Cheerleading, like any other organized group activity, has grown into an ever-evolving team effort. After debuting its enthusiastic mark on history in 1877, cheer has become a global phenomenon. Cheerleading is not only on the sidelines but also in the spotlight of crowded arenas. And this time – the cheering is FOR the cheerleaders.
Read MoreEvery home game for the Panther football team draws sell-out crowds. And it’s amid these extraordinary conditions that the Permian cheerleaders flourish. Their skill level is incredible, and I can’t help but to compare their tumbling to the tumble-weeds you see in the fields out here: quick, lively, never losing momentum. Their pyramids and stunts are impressive, but not as impressive as their ability to excite and engage the crowd. Many of this year’s varsity squad members started their cheerleading careers wearing tiny black and white pleated skirts as they stood at the metal rails and mimicked the moves of the then varsity cheerleaders on the sidelines. They grew up always wanting to cheer for the Panthers and now it’s finally their time. “We love being part of a school and program that has as much tradition as Permian does,” says Amanda Stallcup.
Read MoreLike the tightly woven fabric of a cheerleading skirt, cheerleading is woven into the fabric of American history and culture. Cheerleading traditions run deep and its imagery, well, it’s as American as apple pie.
Read MoreCheerleading has paved my way in this world by providing a foundation on which many life lessons were learned and creating an outlook that champions perseverance, dedication, and a commitment to the greater good. What I learned from cheerleading…
Read MoreCheerleading, like technology, is evolving. There will ALWAYS be a necessity for traditional cheerleaders, but the last decades, and more specifically, the last several years has seen cheerleading morph into a more competitive phenomenon. Traditional cheerleading is the genesis for today’s new genres of cheer-based performance and sport. They are all different but spring from the same well. Traditional cheerleading gave life to competitive cheer and that competitive drive has created the offspring of all star cheerleading and now STUNT.
Read More2010 quickly closed and 2011 is here! I came back to the NCA Corporate Office after a much needed holiday break to semi trucks full of banners, megaphone trophies and National Champion jackets as NCA prepared for their Junior and Senior High School Championship that is held in Dallas, TX this weekend. Everyone here in Dallas had something to do and somewhere to be, to make sure that the event this weekend will be a huge success.
Read MoreCheerleaders across the country will be “Pinning It Forward” all over Varsity camps this summer. Find out why America Needs Cheerleaders with our Pin It Forward program, our way to promote all the values encouraged through cheer, like leadership, spirit, commitment, kindness, and motivation. We can't forget all of the great benefits of cheerleading and the positive ways it affects our lives such as becoming physically fit and healthy, gaining confidence, being involved on campus and in the community, and becoming all-around better athletes.
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