In Review – July 2016

July came and went, along with the final 4 USASF Regional Conferences.

• Shane Womack shared a personal story titled How Cheerleading Saved My Life on CheerDaily.com.
• The Chicago Tribune published Park Ridge Girl Dies After Collapsing at Cheerleading Camp.
• The Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader published Former Kentucky Cheerleaders’ Engagement Photo Goes Viral via Kentucky.com.
• WACH published Cheer Hard: An Inside Look at Competitive Cheerleading, featuring South Carolina’s Dutch Fork cheerleader.
• WESH published Walt Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports to Open Cheer and Dance Venue, stating the venue should be completed within 18 months.
• The Sentinel-Tribune published Cheerleading Competition Canceled For This Year’s Wood County Fair, citing music copyright concerns as the reason.
• The USA Today reported Teen Fails to Make Cheerleader, Threatens to Sue, about an athlete that didn’t make Leon High School’s team in Tallahassee, FL.
• WWLP published Concussions a Risk for Cheerleaders, Gymnasts, reminding us of the concerns related to concussions.
• 9 News in Australia and ABC News in the United States published stories on a special athlete performance, including an athlete in a wheelchair, performed at one of the AASCF championships.
• The USASF published the 2016-17 Cheer Age Grid and Dance Rules.
• The USASF announced the Worlds Cup Race, and provided a list of events involved in the race.