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How it started and The First Cheerleader
Varsity, Minn-e-So-Tah!", making Campbell the very first cheerleader and November 2, 1898 is the official birth date of organized cheerleading and they use to yell leader and they still do. It happen when U of M was on a loosing streak and a medical student named Johnny Campbell picked up a megaphone and rallied the team to victory with the first organized cheer: “Rah, Rah, Rah! -
When women
It wasn’t until 1923 that women were allowed to cheer for the first time, at the University of Minnesota. During these years teams added tumbling passes and stunts to their routines and The University of Oregon cheerleader used flashcards for the first time. Even though women started joining in the 20's more women joined because the men had to got to World War II.; -
Herkimer forms the national cheer association and the 1st cheer camp
In 1948, Southern Methodist University cheerleader Lawrence “Herkie” Herkimer held the first summer cheerleading clinic at Sam Houston State Teacher’s College according to the website https://www.varsity.com/news/cheerleader-history-cheerleading Than he invented the Herki jump that cheerleaders use to this day. In 1961, he incorporated the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA). -
When cheer teams started to be in schools
By the 1960s, cheerleading started be in high schools and grade schools , and pee wee and youth leagues had developed as well -
When Competitions Started
The earliest cheerleading competitions began in the late 1960s -
Cheerleader all America
The International Cheerleading Foundation began ranking the top ten college cheerleading squads as well as handing out "Cheerleader All America" -
Who created UCA
In 1974, Jeff Webb (who had been general manager of NCA) founded Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA),which did higher and harder level skills -
First Basket Toss was executed
The first basket toss was performed in 1979 Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA) first demonstrated the basket toss at a summer camp. This advanced cheer stunt, in which three or four "bases" toss a "flyer" up into the air, has since become a staple of most cheer routines - with variations possible to raise the level of difficulty. This statement was from https://cheerleading.lovetoknow.com/Basket_Toss -
ESPN started to showcase cheerleading
There are numerous competitions held throughout the year at numerous venues, and while ESPN is showcasing the cheer and dance competitions it gives the teams opportunities and to show the world what cheerleading is actually like -
When cheerleading started being a competition
cheerleading did not interact with any other sports at first than it started to have competitions the first organization to call themselves all stars and go to competitions were Q94 Rockers from Richmond, Virginia -
UCA's had more events and the first to teach safety to coaches
The ‘80s decade brought the launch of many more event companies, as well as AACCA (American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators), in 1987, the first association started to teach coaches and have advisors about safety . UCA has grown into Varsity Spirit Corp., today, encompassing 17 cheerleading event, apparel and service companies. -
When USASF was formed
The US All Star Federation (USASF) was founded in 2003 with the core principle of making All Star a safer sport by establishing fair and consistent rules and competition standards. This organization performs safer stunts and not as hard skills. -
Non-tumbling and Tumbling divisions
In competitions theres different divisions like tumbling and non tumbling and basically its a team that can do flips and other stuff and non-tumbling is a team that doesn't do tumbling -
The First Worlds Competition
The first worlds competition was in April and the top three was Miami Elite was first . Second place was Spirit Of Texas. Third place was Memphis Elite. This was held at Orlando Florida at ESPN complex. It is important to me because i do the sport and i enjoy watching it. -
Awards
At worlds the awards you get is a white jacket or black and it has UCA on the back and you get first place medals, and a ring -
Music
For cheerleading competitions music is one of the best parts because you can show the other teams you music and your stunts can be on beat with the song and really shows how your team is -
Uniforms
Uniforms gives your team potential because the uniform just make you think about your team and that you want your team to win. it also make you look cute and it since other teams have different uniforms you can see how theirs look
