In Review – March 2017

Welcome to April. March came and went with USA Cheer Announcing the Junior Coed U. S. National Team and Nfinity introducing “Flyte”, calling it the ultimate stunt shoe. The biggest news of the month will likely turn out to be the Supreme Court ruling on uniforms, as reported by Associated Press, Bloomberg, LexisNexis, National Law Review,

• Garland Cheerleader With Down Syndrome Calls For Fair Shot & Garland Cheerleader Makes the Team; Paves Way for Special Needs Students (WFAA).
• NRL Teams Should Axe the Cheerleaders They Only Pick For Their Looks (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• Cheerleader With Disabilities Recognized During Voorhees High Senior Night (Hunterdon Review)
• How We Look at Cheerleading (Ithica.com)
• MSU Cheerleading Squad a Lifestyle of Athleticism (The State News)
• ISU Cheerleader No Longer Hears Sounds of Silence (WJBC)
• Cheerleading: How Hard Can it Be? (Islington Now)
• Fantastic Five to Represent UK in World Cheerleading Finals (Burnley Express)
• Cowboys Cheerleader Trainer Kitty Carter Dishes Out Criticism for a Living, and She’s Not Sorry (Dallas Observer)
• Adaptive Cheerleading Team Helps Girls With Disabilities Build Confidence (Fox 17)
• Cheerleaders Blaze a Path in Adapted Sports (KARE 11)
• Buffalo Envy Adaptive Cheer Program (WGRZ)
• Cheerleading Team Welcomes First Male Member this Year (The Ithican)
• Once Bullied for Being a Cheerleader, Dartmouth Coach is Aiming High (CBC News)
• ‘No-One Goes to See the Cheerleaders, They Go to See the Game’ – Backlash over Blues Using Dancers for Pre-Match Entertainment (TVNZ)
• 14-Year-Old Straight-A Cheerleader Killed as Log Rolls in Ore. Surf (KOMO)