The Stunning and Shinny Cheerleading Apparel

Cheerleading is a team sport that showcases talent, athletic skill and the ability to work well with others. Sports teams are often affected by the vibe of the crowd, and cheerleaders keep the crowd pumped with positive energy that translates directly into the game itself. A team of cheerleaders should all wear their uniforms properly to show their team spirit and give their appearance the boost it needs to lead a huge crowd. In the beginning, it is the uniform outfit worn by cheerleading squads usually indicative of the mascot, school, and/or colors of the team and/or organization they are representing. Cheerleading apparel and uniform in the early 1900s were a steadfast symbol of the schools they represented, usually depicting the first letter of a high school or the first letter plus the letters "H" and "S", standing for "high school." These letters were normally sewn onto a sweater-type garment, sometimes even polo shirts in warm weather. While showing school spirit and having a uniformed cheerleading team, these sweater-tops were often hot, bulky, and not very functional for any type of athletic movement.

Nowadays, most cheerleading uniforms are currently made from a polyester blended fabric, usually containing spandex as well. The top (currently called a shell) is form fitting along the body and comes in either long sleeves or no sleeves. Most American school squads wear a sleeveless top with either a sports bra or an athletic tank top underneath. If the shell lacks sleeves, many teams wear a turtle neck bodysuit under it, although this is not required specifically. The bodysuits can be either leotard like or covering only to the bottom of the ribcage. For all star team, many have tops that stop at or just below the bottom of the bra line. Another growing trend among all star teams is having sections of material missing (allowing bare skin to show) across the top for the chest, the shoulders, the top of the back, or portions of the arms.