The Associated Press published Groups competing to make cheer a recognized sport.
“We’re trying to provide schools with a format that will work at the collegiate level and will help satisfy Title IX for many of the universities,” said Bill Seely, the executive director of USA Cheer. “One of our priorities is to make sure that it does not come at the expense of traditional cheerleading.”
“What we are doing is creating a separate sport that is apart from cheerleading, and we’re very excited about that,” said John Blake, the executive director of the NCATA.