1984 Green Up County Cheerleaders

Greenup County High School cheerleaders win Nationals at the Orlando, Florida meet in 1984.

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• CheerLeading
• Nationals

[INeverStopCheering]

I disagree with many of the statements made about safety. Safety laws aren't made because the organizers only care about money and power. They are made to keep athletes safe. Because no matter how much you train, and successfully progress towards higher skill, some stunts (such and back-flipping of a 2-2-1 pyramid) are dangerous because of the possibility of risk. There's always the chance you might come down wrong and sprain your ankle or break your tailbone. I do love this routine though.

[ADofTexas]

@INeverStopCheering

INSC,

I have taught acrobatic gymnastics for 30 years. We do much more dangerous skills than cheerleaders perform, yet have an almost zero injury rate. Those skills performed in the past can be done safely if proper progressions, strength training, flexibility development and agility awareness are methodically trained. It is about the money. Don't be deceived.

[Dannah17Rocks]

my aunt is in that video

[ADofTexas]

Please ask your aunt to watch it and write a comment. I would love to hear from the athletes who performed.

[TumbleTyme757]

I love the accents in the cheer!

[whitht1]

Great cheering. But I bet the girl who was the top mount at 49-54 sec had to get a bit pissed when the flyer who got on her , flipped her skirt up on her back hehehe.

I know, I know she did it for safety, but I can imagine the look on the mounts face the first time she got her skirt flipped up over her butt like that in public while she is bent over in pyramid mount position hehe. No biggy

[DriveAustra]

What's the name of the Maynard Ferguson song they dance to at the end of the routine. I remember UCA did a summer camp demo to it.

[jkap04]

I was a Varsity High School cheerleader in California when I saw this team for the first time. I was stunned to say the least. This team was amazing and a true inspiration to our whole squad!

[JoezVendetta]

@Dannah17Rocks WHo is your Aunt, I graduated with some of these girls. I saw Robin green and tommi Markins, I dont know if Missy Salisbury cheered in 84 i remeber she hurt her hand, I think in 83... Oh well where have the years gone too.

[cheercoach1984]

@YeahhhItsRyan That tumbling was Elite for the time period...THere were not many teams who could All tumble on a team...People started tumbling so they could be like greenup. I lived in Ohio, southeastern, and I know the high schools in that area: Marietta, Waterford, Fort Frye wanted to be like Greenup...Kudos to GCHS!!!!

[carolinagirl7217]

This is great!  I coach a very successful JV squad and I require each of my girls to watch this video because the movements although dated are so sharp and together. It gives them an idea of what i am looking for when I say sharp or when I say I need the routine to resemble 1 girl moving instead 16.

[INeverStopCheering]

Oh my god! Thats the craziest routine Ive ever seen. Those stunts are so dangerous, who thought they would be a good idea?

[ADofTexas]

@ADofTexas

Jump, the USAG took responsibility for gymnastics and kids in gymnastics do much more difficult skills with minimal injuries. The reason is because they have to go through the safe steps of training. Fortunately for cheerleading the All Star programs are taking these steps of responsibility. These skills may come back.