1984 Green Up County Cheerleaders

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

[@hujobaine]

Greenup County was the squad to watch in the 80s.

[@SellingVegas702]

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!

[@anji710]

WOW is all I can say! BEST Green Up video I have seen yet! COMPLETELY synchronized and I didn't even see one mistake. A-W-E S-O-M-E.... Green Up 84 is awesome, totally!!!

[@MessyOCD]

I'm just commenting to add that this school is the National Champs again, for I think the 17th year. I'm a local girl with family still there. This team lives and breathes practice, practice, practice. And it shows.

[@laurentraxel9710]

Omg my cheer coach is in that😂😂😂I’m freaking dead she is so good

[@MARHVINXII]

Who is she ?

[@MessyOCD]

Candy Berry?

[@DriveAustra]

The music they danced to at the end was UCA's college demo routine music from the 80s.

[@ADofTexas]

This style is closer to its origins. Cheer and drill were inter-related back then having their roots in the military drill team work. Stunting, pyramids, drill team, and gymnastics were all part of the same program during the first half of the 20th century.

[@TumbleTyme757]

I love the accents in the cheer!

[@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.

[@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!!!!

[@INeverStopCheering]

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

[@fredamartin4675]

I totally love them best. now days it's not together.

[@ADofTexas]

My path is similar. Instead of leaving gymnastics, however, I fell in love with stunting which led me to acrobatic gymnastics.

[@KingOG]

Wow this is better than now in my opinion

[@ADofTexas]

And, remember that they were tumbling on mats, not spring floors.

[@ADofTexas]

For all of you coaching cheerleading, I hope these old routines will inspire you for creating new routines drawing upon the vast amount of movement possibilities.

[@ADofTexas]

I hope you are proud of your mother. Her team was the national champ. And what her team did has no comparison to what kids do today. Much harder and more dangerous and much more exciting to watch.

[@ADofTexas]

Cheer stunts belong to the world of gymnastics. Acrobatic gymnastics bases on the shoulders, head, hands, feet, knees, calves and elbows. Cheer stunts are just a tiny slice of what can be done in stunting.

[@alexisreyes4179]

Wow they were amazing back in the days. I'm surprised that these stunts they did are illegal now

[@kikipalmer5]

@ADofTexas Looking for more videos of the 1984 Nationals... Particularly of Hazard Bulldogs!

[@joselysylva9455]

O uniforme é maravilhoso verde e amarelo Em algum lugar eu vou pedir pros anjos cantarem pra mim

[@howardcohen4845]

That was cool 😎

[@ADofTexas]

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

[@woods3030]

One thing is true...the Accent has def NOT changed over the years Still as country as ever :)

[@Kseantalks]

OmG that was amazing

[@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.

[@ADofTexas]

Styles have definitely changed!

[@TheWorldIsMine28]

Wow, I am really amazed. That's great work! I just have to point out that the uniforms remind me of the ninja turtles.. hehe so cute but no hate!

[@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]

Please tell me the name of the book. I would love to read it, too.

[@Ava-zc2eb]

Round off flip flop💀💀

[@rockwitme8]

this is rlly old. 1984 geesshh

[@GLElite]

My favorite is the hair

[@ADofTexas]

If you have a copy of it on video, I would love to see it.

[@ADofTexas]

Yes, it is.

[@kayylaann]

its weird how they base with the shoulders.

[@Kseantalks]

Was u on this team?

[@ADofTexas]

Eliminating risk is not the meaning of safety first. Gymnastics is extremely risky but is very safe. Safety means using proper progressions in training, proper conditioning of athletes, as well as appropriate matting for environment. There is no reason cheerleaders can not come back to their glory of the 1980's. They do not because the organizers only care about money and power, not the activity.

[@tierah23az]

IMG that was really good!

[@Kseantalks]

LoL i wanna cheer with them

[@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.

[@azureyes31761]

omg- u guys are so great-

[@ADofTexas]

I concur.

[@ADofTexas]

No, just a follower of great acrobatics.

[@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.

[@ADofTexas]

That depends on where you perform. High schools all have their own policies. As for All Stars and competition organizations there are a slew of them out there. All those organizations who have made many of these moves illegal is because of lawsuits. Cheerleaders need a developmental program such as in gymnastics for progressive training and progressive competition. There is no reason someone with the money couldn't start a new organization. I would like to see the USAG host competitions.

[@user13976]

Nice

[@xxwolfiexxxxloverxx7943]

Cool

[@gigwgt]

why are they so stiff

[@ADofTexas]

@jumpaholic22 Jump, I have been in the industry for 35 years. You are wrong on one count and right on another. There is no difference in the abilities of the generations. Any generation can do what you see here. It takes training through progression of steps. The organizations are directly to blame for the inability of this generation to do what was done by the parents. They took the easy route of banning so they could continue to make big money.