the official national governing body of Cheerleading & Cheer Dance in the Philippines
Cheerleading Philippines brings to you only the best being the only official governing body in the Philippines affiliated with the International Federation for Cheerleading and the continental body, the Asian Federation of Cheerleading. This includes events in mixed cheer, all female, partner stunts and cheer dance which are official events of Cheerleading worldwide.
Cheerleading is a discipline under the umbrella of the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines , a full member of the Federacion Internationale Gymnastique (FIG), the Philippine Olympic Committee and recognized by the Philippine Sports Commission, the Commission of Higher Education and the Department of Education. It is also an international cheerleading affiliate member of the World Dancesport Federation.
Big things comes in small packages. Over the last two decades, GAP-Cheerleading Philippines has been at the forefront of Cheerleading development in the country , not just hype or false claims. We stand by our goal and ideal to serve coaches, athletes and teams through proper education, safety and fair play. Founded in 1993, the association has been sending teams to international competitions since 2007 to compliment its development programs and nationally recognized competitions. It accredits , trains and license international and national grade coaches and judges based on a progressive calendar. GAP-Cheerleading Philippines was instrumental in hosting the first competitions in female grade and school and high school competitions in the country. Since the 1980's , our volunteers and core staff has been active promoting Cheerleading in their own areas, from small inter-school and barangay competitions to complex logistics in league development.
We don't settle for less and shortcuts to achieve success.
Our People.
The association is run by dedicated and driven volunteers to sustain its operations. This is synch with the Olympic ideals and true to the spirit of volunteerism. Our core staff has decades of experience in coaching, judging, administration from the grassroots club level to the Olympic Games and World Championships level. They in turn have trained and continue to train thousands of coaches, athletes and budding sports people.
What We do
When we talk about development, we are not talking about just competitions and private camps. Our passion and dream is for Cheerleading to become a catalyst in nation building and sports growth. With that, we run and sustain a nationwide and comprehensive grassroots development program for athletes, coaches, judges and officials. We provide turnkey logistical and technical support to government and non-government organizations, private institutions, local government unite and sports leagues.