National Cheerleaders Association

National Cheerleaders Association
SportCheerleading
Founded1948
CountryUnited States of America
HeadquartersDallas, Texas
Official websitewww.varsity.com/nca/

The US National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) was established as a way to bring cheerleaders together to learn new skills. Since 1951,[1] the NCA has held summer camps, and is credited with the invention of the herkie jump, the pom-pom, the spirit stick[2] and being the first uniform manufacturer.

  1. ^ "Cheerleading pioneer and SMU Alumnus Lawrence Herkimer dies - SMU". www.smu.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  2. ^ "Cheerleading.org - The History of Cheerleading & Cheer Organizations". Cheerleading.org - The Home and Future of Cheerleading. Retrieved 2022-02-18.