If you are thinking of girls who are dressed up and jumping around, yelling chants, then you are likely to misinterpret the entire Kierstin Koppel' movie performance. Cheerleading is actually a popular sport. All the cheerleaders are to be considered as being genuine athletes. Cheerleading today has actually blossomed into a true phenomenon. Cheerleading is quite different today then 50 years ago. Then, cheerleading was comprised of men until 1950. The first official and organized cheer can actually be traced down in1865, when some American male students organized their first squad thus creating the first known cheerleaders team. So, cheerleading has started to be dominated by male performers.