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National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Excited about STUNT FormatNew Sport format recognized as a benefit for female collegiate athletes. Memphis, Tenn. (January 12, 2012) – The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is recommending STUNT, the new sport format developed from cheerleading, as an emerging varsity women’s sport to their Athletic Director membership. USA Cheer, the governing body for cheerleading in the United States, created STUNT to help provide more opportunities for cheer athletes at the high school and college level. In its first season, 22 college cheerleading teams participated in STUNT. The University of Louisville nabbed the title of first-ever STUNT Champions. A new competitive team sport that was derived from traditional cheerleading, STUNT removes the crowd-leading and focuses on the technical and athletic components, which include partner stunts, pyramids, basket tosses, jumps and tumbling skills. Originally designed to be considered for NCAA Emerging Sport status, STUNT has resonated with college level athletes. “Because of the overwhelming popularity of cheerleading, we are confident STUNT will be able to increase the number of female athletes participating in sports at the high school level,” says Bruce Whitehead, Executive Director of the NIAAA. “And we are confident that our members will embrace this new sport with open arms.” Bill Seely, Executive Director for USA Cheer agrees. “We are thrilled to have such an incredible partnership with the NIAAA. Athletic Directors are the heart and soul of this sport’s progress, and we’re encouraged to see STUNT embraced by Administrators and Athletic Directors To have the full support of the Athletic Directors and Administrators is a huge step for us in building cheer’s newest sport.”
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