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Islanders
http://www.eteamz.com/islanders
Rating: 9/10
A Pop Warner team in Middletown, Rhode Island has an extensive eteamz
website with video clips you can see and handouts for routines and stunts. The site is also a good example of how a team can utilize their club site. While you at it check out the cheerleading tips and instructions on Eteamz.

Cheerleading Coaches Corner
http://www.cheerleadingcoachescorner.com
Rating: 9/10
This is easy to navigate site with a good collection of cheers and chants, places to get music and cheerleading definitions and resources.

Oak Harbor Wildcats Training Corner
http://www.oakharborcheer.com/CheerleadingTrainingCorner.html
Rating: 9/10
This website is operated by a high school cheerleading team. The "Training Corner" portion of the website focuses on coaching issues, practice tips, safety, tryout information and spirit/motivational ideas. Many in-depth articles are available, and additional areas of the website contain stunting videos, chants and numerous links to cheerleading organizations, team pages and merchandise.

Cheer for the Fun of It
http://www.cheerforthefunofit.com
Rating: 8/10
A site that mainly sells cheerleading uniforms and related items but the Coaches Help page shows the common cheer motions, formations and a cheer completely demonstrated with graphics.

Cheerleading on About.com
http://cheerleading.about.com/cs/101
Rating: 8/10
Lots of information on every aspect of cheerleading--cheers and chants, stunts, tumbling, safety, nutrition and conditioning and cheerleading quizzes. Detailed explanations and diagrams make this a great source of instructional information--the articles available are well-written and interesting. Be sure to check out the frequently asked questions page.

Cheerleading Sample Forms on About.com
http://cheerleading.about.com/cs/forms/index.htm
Rating: 8/10
This page is an extension of the above pages on About.com. Coaches will find sample waiver forms, practice worksheets, evaluation and permission forms, emergency information and consent forms and tryout score sheets here--all presented in an easy-to-follow, printable format.

DanceCheer.net
http://www.dancecheer.net/entrance.html
Rating: 8/10
Although somewhat difficult to navigate, this site does have a large amount of detailed information for coaches and cheerleaders alike. From the home page, look for a link to "the library," scroll down and then select "Cheer Zone" to find cheerleading-specific information.

Cheerleading.net
http://cheerleading.net/index2.html
Rating: 7/10
This site specializes in providing listings of cheer-related website links for professional, college, high school and international squads, as well as cheerleading associations, suppliers, gyms and fundraising organizations.

Cheerhome.com
http://www.cheerhome.com
Rating: 6/10
While fairly extensive, this site has several pages that are under construction or outdated. Perhaps most helpful are the message boards where coaches and cheerleaders can find information on various aspects of the sport. Check out the article archive for some interesting topics, such as "The History of Cheerleading."

See a list of cheerleading books & videos in our library.

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