Andre J. Carter

Month: April 2009

  • Good Luck at Worlds

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    Good luck to all the teams competing at the ICU and IASF World Championships this week and weekend.

  • Boston Globe Article

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    Kathleen Burge of The Boston Globe has published and article titled “Raising alarm at sport’s dangers” on Boston.com. This is the second article she has published this week, about a year after the death of Boston area cheerleader Lauren Chang. The first page of the article says “Chang’s family worked with state Representative Peter J.…

  • ICU Partner Stunt

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    Team China won the Group Partner Stunt competition and Team USA won the Coed Partner Stunt competition at the first International Cheer Union World Championship. ICU Results

  • Leave Craigslist Alone

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    A CNN.com article with the headline “Med student held without bail in possible Craigslist killing” was sent to me this morning. I get annoyed with headlines like this implying Craigslist or any of numerous other tools (Facebook, MySpace, AIM) are responsible for someone’s death. The victim in this case was killed by a sick person…

  • News Article & AACCA Discussion

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    The Boston Globe has published an article taking a look at cheerleading a year after the death of Lauren Chang and AACCA is using Facebook to start a discussion about the Sports Science television show. You will have to log in to see the discussion. Boston Globe & AACCA on Facebook

  • Team USA

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    Team USA will compete at the International Cheer Union World Cheerleading Championships at Disney’s Wide World of Sports this week. Opening ceremonies and partner stunt competitions will be held on Thursday and the team competitions will be on Friday. International Cheer Union & USA Cheer

  • The White Party

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    Varsity, Jammy and Nfinity have teamed up for a post Worlds party. We won’t post the details here, but it is nice to see Varsity and Jammy working together.

  • Varsity All Star

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    Varsity started publicizing it’s Varsity All Star website about a month ago. According to them, this will be the place to go for information on Varsity events, the Varsity Family Plan, and training modules for running gyms and all star programs. Varsity All Star

  • Kentucky Tryouts

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    University of Kentucky cheerleading tryouts are this weekend. It’s an opportunity to see the most talented athletes cheerleading has to offer. Today I received a call to see if I would judge them which has me torn. There is so much I need to get done with the gym that it’s hard to pull myself…

  • One Thing

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    Think about the one thing you could do (or stop doing) that would have the greatest, positive impact on your life. For some this is eating healthier or excising. For others it may be drinking less or quitting smoking. Have you thought about it? Do you know what your thing is? Do it.

  • GotSpirit Network

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    The GotSpirit Network is the Georgia based owner of GotSpirit.tv, Ga Cheerleading Vent, and Doc Spirit. GotSpirit.tv has conducted a series of interview with coaches, etc. from Georgia. Ga Cheerleading Vent is a combination news site and forum. The forum has led to the creation of the Doc Spirit site, which offers cheerleading related advice.…

  • Post Season Events

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    The post season for the Spirit Industry kicked off last weekend with the International All Levels Championships in Atlanta and Los Angeles. The Varsity Brands’ IALC will also have events in Atlantic City, NJ, San Antonio, TX, and Columbus, OH the first weekend of May. Jammy and friends will kick off the US Finals this…

  • SpiritTown USA Top 5

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    JAM Brand’s SpiritTown USA contest is down to the Top 5. Fans have until Wednesday, April 29th to cast votes for Baltimore/Washington, Chicago, Louisville, Memphis, or Seymour, IN. The Top 5 will be announced the week of May 5th, with SpiritTown USA being named on May 8th.

  • NCA College Results

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    Results from the team portion of NCA College Nationals have been posted on Varsity.com. The surprise of the weekend was Weber State winning the Division 1 crown with traditional power Stephen F. Austin finishing second. Louisville took home titles in Division 1A cheer and dance, All Girl 1, and Small Coed 1A. Hawaii Pacific won…

  • Worlds Schedule

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    The USASF has posted the Worlds schedule. They note that it is subject to change. Worlds Schedules

  • NCA College

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    NCA College Cheer & Dance championships are this week. Will Louisville dominate once again? Will the changes to partner stunt make for a more exciting competition? Will everyone make it home safely in time to celebrate Easter with their family? We’ll find out soon enough. Good luck to all the competitors and safe travels to…

  • Alabama Update

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    We’ve now been told Alabama officials have changed their minds and will allow the cheerleaders to continue competing. The question is what caused the change of heart?

  • March 31st Rules Update

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    USASF.net has an article stating the rules were updated on March 31st. We haven’t gone through them to see what changed from the update a few weeks ago, but hopefully there is nothing significant. USASF

  • Dear Alabama

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    If we were University of Alabama cheerleading alum, a letter similar to this would be sent to key members of the University immediately. We would also talk to the coaches about postponing tryouts to give more time for the officials to reconsider their decision. We realize the ability to compete in the future may depend…

  • Keeneland

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    Keeneland opens today, but between the wet weather and not feeling 100%, I won’t be making it out there today. Hopefully tomorrow will be different.

  • University of Alabama

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    We’ve been told the University of Alabama cheerleaders will not be allowed to compete next season. Rumors as to why center around a high ranking athletic department official, who recently came from Florida State, not being a supporter of competitive cheerleading. We haven’t heard any rumors implying the decision was based on any inappropriate actions…

  • A Chat with Kimberly

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    I had a long chat with Kimberly Archie of the National Cheer Safety Foundation yesterday. For those of you that don’t know her story, I suggest Googling it, but in short she is a mom that is on a crusade to combat cheerleading injuries. She understands participating in anything athletic is going to lead, or…

  • Calipari

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    Kentucky introduced John Calipari as the new basketball coach today. Calipari left Memphis to take a job he says he’s been dreaming about. He’ll do a good job. He’s a good coach, a good recruiter, and a good spokesperson. I’m sure I’ll have more to say about this later. CBS published an interesting article about…