•Events that consists of cheer

and organized routines for

sports team motivation,
audience entertainment, or
competition.
•To encourage the
spectators of events to
cheer for sports teams
at games.
HISTORY OF
CHEERLEADING
 1870s

The first pep club was

established at Princeton
University
 1880s

The first organized yell

was recorded at
Princeton University
 1890s
Organized cheerleading was
initiated at the University of
Minnesota as was the first
school “fight song”
 1990s

Usage of the
megaphone was
becoming popular.
 1910

The first “homecoming”

was held at the
University of Illinois
 1920s

Women became active

in cheerleading
 1930s

Universities and high

schools began performing
pompon routines
 1940s

The first cheerleading

company was formed by
Lawrence of Dallas, Texas
 1950s
College cheerleaders began
conducting cheerleading
workshops to teach
cheerleading skills.
 1960s

The vinyl pompon was

invented by Fred
Gasthoff
 1967
National Cheerleaders
Association (NCA) trained
hundreds of thousands of
cheerleaders.
 1975
The birth of “cheerleading
routine”.
UCA used cheerleading skills
with music.
 1988

UCA introduces
cheerleading in Japan
 1989

UCA introduces parade

cheerleading performances
in the United Kingdom
 1989

UCA introduces parade

cheerleading performances
in the United Kingdom
 1989

UCA introduces parade

cheerleading performances
in the United Kingdom
 1990s

Non-school based
organization begin to offer
cheer programs.
 2004
The Unites States All Star
Federation (USASF) host the 1st
World Cheerleading Championship
at the Walt Disney World Resort.
 2008- Present
The IASF/ICU continued to
host the World Cheerleading
Championship.
1. Dance techniques
2. Elements of cheers
3. Basic gymnastics skills
 HAND
POSITIONS
CANDLEST
ICK
 JAZZ
BLADE HANDS
CLAP CLASP
 ARM
POSITIONS
FLYING V LOW V
 T
MOTION HALF T
TOUCHD LOW
OWN TOUCHDOWN
BOW and
ARROW Muscle man
Overhead
clasp dagger
box punch
L motion diagonal
 checkmar
k motion k
 BODY
POSITIONS
Beginning Cheer
stance stance
 Side
lunge squat
Kneel
 Basic gymnastics skills

•Helps cheerleaders to
develop a higher spirit level
and enhance crowd
motivation.
 JUMPS

Appro
lift
Execution
ach
Landing
 Creating Cheer
Dance Routine

Choose any basic cheer dance

skills and create your own
cheer dance routine.
 RUBRIC:
Above Dance compositions include at least eight
cheer motions and four basic gymnastics
average
skills.
Average Dance compositions include at least four cheer
motions and two basic gymnastics skills.

Needs Dance composition includes fewer than two

elements of cheer and gymnastics skills and
Improvement
was not clearly demonstrated