Wrapping Up UCA Summer Camps

Summer is coming to a close, and students across the country will be trading in their swimsuits for school attire. For cheerleaders, this means, another year of summer camp is coming to a close and football season is just around the corner.

With football season comes decorating lockers, making banners, team dinners, homecoming and of course, football games.

Throughout your football season and throughout the rest of the year, UCA wants to make sure you are using the tools you learned at UCA summer camp and incorporating them into your cheerleading season.

Here are three quick reminders our UCA Instructors want you to keep in mind when cheering this year:

• When leading the crowd, incorporate signs into your cheers and sidelines. Holding up signs like “Go” and “Bears” is like giving the audience cue cards. It lets them know when and what to yell.
• If your squad decides to add stunts to a cheer or sideline, make sure your top girl is still able to lead the crowd while in the stunt. Performing difficult stunts is more for show and doesn’t get the crowd involved. Save your more difficult stunts for half time and competitions.
• At camp, the UCA Staff informed you about safety. Make sure your squad is stunting on an approved surface, you have people spotting around your stunts, and most important, don’t do certain stunts if your squad isn’t ready. At all of your games and practices, make sure you and your team are making safety your number one priority this season. For safety tips visit the AACCA website.

And most importantly, have fun with your squad. In high school, you only get four years to cheer on your school. Make the best of it while you can because those years are going to fly by.

Did your squad miss out on a summer camp or would you like to get some extra help with your stunts or cheers? Then sign up for a Fall Camp today! For more information about a Fall Camps in your area, contact your local State Director.