What do i have to do to be able to do a toe-touch?

Question:what are some stretches and exercises that i need to do to be able to do a very good toe-touch for poms?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: what are some stretches and exercises that i need to do to be able to do a very good toe-touch for poms?

I was a pom captain once upon a time and a lot of girls had trouble with the toe touch. The stretches I would recommend are normal leg stretches that pom girls usually do, but on top of that, there are a couple of other things to try. One is lying down next to a wall with your butt and legs up and right against it, then let your legs drop in a v and hold that until the stretch hurts. Also, really watch your prep for the jump, making sure you are getting enough height to your jumps. Proper height helps make the jump better. Try not leaning forward too much, as this throws the jump off balance.

Do exercises to build your calf muscle as well to help you get more height. Jumping rope, walking on your tiptoes, calf raises and trampolines help build those up. In fact, practicing toe touches on a trampoline will also help.

The only other thing to do is lower yourself into the splits as much as you can and hold for about 20 seconds, then repeat two more times. Slowly, you will get more flexible in those muscles.

Basically, the more stretching and leg muscle building activities you do, the better your toe touches will be. Just stay with it. The more you practice, the better you will get.

sit on the floor and try to touch your toes

stretch hamstrings by sitting on the ground with both feet in front of you stretched out and lean over and grab ankles
do wall sits and lunges

The sit-and-reach and butterfly sit stretch out your leg muscles.

I Still Can't Really Do That. Even Sitting.
What I Do Is Lift My Leg Up Onto The Back Of The Couch Straight Out Then Touch My Toes..Keep Repeatiing That Then Change Legs. Trust me It Helped..A lot!!
I'm Even Starting To Kick Higher.

lay on your back and put a towle on the front of your foot.holding both corners in each hand.pull up keeping your leg straight and hold it till it hurts you pretty good.do this till you can get your foot as high as your head or better.it just take time and endurance