School Cheerleading (SC) Club Cheerleading (CC)

SC

100

SC is an activity in which the participants (called ___) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement.

cheerleaders

200

SC involves a lot of chanting ___.

slogans

300

SC is supposed to motivate ___

teams

400

Most American elementary, middle, & high schools have ___.

organized cheerleading squads

500

Any SC team may compete locally, regionally, or __ly.

national

CC

100

CC is like the ___ portion (“cheernastics”/intense physical activity) of SC on overload.

gymnastics

200

CC differs from SC or “___” cheerleading.

sideline

300

CC focuses solely on performing a ___.

competition routine

400

A CC squad prepares year-round for many ___.

competitions

500

…perform for up to ___ minutes during a routine.

2½

CC Cheerleaders

100

CC cheerleaders are members of a privately owned gym or ___.

club

200

tend to participate in 6- ___ competitions a year.

10

300

…perform carefully choreographed stunting, ___, jumping, & dancing to their own custom music during a competition routine.

tumbling

400

…has not created a system in place that awards only ___ state or national title.

1

500

…cheerleaders aspire to The Cheerleading ___, the highest level of competition.

Worlds

As of 2020, says the USASF, CC…

100

…involves a squad of 5–___ females & males.

36

200

…creates ___, which are grouped based upon age, size of the team, gender of participants, & ability level.

divisions

300

…has age groups varying from under 4 to ___+.

18

400

…squads (level 6 or ___) that places high enough at selected USASF/IASF sanctioned national competitions could earn a place at the Cheerleading Worlds and compete against teams from all over the world, as well as receive money for placing.

7

500

The CC season ended abruptly in March due to COVID-19, forcing USASF to cancel the ___.

Cheerleading Worlds 2020

Other

100

College cheerleaders like to perform the ___ stunt.

liberty

200

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders perform on the flight deck for the crew of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) during the recording of the Fox ___ Pregame Show.

NFL

300

The Italian national team competes at the ___ World Championships.

ICU

400

Judges at a competition watch closely for illegal skills, not allowed in that division due to ___.

difficulty or safety restrictions

500

More generally, judges look at the ___.

difficulty & execution of jumps, stunts & tumbling, synchronization; creativity; sharpness of the motions; showmanship; & overall routine execution