The History of Cheerleading

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  • First Pep squad

    Princeton university formed an all male pep-club.

  • Official birth date of organized cheer

  • Women Are Allowed to Cheer

  • First Cheerleading Clinic

  • National Cheerleading Assosiation (NCA) created

  • Kids 5 and older could join a peewee cheer team

  • Universal Cheerleading Assosiation (UCA) created

  • The cheerleading routine was created

    Incorporated music with the cheerleading skills

  • ALL-STAR CHEER

    -different rules and guidelines that school cheer
    -more advanced skills

  • Safety Standards Created

  • Cheerleading begins in Japan

  • The basket toss was invented

  • The first cheerleading worlds

    Only 14 teams at the competition

  • 3.5 million cheerleaders in 79 countries

  • The Summit cheer competition for levels 1-4 is introduced