I did cheerleading in university and I was a backspot, however that meant the one boy went up in the air and I was the one behind her, and i grabbed his ankles and held his steady, however a sizable part of the back spot was catching his as he came down from mounts, whether it was intentional or accidental.
It was nerve wracking however a good position on the team, and most of the time my catches were smooth, easy and great.
There was one mount that was consistently a problem. My top boy wasn’t undoubtedly wonderful at twisting in the air. She liked to twist halfway and then reach to grab me. I caused my head to snap back every time. My friend and I did it over and over again. She never got it. After I graduated university I started having neck concerns from it. I wore a brace, got cracked by a chiropractor, and stretched it officially. The pain was horrible though. I finally researched and realized that medical cannabis might be my only saving grace. I did all the steps to be a legal weed patient. I got the medical cannabis card and now I vape a cannabis oil in the day and before bed. This helps my neck no longer become stiff and sore. I feel a lot better. CBD is good for reducing inflammation and calming the muscles. My hope is to someday not require smoking cannabis oil… For right now I am just cheerful that my neck isn’t giving me a constant source of pain.