1. COLLEGIATE CHEERLEADING By Kenton Lee

4. Spring Break for Normal People

5. SPRING BREAK FOR CHEERLEADERS (aka: HELL WEEK)

8. NCA DAYTONA NATIONALS

9. UCA NATIONALS SEND OFF Tomorrow Night! 7:00pm Farris Center! Come help support your UCA Cheer and Dance team as we perform our nationals routines!

10. University of Central Arkansas Cheer Team Tryouts Tryouts are set for May 9-11, 2013 Paperwork must be postmarked by APRIL 18, 2013 – Cost: $25 if paperwork is turned in by deadline. $40 after dead-line. Location: Prince Center Schedule: – Thursday, May 9 – 6pm-9pm – Friday, May 10 – 6pm-9pm – Saturday, May 11 – 9am-12pm 1pm - Mandatory New Team Meeting

11. SKILLS STUNTS: 1-4 people (bases) lifting and holding a “flyer” in the air while she demonstrates body control and flexibility by pulling body positions PYRAMID: The merging of multiple stunts. Often stacked 3 people high. TUMBLING: Using body control and power to flip, spin, bound and perform other tricks in the air BASKETS: 2-4 bases launching a flyer anywhere from 15-30 feet in the air as she performs tricks in the air before she is drops back into the group’s arms

12. Stunts: National Stunt Off Kelvin and Kristen

13. Tumbling: Brandon McCuien (aka lil’B)

14. UCA Nationals Bid

15. Calorie Burn: Cheer Fun Fact According to my Nike Fuel Band, Being 195lbs and 6’2. I burned on averaged 225 calories per “full out routine” (2:30) For a single 2 hour practice, I burned and average of 1,940 calories. Hell week consists of 3 practices a day, 2 hours each practice. A pound of fat = 3000 calories. I burned almost 2lbs of fat every day for a total of almost 15lbs worth of fat burned in a week.

16. PHYSICS OF CHEER (Sports Science) Quinton Rampage Jackson (Former UFC Light- Heavy Weight Champion of the world): Body Slam = 2000-2100 lbs of force Kassim Osgood (NFL Hall of fame; Wide Receiver and Special Teams: Detroit Lions) Moving Tackle = 1800-1950 lbs of force High school Cheer Team (2 boy bases, 2 girl bases, 105lb flyer) Back tuck Basket = 2100 – 2800 lbs of force

17. PHYSICS OF CHEER (UCA AT program: Mike Garcia ) Back-hand-spring (150 lbs participant) – 1100-1300 lbs of force per contact with floor Back Tuck (150 lbs participant) – 1900-2100 lbs of force upon landing **These are only measures of basic skills, generally, the more difficult the skill, the harder the impact, leading to higher risk of injuries.

18. INJURIES According to the NCAA Injury Analysis, in correlation with all other collegiate sports, Cheer contributes to: – 42.5% sprains – 18.4% Soft tissue injury – 15.4% fractures and dislocations – 14.3% of concussions – 40% of fatal injuries An average of 45 deaths occur annually from cheerleading

19. Your 2012-2013 UCA Cheer Team

20. Works Cited The Gale Group (2013). Cheerleading Injuries. retrieved March 10, 2013, from World of Sports Science Web Site: http://www.faqs.org/sports-science/Ce-Do/Cheerleading.html#bhttp://www.faqs.org/sports-science/Ce-Do/Cheerleading.html#b The Gale Group (2012). Cheerleading. retrieved March 10, 2013, from World of Sports Science Web Site: http://www.faqs.org/sports-science/Ce-Do/Cheerleading.html#bhttp://www.faqs.org/sports-science/Ce-Do/Cheerleading.html#b Live Science Staff (2011). World's Most Dangerous Sport. retrieved March 10, 2013, from Live Science Web Site: http://www.livescience.com/2775-girls-dangerous-sport-cheerleading.htmlhttp://www.livescience.com/2775-girls-dangerous-sport-cheerleading.html Lamk, July 30, 2009. 2009 NCA Stunt Champions Kristen and Kelvin from the University of Hawaii. Retrieved March 10, 2013. from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CadlOxFSW4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CadlOxFSW4 Brandon McCuien, August 6, 2012. Time to Rise. Retrieved March 10, 2013. from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V95c9BjN04 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V95c9BjN04 UCAmichael5457, Dec 21, 2008. 2007-2008 Bid tape. Retrieved March 10, 2013. from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbjh9GESpzc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbjh9GESpzc John Brenkus, D.D October 20, 2010. Cheerleading Vs Football. David Leepman, P. Sports Science. Los Angelas, Ca. ESPN. Lee, Kenton. (UCA Cheerleader)