text: sould i do it or should i not?? ok i want to try out for cheerleading next year but i can not do back handsprings, any tips on how i can get fexible enough to be able to make the team?? i have been doing cheerleading for about eleven years and i only learned to tumble about three years ago! its ok if you cant tumble becasue thats something you can always learn. my biggest suggestion is to start doing push ups becasue the stronger your arms are the more you can hold your own weight and once i got my arms strong....i dould do it! good luck!