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Birth of cheerleading
Based on the success of Johnny Campbell and his fellow students at the University of Minnesota, cheerleading continued to grow and develop alongside the popularity of sports over the next coming years. As cheerleading continued to grow in participation, new techniques and skills were also added. -
Women become the majority of Cheer athletes
from the start of cheerleading for over 25 years it was a "man only" sport. it wasn’t until the 1940s that women became the majority of cheerleading’s athletes during an era when the university men students left the country to fight in World War II. Now they have added advanced skills, tumbling, and acrobatic skills. -
Introduction of cheerleading training camps; expansion of cheerleading begins.
In 1948 they atrted introducing training camps to help make the temas better and stronger. -
National Cheerleaders Association (“NCA”);
By the 1960s, cheerleading could be found in virtually every high school and grade school across the USA, as well as pee wee and youth leagues everywhere in the country. In 1961, Herkimer incorporated the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) and conducted cheerleading camps, and clinics to hundreds of thousands of cheerleaders all around the United States. With these innovations and the creation NCA, cheerleading had become one of the fastest growing youth activities in the United States -
Universal Cheerleaders Association (“UCA”), and start of modern day cheerleading
In 1974, the former General Manager and Vice President of NCA, Jeff Webb, founded the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) to teach higher levels of skills to cheerleaders around the United States. Cheerleading specific skills (partner stunts & pyramids) were introduced to make cheerleading more entertaining, thus augmenting cheerleading’s traditional leadership function; a new era of cheerleading begins. -
First International Cheerleading Performances (Japan & Chile), Walt Disney World Resort.
was the very first time that international teams performed in the united states. -
The USASF/IASF hosts the 1st World Cheerleading Championships.
this is a competition where the best of the best compete for a world titie. Many different teams compete from different states, and continents. Cheerleaders take this competition very seriously and it is very important. -
The IASF/ICU hosts the 5th World Cheerleading Championships, ICU submits provisional documents to the International Olympic Committee, ICU training continues around the world.
IASF/ICU host the 5th World Cheerleading Championships “Cheerleading Worlds” at the Walt Disney World Resort taped for the ESPN global broadcast; 25 nations, 4 continents, 300 world teams compete for a world championship title; 29 countries, 5 continents observe and hold 4th Annual General Meeting. -
The IASF/ICU hosts the 6th World Cheerleading Championships; National Team divisions judged by ICU trained judges panel representing 25 countries; ICU submits formal SportAccord application for membership.
IASF/ICU host the 6th World Cheerleading Championships “Cheerleading Worlds” at the Walt Disney World Resort taped for the ESPN global broadcast; 38 nations, 4 continents, 400 world teams compete for a world championship title; 45 countries, 5 continents observe and hold 5th Annual General Meeting. -
The IASF/ICU hosts the 7th World Cheerleading Championships; ICU Continental Regional Meetings Conducted, as well as 6th AGM; ICU presents at the 44th SportAccord General Assembly in Dubai.
April 2010: IASF/ICU host the 7st World Cheerleading Championships “Cheerleading Worlds” at the Walt Disney World Resort taped for the ESPN global broadcast, April 2010: 60 countries, 5 continents hold 6th Annual General Meeting.
