Email Assistant Coach Jonathan Wood

Jonathan Wood has been the assistant coach for the Boise State cheerleaders since 2003. His connection to the Boise State Spirit Squad started in 1997, when he was a freshman in college. He cheered for six consecutive years while in college and graduate school, and was a member of the team in 2003 when it made its competitive debut and placed 8th at USA Nationals. Jon specializes in designing transitional pyramids and choreographing routines for timeouts, pep rallies, and competitions. He choreographed the team’s 2005 and 2006 competition routines, both of which placed fourth at USA Collegiate Nationals as well as the team's 2nd place routine in 2007.

Outside of Boise State, Jon is the founder and president of Legacy Spirit, a company that provides cheerleading and dance summer camps, educational materials, and choreography services. His innovative innovative choreography has led to many successful high school camps and competition routines. Jon is also the founder and head coach of the Idaho Wildfire all-star cheerleading team. Additionally, Jon is also the Idaho State Director for the National Center for Spirit Safety and Education (NCSSE), the nation’s most comprehensive cheerleading education and safety certification system. As the State Director he conducts safety certification courses for cheerleading coaches at all levels in both school and all-star programs. He has also contributed to recent editions of the NCSSE safety manuals.

Currently, Jon is co-authoring the NCSSE's collegiate manual. He is also authoring the forthcoming book Coaching Cheerleading: Building Powerful Cheerleaders and an Impressive Team, which focuses on cheerleading-oriented strength training, safety, and stunt techniques. He is also developing the website traintocheer.com, a website dedicated to educating atheletes and coaches with video and other digital media. It will launch in February of 2008.

Jonathan holds a Master’s degree in English and teaches part time as an adjunct in the English Department at Boise State; he has published work related to both cheerleading and English.