The Similarities And Differences Between All-Star And School Cheerleading

Some people think that cheer is just some kind of after-school activity that people do when they are bored but it is way more than just that. Cheer is not just screaming little chants or cheering for a specific team. Cheer is a complex sport that takes a lot of skill and commitment to do. Athletes train for months before they go on stage and perform their 2:30-minute routine with tumbling and stunts. Cheerleading has a long history and the debates and differences between All-Star and School Cheer are still advancing.

Cheerleading has a long history and interesting steps on how it originated. ¨The first cheerleaders in the United States were organized by a Princeton graduate named Thomas Peebles who had been a "yell leader¨ (Ninemire Page 1). Cheerleaders first were called ¨yell leaders¨, they would just yell at the players to keep the game going. After a while, it was more than just that, they would have special chants, songs, and moves they did instead of just yelling. ¨ All-star Cheerleading started in the late 80s and grew through the 90s. All-star Cheerleading focused on

¨All-Star Cheerleading is a competitive sport which involves females and/or males performing a 2 minute & 30-second routine composed of stunting, pyramids, group tumbling, jumping, and a dance break¨ (What is All Star Cheerleading page 1). All-Star Cheer involves girls and boys performing a routine that typically is around 2:30 minutes. The routine includes stunts, pyramids, group tumbling, jumps, and dance breaks. ¨ All-star teams consist of 5 to 38 athletes. They are complex basing, flying, tumbling, and dancing, they get judged based on difficulty, execution, creativity, and showmanship¨ (What is all Star Cheerleading page 2). The groups/teams perform based on age and skill levels of flying, tumbling, and dancing in their routine. They are judged on the difficulty of their routine, execution, creativity, and