- International Federation of Cheerleading
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footnotes = The International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC) is an international confederation of nationalCheerleading 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.History
The IFC was formed in
1998 Fact|date=May 2008 by the national federations ofBulgaria ,Czechoslovakia ,Denmark , theFederal Republic of Germany , theGerman Democratic Republic ,Finland ,Hungary ,Norway ,Sweden , andSwitzerland . By 2001, the IFC represented 16 countries, including the first two non-European member societies representingJapan andCanada . [cite web
url=http://www.ifc-hdqrs.org/
title= Cheerleading History
last=Cheerleading Club
publisher=Momentech Software Services
accessdate=2006-02-19] By 2007, the IFC had grown to include 49 national cheerleading federations,cite web|url=http://www.ifc-hdqrs.org/|title=National Federations|publisher=International Federation of Cheerleading|language=English|accessdate=2006-02-19] representing 4 inhabited continents of the world.Fact|date=September 2008Membership
[cite web |url=http://www.ifc-hdqrs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=57|title= IFC Members |accessdate=2008-09-29 |work= |publisher= |date= ]
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 FemalePublications
The IFC publishes a wide variety of journals and reference works related to the sport. These include "Cheerleading World", an annual magazine, "The Scientific Journal of Cheerleading", the "IFC Newsletter", and official editions of the rules of IFC-sanctioned cheerleading and specifications for cheerleading materials.
References
* [http://www.ifc-hdqrs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=27&17b06ebd7b2e6e751426bc569fb9f8f9=1ad26e75d656045dab932670eac33320 web site. Retrieved Sept. 27, 2008.
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