Before I begin, I want to remind everyone that weightlifting is dangerous and that I’m not responsible if you get hurt.
Good training is very complicated. It would be much more effective to teach you the principals and have you apply them yourself. But just to be general, three lifts that I really like for cheerleading are squats, clean-jerks, and dumbbell shoulder-press.
Remember to use good technique, get someone to show you how to do the lift if need be and always have a spotter.
Is it self-directed by the partners or as coach do you make them do drills and skills before letting them put together a routine?
At my school, partner stunting is self-directed, but that’s because we can be. We all know the progressions and if someone doesn’t, someone near them does. It works better if you can get to that point because it allows the couples to work at their own pace and, when they get far enough along in the progressions, branch out and try things that look like fun to them. It sounds like you have a pretty new squad, at least as far as guys are concerned. You may have to be more involved with their progress, at least until they get the hang of it.
