How have the basic rules or guidlines for participating in cheerleading changed over time?

Answer 1

Safety regulations have changing depending on the level of Cheerleading and skill. For example Highschool cheerleading can only involve certain stunts like toe touch baskets, kick single to double baskets but they can not do tuck baskets and more advanced stunts like college and travel teams.

Answer 2

Since the edition of All-Star cheerleading the sport has become much more competitive. At first every competition made their own rules and the routibes got very dangerous. With the edition of the USASF the rules are universal protecting athletes. Stunting and tumbling have become much more extreme.

Answer 3

When cheerleading began, it was an all male activity. When men went away to war, women took over. It was then that more stunts and tumbling were added to the sport. In the 90's competitive teams began to pop up whose were not backed by a school or athletic organization

Answer 4

cheerleading has evolved a lot of different ways. "back in the day" cheerleading used to just be easy things like dances and waving pompoms and doing motions with a blade position in the hand. (also bigger pompoms). now cheerleading can be very complicated and way more dangerous then it was before.it requires a lot of technique and energy. cheerleaders used to do stunts by standing on thighs. now cheerleaders will stand on hands and will be tossed. so cheer is hard now then it was before.

Answer 5

It's changed many ways since it was invented. Cheerleading has gotten more competitive. Also, it has gotten harder.

Answer 6

there was never any equipment. the only equipment cheerleaders might wear is a wrist, knee, ankle, or any other joint supporter to assist with tumbling and stunting.

Answer 7

The rules and different stunts