For national titles just as basketball, football, baseball, etc. Cheerleaders have been recruited and given college scholarships that have been known to exceed amounts awarded to the school's other sports teams. Some cheer teams actually put in more hours in the gym than teams such as basketball and football. Cheerleaders have to be in just as good physical condition as any other sport participant. The NCAA rules limit teams to twenty hours a week. But cheerleading isn't an NCAA-sponsored sport so in many cases the cheerleaders put in more hours than the athletes they cheer for. It is estimated that there are almost 3 million cheerleaders in the United States, and half as many more on dance teams. Varsity Spirit, largest of about fifty companies catering to the needs of cheerleaders and their coaches had revenue that approached $150 million last year. American Cheerleader magazine was first published in 1994 and now has a circulation of 200,000 with a readership of 1 million.

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