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Cheerleading music needs to be upbeat and rhythmic. It has to help get the crowd's adrenaline pumping and motivate the fans to get up on their feet and shout for their team. It is important for the cheerleaders to keep the crowd excited enough to carry the players all the way through the game to get the win when they are ahead on the... more »
Cheerleading has morphed from a sidebar at sports games to a high-adrenaline, physically demanding sport on its own. The best of the best of squads are shown in their routines, which is the focus for cheerleaders and coaches. more »
Sporting events can be a blast from the action alone, but they become even more vibrant when the spectators get into the action themselves. This, and other functions, can be encouraged through cheerleading chants. The chants aren't spewed off the top of the cheerleaders' heads. They spend much time and energy practicing, perfecting... more »
Cheerleading is a mixture of flexibility, balance, strength, precision and team spirit. Contrary to popular belief, it is a sport, and must be practiced in order to obtain perfection. Overexertion during practice and games can cause cheerleading injuries, such as the very common ankle sprain. An ankle sprain occurs when ligaments on... more »
Knowing how to do proper spotting for cheerleading is essential for the safety of the cheerleading squad; it’s one of the most important positions on the team and should not be taken lightly. The person on the top of a stunt is called a flyer and the people that are on the base of the stunt are called bases. The spotter is the... more »
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Coaches are a cheerleading squad's most valuable assets. They are instructors, confidence builders and mentors. However, they must also be skilled... more »
Cheerleading is an American staple in many sports, and the cheerleader has been elevated to goddess-like status throughout high schools and... more »
Cheerleading is an activity that incorporates organized dance and gymnastic routines to cheer on teams during sporting events. Some people also... more »
Clapping sounds pretty easy but doing a cheerleading clap correctly requires paying attention to details. Slight adjustments to hand and arm... more »
Cheerleaders get high billing at basketball and football games, with all eyes focused on their halftime routines. What's more, cheerleaders are... more »
Cheerleading is a sport that uses organized routines that range from 1 minute to 3 minutes made from elements of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games and matches and/or compete at cheerleading competitions. Cheerleaders draw attention to the event and encourage audience participation. The athlete involved is called a cheerleader. The National Cheerleading Association is the sanctioning body for cheerleading in the USA.
Cheerleading originates in the United States, and remains a predominantly American activity, with an estimated 1.5 million participants in all-star cheerleading. The growing presentation of the sport to a global audience has been led by the 1997 start of broadcasts of cheerleading competition by ESPN International and the worldwide release of the 2000 film Bring it On. Due in part to this recent exposure, there are now an estimated 100,000 participants scattered around the rest of the world in countries including Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Japan,"japancheer"> the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom."nw20007">
History
Princeton graduate Thomas Peebles introduced the idea of organized crowds cheering at football games to the University of Minnesota. However, it was not until 1898 that University of Minnesota student Johnny Campbell directed a crowd in cheering "Rah, Rah, Rah! Sku-u-mar, Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Varsity, Minn-e-So-Tah!”, making Campbell the very first cheerleader and November 2, 1898 the official birth date of organized cheerleading. Soon after, the University of Minnesota organized a "yell leader" squad of 6 male students, who still use Campbells original cheer today"ICFHandbook"> In 1903 the first cheerleading fraternity, Gamma Sigma was founded."ACFeb2003"> Cheerleading started out as an all-male activity, but females began participating in 1923, due to limited availability of female colle read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerleading
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