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History of Cheerleading

By Bumblebre99

  • Crowds in Great Britian began cheering and chanting at sports games

  • The first official cheer was performed at Princeton university in New Jersey

  • First official cheerleader, Johny Campbell, coordinated an entire team to lead the crowds in cheering

  • Universities began creating cheer "squads" to lead the crowds during basketball and football games

    Universities began creating cheer "squads" to lead the crowds during basketball and football games

  • Women began to cheer

    Women began to cheer

  • Tumbling and stunting is incoorporated into cheering

  • National Cheerleaders Association was formed by Lawrence Herkimer, a former male cheerleader

  • A high school team from Santa Cruz became the first team outside of college teams to attend a NCA cheer camp

  • Cheering became part of "little league" football teams

  • First Ranked competitions began, where teams could compete for titles

    First Ranked competitions began, where teams could compete for titles

  • Title 1X was passed allowing females to participate in competitive sports