 Similarly, ice hockey is not backed by MSHSAA (it is run primarily by the Mid-States Club Hockey Association), but girls' field hockey is MSHSAA-endorsed.Competitive cheerleading was removed from the list of sponsored sports in 2006 after the dramatic fall and injury of a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale cheerleader, and MSHSAA now recognizes cheerleading as only a "sideline activity.