International Federation of Cheerleading
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The International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC) was formed in 1998 and is an international confederation of national Cheerleading
organizations. Its primary activities are organized through standing Commissions that are each responsible for some aspect of the sport's development worldwide. The IFC sponsors a variety of international cheerleading competitions, including the Cheerleading World Championships. IFC headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan.
To promote cheerleading activities globally.
To hold, authorize, cooperate with, and co-host world/international championships.
To determinate competition and safety rules.
To approve and increase the number of international judges.
To develop coaching systems and increase the number of international coaches.
To organize cheerleading clinics and lectures based on international rules.
To present information and assist research on cheerleading.
To edit and publish books, auditory tapes, films, and the like.
To allow companies, individuals and other associations to contribute to or support IFC.
To undertake other necessary activities to attain IFC’s purpose.
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
organizations. Its primary activities are organized through standing Commissions that are each responsible for some aspect of the sport's development worldwide. The IFC sponsors a variety of international cheerleading competitions, including the Cheerleading World Championships. IFC headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan.
Objectives
The objectives of IFC are to promote the sport of cheerleading worldwide, to spread knowledge of cheerleading and to develop friendly sporting relations among the member associations/federations.Activities
IFC undertakes and administers the following activities to attain the objectives mentioned above;To promote cheerleading activities globally.
To hold, authorize, cooperate with, and co-host world/international championships.
To determinate competition and safety rules.
To approve and increase the number of international judges.
To develop coaching systems and increase the number of international coaches.
To organize cheerleading clinics and lectures based on international rules.
To present information and assist research on cheerleading.
To edit and publish books, auditory tapes, films, and the like.
To allow companies, individuals and other associations to contribute to or support IFC.
To undertake other necessary activities to attain IFC’s purpose.
Governance structure
The IFC has an elected President, a Senior Vice-President, two Vice-Presidents, and other council members. Day-to-day operations of the IFC are the responsibility of the IFC Secretariat and Assistant to the Secretariat. Several standing commissions of the IFC are responsible for the development of the sport world-wide. These commissions include:- Cheerleading Group Stunts
- Partner Stunts
- Coaches
- Judges
- Medical
- Competitions & Development
- Education
- Rules
- Mixed Group
- All Female
Competitions IFC & Members
- Cheerleading World Championships (CWC): The CWC is held every two years since 2001 and to date the competition has been held in Japan, the United Kingdom, Finland and Germany(Bremen). Hong Kong will host the forthcoming 6th CWC at the Honk Kong Coliseum November 26th & 27th 2011.
- Asian Thailand Open Invitaional (ATCI): Organised by the Cheerleading Association of Thailand (CAT) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC). The ATCI is held every year since 2009. At the ATCI many teams from all over ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
compete, joining them are many invited neighbouring nations who also send cheer squads.
- National Cheerleading Championships (NCC): The NCC is the annual IFCInternational Federation of CheerleadingThe International Federation of Cheerleading was formed in 1998 and is an international confederation of national Cheerleading organizations. Its primary activities are organized through standing Commissions that are each responsible for some aspect of the sport's development worldwide...
sanctioned national cheerleading competition in IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
organised by the Indonesian Cheerleading Community (ICC). Since the NCC2010 the event is now open to international competition, representing a significant step forward for the ICC. Teams from many countries such as JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, participated in the ground breaking event.
- Cheerleading Asia International Open Championships (CAIOC): Hosted by the Foundation of Japan Cheerleading Association (FJCA) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC). The CAIOC has been a yearly event since 2007. Every year many teams from all over Asia converge in Tokyo to compete.
- Pan-American Cheerleading Championships (PCC): The PCC was held for the first time in 2009 in the city of LatacungaLatacungaLatacunga is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaques and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2001 Latacunga had 51,689 inhabitants, largely mestizo and indigenous.Latacunga...
, EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and is the continental championship organised by the Pan-American Federation of Cheerleading (PFC). The PFC, operating under the umbrella of the International Federation of CheerleadingInternational Federation of CheerleadingThe International Federation of Cheerleading was formed in 1998 and is an international confederation of national Cheerleading organizations. Its primary activities are organized through standing Commissions that are each responsible for some aspect of the sport's development worldwide...
, is the non-profit continental body of cheerleading whose aim it is to promote and develop cheerleading in the Americas. The PCC is a biennial event and was held for the second time in Lima, Peru November 2010.