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Cheerleading POM POMS

POM POMS (Pompons) are decorative balls made into different size, color and varieties.it is a kind of cheerleading tool which is made from variety of materials such as fabric, plastic, paper, and occasionally feathers. To make POM POMS, people need to cut the material into string and bound them to a centered handle to form a sort of fluffy ball. Except for used by the cheerleading teams; it has a wide use in the daily life such as used in the play schools, decorate the Christmas tree, especially in sewing and handicrafts.

Why POM POMS become the necessary tool for cheerleaders?

Where there is a cheerleading team, there is POM POMS. The reason can be conclude into 3 aspects. The first one,the cheerleaders need to dance all the time when they have a performance, their steps is the combination of beauty and power. The flowing POM POMS can easily be waving by them and add the aesthetic feeling to their dance. The second one, the colorful POM POMS can attract the attention of a crowd people. POM POMS always made by mixed color strings, the eye-catching color can be easily to see by the crowd people and the tired athletes. The third one is adding an element of sparkle to a cheer and distracting the opposing team. When the cheerleaders dancing with the colorful POM POMS, it means the games are began and has been gone to the high tide in advance.Nowadays, cheap pom poms are selling in many shops, especially in the major holydays. POM POMS has entered to ordinary people’s family.

The history of Cheerleading POM POMS.

The history of Cheerleading POM POMS can go back to the mid-1930s. It was first used by the cheerleaders in university and high school; they made it out of crepe paper. The first cheerleading POM POMS was created by Jim Hazzlewood. In the year 1965, Fred Gastoff reformed the POM POMS and invented the vinyl POM POMS. In the following years, POM POMS were gradually introduced to other universities and high schools. The vinyl POM POMS are lighter in weight and have free choice for color and handle, it can be designed by everyone. For todays’ cheerleader, POM POMS has been an important part of them and has been designed for different size and colors. Though, there are many other cheerleading tools begin to appear in the cheerleading performances, POM POMS is their favorite.

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