Author: Andre

USA Cheer is putting together a “Dream Team” to represent the United States at the International Cheer Union World Cup. USA Cheer Press Release

Science Daily has published on article on cheerleading risks and injuries. Science Daily

The National Cheer Safety Foundation (NCSF) has declared today, August 9th, as National Cheer Safety Awareness Day. The NCSF has also released a report increasing the number of catostrophic injuries since 1982 by 30. 30 Unreported Catastrophic Injuries

There’s no, or at least very little, secret about Varsity Brands’ dislike of, and brewing rivalry with, JAM Brands. The question I pose is who is being targeted by the Varsity led International All Levels Championship. JAM Brands JAM Brands is the obvious choice due to their recent acquisitions positioning them as the only entity…

The new IALC website is up at all-levels.com. The flash intro is a little slow, but it seems fine otherwise.

The Fab 5 Movie debuts tonight on Lifetime. Check you local listing for the channel and time. In case you don’t know or forgot what I’m talking about here’s a Newsweek link.

The IALC sent an email with the following image:

Rumor has it that some of the IALC big wigs are starting to express concern over a JAM Brand & Final Destination venture. One IALC partner is calling for a written agreement that involves some confidentiality clauses and will prevent partners from partnering in Final Destination.

Shannon Ahern of Varsity sent the following email on July 24th. Please note as the email mentions the 4th and 5th championship sites, the 3rd site was San Antonio. Hello Everyone, Mike has asked me to send out the results from our vote this morning, as he is having some technical difficulties with his computer. …

I received an email today from the JAM Brands saying I could send my athletes to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This event is produced by Mike Miller and Associates, who used to partner with Varsity.

Jim Chadwick sent the following email on July 17th: Attached are the USASF Sanctioning Standards for the 2008-09 season which are unchanged from 2007-08. The bottom line is safe and legitimate competitions are the foundation of allstar cheerleading and every competition event producer that provides competitions that meet the best practices standard will be recognized…

Dan Kessler, co-owner of the JAM Brands, sent the following email to judges on July 16th: Dear Judge- I would like to introduce myself to many of you.  My name is Dan Kessler and I’m a co-owner of The JAM Brands.  I’m contacting you to share some information on judging for this upcoming season. I…

Steve Peterson sent the following email to tier 3 and 4 USASF event producers. I haven’t seen a similar email for the other tiers yet: Dear Tier 3 & 4 Members, The attached document was created specifically for our member event producers who have made a commitment to support and further the mission of the…

The US Finals (the new Final Destination) was announced recently. The event will be hosted in 4 cities, Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, Cincinnati, and Virginia Beach. US Finals Website

JAM Brands has partnered with Traveling Teams to bring JAM Hotels.

Jim Chadwick sent the following email to event producers on June 17th: Dear USASF Event Producer Member, Thank you for being a member of the USASF. We deeply appreciate your participation and support. Importantly, we want to invite you to attend any of our 6 summer regional meetings. The meeting schedule is listed below. To…

American Cheerleader magazine has extended the 2008 All Star Insider survey until June 20th.

Another cheerleading coach has pleaded guilty to charges related to improper conduct with an athlete. Capital News 9

Debi Larson of CheerSport has sent an email to her judges letting them know the judges link is up.

Mike Martinez, one of the main people behind the IALC, sent an email to IALC event producers reminding them of an agreement to only be part of one non-Worlds end of the year event.

The JAM Brands has partnered with the NLCC, the group behind Final Destination, and will become a partner in the event. JAM Brands partners with Final Destination press release.

Power Consulting, Choreography, and Camps has joined with the JAM Brands. JAM Brands press release.

I have not seen a merger or acquisition announcement, but All Star Challenge is listed as a Varsity Family Plan company on the “No Release Form” press release.