Herkie

The Herkie cheerleading jump is named after Herkimer, for which he performed the same jump with a right punch motion in the air.

The herkie (aka hurkie) is a cheerleading jump named after Lawrence Herkimer, the founder of the National Cheerleaders Association and former cheerleader at Southern Methodist University. It is similar to a side-hurdler and to the abstract double hook, except instead of the bent leg's knee being pointed downward, it should be flat while the other leg is straight in a straddle jump (toetouch) position.

The jump was invented accidentally, because Herkimer was not able to do an actual side-hurdler.[1] Common misspellings include "hurky" and "herky".

  1. ^ Branch, John (March 14, 2009). "Shaking Pompoms for the Grandfather of Modern Cheerleading". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2009.