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Beginning of Cheer
Great Britain started the trend of cheering and chanting in unison at sports games -
Cheering Creatively
In the 1900's megaphones came into play and the Pom Pons were invented in the 1930's.
Johnny picked up a megaphone and rallied the team to victory with the first organized cheer: “Rah, Rah, Rah! Ski-U-Mah! Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Minn-e-so-tah -
Women Can Now Cheer!
1923 women were allowed to cheer for the first time, at University of Minnesota
cheerleaders added tumbling and acrobatics to their routines -
Cheer is Spreading!
In the beginning, cheerleading took place only at college campuses, but the creation of camps and clinics in the late 1940’s inspired younger people to join the sport -
Cheer is HUGE
About 98% of all female cheerleaders were former gymnasts, compared to just 20% of all male cheerleaders. 80% of schools in the US have Cheerleading squads. The most popular sport for Cheerleading is football -
Cheer Clinic!
In 1948, Southern Methodist University cheerleader Lawrence “Herkie” Herkimer held the first summer cheerleading clinic at Sam Houston State Teacher’s College -
Cheer Here There And Everywhere
By the 1960s, cheerleading could be found in virtually every high school and grade school across the country -
Accessories!
In the beginning all Cheerleaders were men. until it needed to be spiced up. Women came in and did that exactly. Pom poms got bigger and more poofy. Outfits got cuter, and cheer was spreading like wild fire. -
Complex Cheer
In 1974, Jeff Webb (who had been general manager of NCA) founded Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA), which taught higher level skills
In 1974, Jeff Webb (who had been general manager of NCA) founded Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA), which taught higher level skills
