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BRING IT ON FACTS & FIGURES
(taken from the Bring It On official site & the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) 

Brief Cheerleading History

1889 -   in Minnesota, the 1st cheer in college were discovered when Johnny Cambell yelled "yell Marshal"

1900's - 1st widespread use of megaphones

1920's - women became involved with cheerleading when the men were at war.

1930's - paper pom-poms were introduce.

1948 - Lawrence Herkimer built the 1st workshop for cheerleaders, which led to the forming of the National Cheerleading Association (NCA). He'd also invented the spirit stick & pom-poms. 

1965 - 1st cheer in  football game were recorded in Princeton when they cheered "Rah, rah, Tiger, tiger, Boom, boom, Aaah, Princeton, Princeton, Princeton!".

Technical Cheerleading Facts

* A liberty heel stretch involves a guy holding a girl by one foot.

* Competitive cheerleaders must be trained in both dance and gymnastics

* College had given many scholarships to stunters

* The most common injuries in cheerleading are busted lips and broken arms.

* Athletic prospect of cheerleading, especially lifting was mainly dominated by men.

* Stunting includes lifting another person up.

* The spirit stick was given to a squad or an individual for exceptional spirit in cheerleading.

* The garment worn underneath the cheerleaders uniforms were called spanky pants. 

Cheerleading Figures

50% of collegiate cheerleaders are male

83% of cheerleaders had manage to obtained good grades in school (B's or better)

210 squads compete in an international level tournament, with 12,000 spectators watching it. 

Connecting Factors of celebrities and cheerleading

* Celebrities that was once cheerleaders includes Meryl Streep, Cameron Diaz, Lauren Hill, Rachel Welch, Madonna, Halle Berry, Shirley McLaine and Prescilla Presley.

* Celebrities that became stunters includes Samuel L Jackson, Steve Martin and Aaron Spelling.

* Aaron Spelling were on the same team as NCA creator Lawrence Herkimer.

Amazing Facts on Bring It On

* Gabrielle Union (Iris) and Kirsten Dunst (Torrance Shipman) were both cheerleaders on 8th grade

* Peyton Reed (the director) was a 'band geek' in high school

* Peyton Reed also made a cameo in the movie, as the mime man.

* During the UCA tournament (in the movie), the announcer had called out a team from Mesa De Pollo High, which actually means 'chicken table'

* The name Rancho Carne High actually means 'meat ranch' in Spanish

* The gymnasium used by the RCH squad to practice was actually a catholic high school gymnasium called Our Lady of Peace