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The Universal Cheerleading Association is the primary source of cheerleading throughout the country and around the world.
From competitions to summer camps, UCA offers everything a cheerleading team needs to be the best!
Since 1974, UCA has offered cheer camps, training, safety tips, uniforms, competitions and everything cheer related. Founded by Jeff Webb, this association is still growing and allowing the sport of cheerleading to become more and more popular.
Taking elements of dance and gymnastics to create a foundation within the sport of cheerleading, UCA was the first to set the standard for the sport.
Competition is an important aspect to the raise of cheerleading. Whether the is a gameday team or all-star, the spirit of competition is connected to almost every aspect of cheerleading.
From UCA, NCA to USASF, any cheerleader has the opportunity to put a routine together and a platform to perform and try to win a championship.
Though the most important job of a cheerleader is to cheer on her time the spirit of competition is something that gives every cheerleader a rush and something to work for.
Competition gives cheer teams a goal to accomplish throughout the season.
Based on which either association or federation the competition is sponsored by, there are different rules and regulations each team has to follow.
Competition allows cheerleaders to put down their pom poms and show everyone what they’re really made of!
As far as cheerleading goes, all-star cheerleading the fast pace, all competitive, close-to-no rules version of cheerleading. The purpose is to compete.
There’s no team to cheer on, no games to attend, just cheerleading competitions and trophies to chase after.
The best teams within the section of cheerleading range in age from some younger than 6 all the way to adults in their mid-twenties.
All-Star competitions are all about who can do the hardest stunt and do the most advanced tumbling pass all in one routine.
This may be a more playful example, but cheerleading can be for very dangerous sport. It has been reported that most high school sport related injuries come from cheerleading.
With next month being Cheerleading Safety Month, organizations such as UCA are taking extra steps towards making cheerleading a safer sport for all-star teams, youth rec teams, high school teams and college teams nation wide.
The University of Kentucky Wildcats Cheerleading Squad has won the Division 1A National Championship nineteen times since 1985. To many, they are the best of the best in cheerleading and the team to beat.
But with the intensity of cheerleading growing and all teams striving to be the most innovative, one team can only stay on top for so long. The past few years have shown just how difficult it can be to stay the best even for a team as prestigious as the University of Kentucky.
In 2011:
And just a month ago in the 2013 championship:
Though the standards of cheerleading will always continue to grow, performing a clean and difficult routine will always lead you to victory.