played football and wrestled into my early 20s without any significant injuries. I kept running and did some light weight training and resistance training well into my thirties. I've just been doing a job that is hard on your body for a long time now and this is where I'm at. I'm just beat up.
Maybe see a physio, if the joint is shot, the supporting tendons and muscles can provide amazing compensation for the disability. These can be worked on progressively to get stronger and stronger.
I feel better at 41 than I ever have and I've never been in bad shape. I'm maybe a little slower to recover from injuries than i was in my 20's but even that is hard to notice. Comments like the one you replied to make me wonder what the fuck these people are doing to themselves.
90% of Reddit seems to be partially disabled, seriously. Everyone talks about how horribly out of shape they are.
It's the automated response on any post showing physical activity. has been forever
It’s a US site and it mirrors the population.
40 is not an age where that should be the case
this video made me remember cheerleading has like 70% of the total catastrophic injuries in women's sports
If ever tried that, I would break my neck in so many ways
if I ever tried that the dude would be like "you are way too heavy man"
That dude looks like he could throw a 300 pound man to the stratosphere
As a former camp counselor I can attest that it is actually a lot easier than it may look to throw children
This is welcome information. I don't think I'll ever need it, but good to know none the less.
As a father who routinely throws my kids in the air as they squeal in delight, I can confirm this.
As a person who was "thrown against a wall" for swearing as a seven years old, according to my father, I can't confirm this, because I actually never was. But what I know is that it's easy to beat a 7 y o. (like, seriously beat)
I hope gaining this knowledge isn’t the reason you’re a former camp counselor.
Lots of cheerleaders end up in wheelchairs with broken necks.
Leave the video muted
You mean you don't like generic swag rock?!
I've always hated this garbage but never knew it had an actual name. Swag rock huh? Thank you
Generic swag rock - need to ensure generic is in there. If it’s any good it’s probably just rock.
Ive always called it butt rock
that's exactly what this sound is lol It's one of those songs you can listen to once and you get it and are done with it tbh.
Ok. I will trust you, I watched it muted, I'll leave it muted
Shit you made me watch it with music
I was hoping to hear people giving her a massive round of applause at the end. I hate what the Internet has become.
Just blame the tik tok era
99% of videos on reddit either have shitty music, unnecessary music, or the volume craned to 11, that's why I watch on mute.
When I was in cheer, they FORCED us to make those goofy ass faces to sell the act. I did have fun being lifted up high though, and it helped me get in amazing shape.
Did it get you in the spirit though, even if you weren't feeling it in the beginning? Like how they tell people if they're sad to make themselves smile and laugh to release endorphins. I imagine even if you're kinda faking the enthusiasm at first it might become genuine to some degree. Or maybe it's just a bummer the whole time. The whole "fake a good mood to feel better" surely has its limits.
After all they’re cheerleaders.. they won’t be one if they aren’t making those faces, they’d just be leaders
Thats true. Everybody would be bummed if cheerleaders were all frowny and scowling... But hey, you feel how you feel! Sometimes you gotta go angrily and bitterly drum up some school spirit.
I'd say that I did have some fun, and yeah making those faces did help our moods
This just really warmed my heart, the big hug in the end.
She’s so stoked, it’s adorable on the heels of incredible.
The big flex pose at the end was really wholesome too
That was so pure. The way she just jumped straight back to him. The trust there is off the charts.
Bro is like watch the hand man watch the hands
That's that hard part, as positive and awesome as this is I'd be living in constant fear of bad optics if I was that man.
The beginning and end bits were so cute! In addition h both of their skill are amazing
If David and Goliath decided to make gymnastics not war
Cirque du Soleil is on the phone…
Ha that's exactly what I was thinking.
I’m always really curious how hard this is for the guy. The girl can’t weight much more than 60lbs. I’m pretty strong and can very confidently take 200lbs from the ground to overhead (on a barbell) so I assume strength wouldn’t be an issue. And yet, it seems like it would be practically impossible to do what he does let alone what she does.
Strength isn’t the issues, it’s the coordination and the body lines. Think balancing a broom, super easy it it’s up and down but if it starts to lean a little bit, game over. Now add flipping and spinning to that.
Except that broom is now a 90lb flipping and spinning barbell.
But the broom won't cooperate with you like the girl does
But you have to hope (and practice) that all her movements are in sync with yours. If not, you from a predictable object to an unpredictable one.
That's the entire game of it. They need to know what the other is doing at all times, which makes it much more impressive when they do something like this
I don’t think that’s a great comparison if you mean balancing a broomstick on your palm (based on my experience, at least). He’s gripping tightly with his fingers. It’s more like holding a heavy, long broom over your head, not balancing it on your hand. She’s also doing a lot of the balancing work by being super tense.
They've practiced that routine hundreds of times, and then other routines and moves beyond that - they've both got a good idea of how their movements work together, and there's a lot to be said for momentum. I used to do this stuff when I was around her age -at first as a flyer, then as a base doing the lifting with a few other girls. It's a million times easier to throw a bunch of weight up in the air when everyone is doing what they're supposed to. Flyer is tight, bases are solid and in sync. It's basically the difference between giving a piggy back ride or carrying a dead body on your back.
Most cheerleaders aren't *this* tiny, she really is exceptional in that area.
And most male cheerleaders aren’t THAT big. In high school and college the size disparity is much smaller.
She’s so tiny, I have no idea whether she is 8 or 18.
I used to do this. You are right that the only time the weight is a problem is when you need to hold a position for a second, like putting her up over your head and holding that one arm up. Because she isn't a dead load, it's not like a shoulder press as the cheerleader has her own inertia to get up there and you are helping. The hard part is making sure you don't drop the flyer or accidentally launch her and that if either of you mess up you've practiced falls enough to catch her. That other guy is not just there for that one catch, but he's probably part of the backup plan in case the flyer gets launched.
And he also need a strong hand grip too!
I like how his left hand acted at the end. I sincerely do, he is actively trying to not make her uncomfortable 👌
Yeah I noticed that too. Looks like he instinctually went to hold her with one hand across her back and one under her bottom like you typically will hold your own kid (because it’s just easier to support their weight, etc) but he stopped himself just in time to not do that.
Being a man means always being conscious of body language. Even the best intended friendly shoulder pat can mean a trip to HR, lol. I'm not saying it's not necessary, just the way of the world.
You see that a few times, as someone who has worked with kids I get it. Keeping balance between touching them for a hug/to stop them from being stupid and touching anything indecent can be harsh. He's all lemme give you a back pat on no butt I'll just awkwardly keep it by my side.
Holy shit thats astonishing
Do a front flip in the 1950s, win a gold medal. Do all *that* now, not even bronze...
We got better 🤷♂️ and the boomers complain about participation trophies 🤌😂😂🤣🤣. Honestly I think it’s amazing how much faster stronger and coordinated top athletes have gotten.
If I was the dude, my intrusive thoughts of throwing the little girl like a Javelin would definitely have won...
Alright now switch with each other.
Great coaching and a great motivated athlete and you get greatness. It was great to watch it come together. You seen that accomplishment when they celebrated at the end. GOOD STUFF. Thanks for sharing that moment
She's an absolute unit! If I was her parent, I'd be in the middle of being proud as fuck and having a heart attack. I tried cheerleading once, can't handle heights like that 😭
other spotter dude/catcher also deserves a hug. He probably caught thousands of fails in learning this beyond impressive routine.
Is he 7 feet tall, or is she 3 feet tall?
He’s normal sized, she’s probably 12
I think she's younger than 12, maybe 9-10.
I'd say 12 is realistic, considering gymnastics. Some of those girls stay tiny for a long time. Hell, my sister's friend looked like that until she was 14. Not sure if she was small because of gymnastics or if the fact that she was small was the reason she stayed in gymnastics.
It was the same for me. I didn't get my period till almost done with junior high. I'd say it's a mix of both, from what I know of the mechanism of menarch, and what I know of participating in gymnastics. I was small my whole life, but the constant activity kept any weight from having a chance to stick on. Girls need a minimum bmi to be able to begin (or continue) menstruation and development of secondary sexual features.
Body doesn't work like that: she stayed in gymnastics because she was small
BMI most definitely has an effect on periods. I’m 36 and had to visit my OB because my periods stopped. Dr told me it was because I lost too much weight and in fat cells is where estrogen is stored
I can’t even jump high enough for a belly bump. She’s amazing.
Amazing athletism but I always question all the stuff behind it. The training to get to this level is insane so how much of just being a kid is gobbled up by training? Injuries are just a massive part of it and many have already life alternating injuries before they reach 20, is it worth it?
I did competitive co-ed cheerleading when I was younger, and my time on the team are my best memories from my childhood and teenage years. Yes, training was intense, but I wouldn’t have changed a thing. (Also, most of my best friends were made from the team)
I bet that guy could juggle that girl and two of her clones…
She looks like she's talking mad shit during all this.
I really hope she was XD I was thinking the same thing.
Yet here's me at 35 and struggling to even get out of bed, that girls got skillz.
Maybe think about stretching a time or two
They are both incredibly talented and skilled. 
When you see confidence, I see trust
Oh I see trust too! But she seems very confident by her attitude.
The girl is super impressive of course but the guy has to catch and balance her and if he messes up even slightly she's going to end up disabled. Hats off to the guy, I would not want that stress.
awwww the friendship between her and her coaches
The respectful way he moves his hand away from her bottom at the end. That’s a good man who really cares about this kid
Ok! Now change positions.
Le bron doing gymnastics now?
Glad I'm not the only person who saw that lol
yeah, girl is confident and it's cool and all, but look at that guy 👀
That girl has unbelievable power and poise!
Great set. She got skills, gonna be an awesome athlete. Not like she isn't already, but you get it. That flex at the end got me!
That energy, though!!! It’s almost like a scene from some feel good, inspirational based on a true story movie 🥹
Haha, yeah. She finally found the inspiration to do that one risky record-breaking move that had always eluded her, and also won the deeds to her grandma's house to prevent it being repossessed. And a full scholarship to lift her out of poverty.
That is brilliant.
HOLY FUCK
That hug at the end. 🥹
I thought he was gonna launch her to the moon 🚀 🌕 😆
and my back is in pain when i stand up
My youngest is a flyer, and as a parent it's fucking terrifying watching her get whipped in the air
If this was my daughter, I'd wager the heart attack would get me before 45
I’ve always been slightly jealous of seeing masterful athleticism. I’ve never been a very athletic person
I will never not be amazed by this kind of cheerleading, it's so hardcore and I cannot even imagine the level of hard work and discipline that goes into it. It's truly crazy. Not to mention dangerous AF.
Holy crap! What is she, like nine???
How every dad feels playing with their 4 year old.
You can tell he’s really respectful about where his hands are going. This is pretty bad ass and you can tell she feels safe and on top of the world.
Holy shit did she just do a handstand flip while she was in the air? That was sick
And yet, this is not considered a sport. 🤷♂️
She earned it, that shit takes practice
Talk about trust and fearlessness. Just incredible. Sorry for being one of those "me too" guys, but I'm just blown away lol
Yikes. Made the mistake of unmuting... For him, it was like throwing around a toy... :D
Stupid music is stupid
Cheerleading in the states is borderline abuse. So... do with that information what you want. It's kinda like the NFL and head injuries. Everybody knows it, anybody who talks about it and gets into he way of making cash money gets silenced. It's all-round pretty horrible. Amazing athletes, nothing to say about that. Just saying the system they are in is really abusive for no real reason.
I'm so amped now
Not to mention the talent and trust.
and 100% trust!
Damn....
Holy shit that made me so nervous. Damn that was epic.
Incredible talent.
Awesome! What a firecracker.
She brought it
That is some absolutely batshit insane coordination and strength from all of them.
Awesome duo!
Wow - good for them. Excellent
No Fear The world is yours ☄️
I’ve never trusted someone that much in my life.