~Toe Touch.
To do this jump, prep however you have been taught, then jump and extend both legs up in the air at the same time. Point your toes! Usually arms hit a T position. Whatever you do..DON'T REACH FOR YOUR TOES!! Doing that makes you appear to jump lower..and looks worse.

~ Hook.
Start by doing your prep. Then, when you jump off the ground, you want your legs to be parallel to the ground. One of your feet should be near the knee of the opposite leg. When you do a hook you should execute a High-V, it looks the best.

~Herkie.
The herkie is my favorite jump. Do your prep, then hit your desired arm movement. Next jump up and kick one leg to the side straight out. Then bend the other one away from your body..like one of your legs is in a hook form.

Keep your back straight during the jump and bring your legs up to your arms, not your arms to your legs. If you do this, your jump will look sloppy and lower.

Keep your head upright and look upward with your chin up.

STRETCHES

The best way to improve jumps, such as your toe touch, is to stretch often. For example, when your watching TV. you could just sit in a straddle position and stretch forward as far as possible, for as long as you can. Another way to stretch and strengthen, is to do leg lifts. This is done by lying flat on your back and lifting your legs six inches off the ground and holding it. The more you do this, the stronger your stomach muscles become, and your stomach muscles play a huge roll in lifting you to a certain hight. One of my less favorite stretches is to sit back and roll your legs backwards or forwards. If you do it right, you should feel pressure, not pain.

One of the main ways to strengthen your jumps, is to strengthen your stomach muscles. The stomach muscles, along with your legs, need to be the strongest in your jump. Doing crunches is a great way to improve your stomach muscles. For all of these stretches, progress slowly so you don't get an injury. Do maybe, ten crunches, then work up to 20, and so on. Don't force yourself to do things your body cant handle, that's how you get hurt.

ARM DRILLS

I am not going to show you what the arm drills are, because you should already know the ones your squad uses, or you will be learning them. I will, however, be giving you some tips on how to improve what you already know.

Always keep your movements seperate and distinct. Every move should look like its own, not as if you were doing one, long arm motion. Also, remember to snap your movements. after two or three times, if your arms are soar, you are doing it right!