* Since 2007: Foundation of Japan Cheerleading Association's ( FJCA ) Cheerleading Asia International Open Championships ( CAIOC ).

In 1965, Fred Gastoff invented the vinyl pom-pon, which was introduced into competitions by the International Cheerleading Foundation ( now the World Cheerleading Association or WCA ).

Organized cheerleading competitions began to pop up with the first ranking of the " Top Ten College Cheerleading Squads " and " Cheerleader All America " awards given out by the International Cheerleading Foundation in 1967.

International Federation of Cheerleading ( IFC ): Established on the 5th July 1998, the International Federation of Cheerleading ( IFC ) is a non-profit federation based in Tokyo, Japan and is the world governing body of cheerleading.

Asian Thailand Cheerleading Invitational ( ATCI ): Organised by the Cheerleading Association of Thailand ( CAT ) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the International Federation of Cheerleading ( IFC ).

USASF / IASF Worlds: Many United States cheerleading organizations form and register the not-for-profit entity the United States All Star Federation ( USASF ) and also the International All Star Federation ( IASF ) to support international club cheerleading and the World Cheerleading Club Championships.

Other activities and organizations include Cheerleading, Color Guard, Dance Team, Journalism, Yearbook, Gifted-Talented Program, National Honor Society, Red Hawk Club, Kansas Association for Youth, International Club, Student Council, Red Hawk Reader's Club, Biology Club ( travels to the Bahamas annually ), National FFA Organization, Business Professionals of America, Family Career and Community Leaders of America, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

* International Federation of Cheerleading

Spanish Club, French Club, Latin Club, ASL Club, Chinese Club, German Club, Debate Team, Sandwich Club, Yearbook, Marching Band, Winter Guard, Interact, Robotics Team, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble, Band, Chorus, Chamber Singers, Student Government, Amnesty International, Riot Reader Newspaper, Math Team, Break Dance Club, H. E. M. A., Key Club, Musical, Tennis, Cheerleading, Golf, Lacrosse, Track, Baseball, Softball, Football, Field Hockey, Hockey, Soccer, Indoor Track, Swimming / Diving,

2012 will host the 6th edition from 18 to 20 May, and is sanctioned by the International Federation of Cheerleading ( IFC ).

In March 2000, Woodham High School's Varsity Cheerleading squad won its first National Championship at the American Open Cheerleading Competition.

In 1978, America was introduced to competitive cheerleading by the first broadcast of Collegiate Cheerleading Championships on CBS.

Cheerleading World Championships ( CWC ): Organised by the IFC.

National Cheerleading Championships ( NCC ): The NCC is the annual IFC-sanctioned national cheerleading competition in Indonesia organised by the Indonesian Cheerleading Community ( ICC ).

Pan-American Cheerleading Championships ( PCC ): The PCC was held for the first time in 2009 in the city of Latacunga, Ecuador and is the continental championship organised by the Pan-American Federation of Cheerleading ( PFC ).

The first World Cheerleading Championships, or Cheerleading Worlds, were hosted by the USASF / IASF at the Walt Disney World Resort and taped for an ESPN global broadcast in 2004.

The Golden Hawk Cheerleading team has also risen to prominence in the last few years having won 3 national championship titles at the prestigious University National Cheerleading Championships conducted by Power Cheerleading Athletics.

Elmira College has a National Championships in Women's Ice Hockey and Competitive Cheerleading.

The arena hosts the annual PIAA Southwest Regional Wrestling Tournament, the Pennsylvania Cheerleading Championships, and basketball championship games for PIAA District 6 and the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference.

The Hempstead Cheerleading Squad has competed in the State Cheerleading Championships in 2008, 2009, 2010, competing in the toughest division of 4A.

Hempstead cheerleading made national headlines when they qualified to compete in the National Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, Florida in February 2011, when the DCSD denied them the right to go because they were not a state sanctioned sport and didn't follow paperwork guidelines.

The Coed Cheerleading team also won Back to Back State Championships in 2003 and 2004 and Back to Back National Championships in 2004 and 2005.

At the 2007 NCA / NDA Collegiate Cheerleading and Dance National Championships, Pitt's Cheer squad won the 2007 Challenge Cup and finished in eighth place overall in the All-Girl Division I category.

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The USASF was formed in 2003 by the competition companies to act as the national governing body for all star cheerleading and to create a standard set of rules and judging standards to be followed by all competitions sanctioned by the Federation, ultimately leading to the Cheerleading Worlds.

Cheerleading has been added to the list of sports being studied by Dr.

The varsity Cheerleading team won the school's first ever State Championship by capturing the Class D State Championship in 1993.

The cheerleading team won the Class C State Cheerleading Championship in 1997 by completing a " perfect season " in which they never lost in any round of competition.

Cheerleading organizations such as the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors ( AACCA ), founded in 1987, started applying universal safety standards to decrease the number of injuries and prevent dangerous stunts, pyramids and tumbling passes from being included in routines.

For a list of rules visit AACCA ( American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators ).

In October 2009, the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors ( AACCA ), a subsidiary of Varsity Brands, released a study that analyzed the data from Emergency Room visits of all high school athletes.

* National Basketball Association Cheerleading

* European Cheerleading Association, an association representing cheerleading in Europe

* Hampshire Youth Football & Cheerleading Association

The township has individual organizations that run each youth sports program, including Little League Baseball ( WMLL ), Police Athletic League ( PAL ) Basketball, PAL Soccer, West Milford-Star Athletics Cheerleading, Midget Football Association ( WMMFA ) Football, WMMFA Cheerleading, Amateur Baseball Association ( WMABA ) Baseball, and Girls Softball Association softball ( WMGSA ).

* The Stephen F. Austin Large Coed Cheerleading Squad is a nine-time National Cheerleading Association Collegiate National Champion, to go along with 5 straight National Titles.

HokieBird Curtis Dvorak ( 1995-96 ) won the National Cheerleading Association championship in 1996 and has appeared as Jaxson de Ville, mascot of the Jacksonville Jaguars since 1996.

Todd Maroldo, Hokiebird in 1996-1997, won the National Cheerleading Association championship in 1997 and was hired as the Carolina Panthers mascot, Sir Purr.

Cheerleading originated in the United States, and remains a predominantly American activity, with an estimated 1. 5 million participants in all-star cheerleading.

Cheerleading is currently most closely associated with American football and basketball.

Cheerleading is quickly becoming a year-round sport, starting with tryouts during the spring of the preceding school year, organized camp as a team, practices, attendance at various sporting events and ending with National competition season, typically from winter through spring.

These competitions include locals, which are normally taken place in school gymnasiums or local venues, nationals, hosted in big venues all around the U. S. with national champions, and the Cheerleading Worlds, taken place at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Varsity: Partnered with the UCA, Varsity created the National High School Cheerleading Championship in 1980.

* 1898 – Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team.

RIT has 24 men's and women's varsity teams including Men's Intercollegiate Baseball, Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field and Wrestling along with Women's Intercollegiate Basketball, Cheerleading, Crew, Cross Country, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, and Volleyball.

The college offers 16 sports: Football ( currently at club level, but with plans to become a varsity program in 2013 ), Baseball, Softball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Men's and Women's Volleyball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Track, Women's Tennis and Cheerleading.

UPR-Bayamón excels in the Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria's ( LAI ) Women Basketball, with an historic 10 consecutive championships, and Cheerleading.

CIF also hosts a State Cheerleading Championship in conjunction with the football championship.

The first National Cheerleading Competition was held in 1988 and now shares the spotlight with the annual Pop Warner Super Bowl, held each year at Walt Disney World.

The criteria for the 2009 Samsung NCAA Cheerleading Competition was patterned with the National Cheerleading Championship or NCC.