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How To
How To
Back Tuck Basket Toss
Back Tuck Basket Toss
A basket toss is a type of cheerleading stunt where the two bases interlock hands to create a platform for a flyer to stand on and they and the back spot will throw the flyer many feet in the air while the flyer completes some sort of motion mid-air before landing back into their arms into a cradle position. In a back tuck basket, the flyer completes a 360 backflip while mid-air before returning to their stunt group's cradle.
Step 1: The grips
Grab your left wrist and the other base’s right, forming a square. Have the other base do this, too. This will form a platform, in a square shape, for the flyer to stand on. Then, grab your own wrist and their wrist just below the wrist bones. Keep your grip loose and flexible. Too much rigidity will keep the toss from going anywhere. Adjust as necessary until you two feel comfortable.
Step 2: The Prep
The flyer sets up the stunt with her right foot on your hands and her hands on your shoulder. Then, the backspot is going to help hoist her whole body onto your wrists and hands. Bend and sponge, absorbing the flyer’s weight as she dips down. As her left foot touches down too (that's all her weight now), bend down slightly as if you’re starting a slingshot. There should be no jerky movements in this stunt. You and your base partner simply bend your knees and your arms lower with the rest of your body and her to accommodate her weight. It is one giant, slingshot motion.
Step 3: The Toss and Tuck
Throw your arms straight up, hoisting the flyer into the air. Straighten your legs and throw your arms up, giving the flyer as much height as possible using all of your body. Release the other base’s wrists as soon as you feel them moving away – don’t hold on. With a little flick of the wrists. The more oomph you put behind this movement, the more you use your entire body, and the higher she is going to fly. Once the flyer reaches the maximum height in the air they will flip themselves backward. they will do a back tuck in the air.
Step 4: The Cradle
Catch her with your arms out in front of you, cradling her as she lands. Make sure to stay in front of the other base at all times. The bases should move as one. The flyer's arms should land around your neck. Absorb her body weight as she comes down, bending your arms and knees as she lands into your makeshift cradle. Aim for one arm around her back and one around her knees. The flyer will come down flat and land in the base's arms in a "V" shape.
The Result
The Result
