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Allstar Cheerleading:

Cheerleading is a sport that involves gymnastics, stunts, jumps, and dancing. Each 2 minute and 30 seconds; routine is out out on the mat to compete at multiple local, or out of the state competitions. Cheerleaders practice during the week up to 4 hours a day. The top program of cheer being, USAF makes rules, registers teams, runs all competitions and more.

History:

Cheerleading was first introduced in 1877, as an all-male activity, by yelling cheers from the stands. Overtime they were getting more and more groups of people to join in. Thomas Peebles, the man who cr aging cheerleading moved o Minnesota and spread his work there. The term "cheerleader" was put to use in 1887. In 1898, Johny Cambell became the first cheerleader, he then put together a group of six males and the ferternity group was eventually signed by Gamma Sigma. Not until 1923, were the first women in the university of Minnesota allowed to cheer. However, it took awhile for other schools around the world to follow. But, as the 1940's came many male college students were drafted for World War ||, giving women a chance. By 1975, there was an average of 500,000 students in cheer in America.

Allstars:

In the 1980's people observed harder stunts, tumbling, that's when allstar teams started showing up. Then the creation, of USAF. ESPN firsts broadcast was the 1993; National High School Cheerleading Competition. AACCA came in to play, in 1987, as they made universal safety standards to decrease the number of injuries and prevent dangerous stunts, pyramids, and tumbling passes from being in the cheerleading routines, for lower level kids. However, on unrestricted level 5 teams, their routines may consist of many of these hard skills.

The A Dangers of Cheerleading:

Cheerleading was counted to have the most catastrophic injuries of all sports. Most injuries are from the gravity defying pyramids and stunt sequences that are performed. Cheerleading injuries has doubled, since it first was introduced. While some football players get helmets, and padding, cheerleaders are thrown up with a bow on their head, and that's it. For example, Lauren Chang died on the mat, when her flyer kicked her in the chest so hard, that her lungs collapsed.

What it is Today:

When someone says cheerleading you usually think, bouncing up and down, waving Pom Poms, and yelling "go team!" Well it has now developed into an intense sport, and we do it because we love it, not to be popular or get attention. It is intense, and demanding working in a hot sweaty gym for hours being critiqued by your coach while you throw someone 20-30ft in the air as they flip and twist their bodies around. It is more than just a sport, some might say, it's their life.