In Review – August 2015

August has come and gone and left us with some news:

• The USASF released dates for the 2016 Regional Meetings.
  • June 10-11 in Chicago
  • July 8-9 in Atlanta
  • July 15-16 in Baltimore
  • July 22-23 in Dallas
  • July 29-30 in Costa Mesa
• The USASF kicked off the What’s Your IQ campaign with the word Integrity.
• The USASF posted resources for National All Star Cheer & Dance Day (NASCDD) which will be held on September 12, 2015.
• The USASF also placed additional information about setting up a Parent Club Account with NCSI in the owners’ resources section. Owners can contact your Regional Directors for more information.
• Inside Cheerleading Magazine accepted applications for the 2015 iC College All-American Team.
• Cheer Biz News is taking nominations for their 35 Under Thirty-Five through September 14th.
• On August 3rd Star News published Olympics Were Special to Cheerleader.
• On August 14th Discover published Understand the Science Behind a Wildly Popular, Iconic American Pastime with The Science of Cheerleading, a New Ebook.
• On August 16th Cheer Daily published Adults Trying Cheerleading For The First Time (Video).
• On August 19th The Wall Street Journal published Copyright Case Asks: What is a Cheerleading Uniform?.
• On August 20th the USASF reposted the 2015-16 Age Grid.
• Also on August 20th The St. Louis Business Journal published Copyright Lawsuit Against Star Athletica Revived.
• Once again, on August 20th Huffington Post published The Death Of The Cheerleader.
• On August 21st Business Insurance published Gimme a C! … For Copyright.
• On August 22nd Vaught Views published 2-Year-Old Kaylee Evans Put on UK Cheerleading Outfit and Does Her Part for Organ Donor Awareness.
• Also on August 22nd The Detroit Free Press published Pistons Opening a Performing Arts Center for Dance, Cheer.
• On August 22nd Today published ‘Bring It On’ Turns 15: What the Movie Taught Us About Cheerleading (and Life).
• On August 24th The National Law Review published Sixth Circuit Gives Copyright Protection To Cheerleading Uniforms.
• On August 24th The Los Angeles Times published Why California Cheerleaders are Doing Cartwheels Right Now.
• On August 25th Cheer Professional published The Real Deal Behind Divisions I and II.
• Also on August 25th ABC 7 published Lawmakers Act to Make Cheerleading a Sport in California.
• On August 28th USA Today published VIDEO: Alabama Baseball Team Showcases Peril of Unqualified Cheerleaders Attempting Cheer Pyramid.
• On August 31st the USASF released an updated version of the Cheer Rules.
• Also on August 31st, Today published Cheerleader Angel Rice Sets Guinness Record on TODAY Plaza (Video).