Author: Andre

The June 4th show was hosted by Andre and King along with new guest host, Lisa Aucoin of Spring Tumbling, and returning guest host, Adam Jaggers of Cheerlive.tv. Topics included FISU accepting cheerleading as a member, the IEP, Spring, and Varsity Gym Owners conferences, summer on the Fierce Board, and Stay to Play.

David Epstein presented Are Athletes Really Getting Faster, Better, Stronger? as a TED Talk, discussing the role of technology in athletic advancement.

Heart of Cheer published Age vs. Level – Aren’t They the Same?, clarifying something many misunderstand. I find great interest when a parent would rather (and I have seen this happen) have their athlete compete on a Senior Level 1 team than a Junior Level 2 team, thinking for some odd reason this makes their…

14 different Event Producers have teamed up to bring you The Season Pass! For the 2014-2015 season, customers will have over 200 quality events to choose from when making decisions for their competition schedules. With The Season Pass you have the ability to customize your competition schedule all for one low price. Whether you are…

Spirit Post has changed significantly over the years. It’s a product of starting a new hobby, some good ideas, several bad ideas, combining sites, splitting them, combining again, and a lot of trial and error. At times there have been separate sites for school, all star, and general cheerleading news and sites for events, dance,…

Memphis, Tenn., May 29, 2014 – USA Cheer President Bill Seely participated in today’s Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit, joining President Obama to discuss sports safety and concussions. The event featured young athletes, parents and coaches, as well as professional sports stars and military service members convening to discuss ways to prevent and…

Due to it being the “offseason”, the NACCC Annual Meeting being moved from Doral in May to Chicago in August, and the holiday weekend there wasn’t much to observe this week, but I had a few conversations and one comment really stuck in my head. I had a coach say something like it seemed like…

The May 28th show was hosted by Andre, King, Lark, and Shane along with guest host Adam Jaggers returning for another week. Topics included FISU accepting cheerleading as a member, live streaming cheer events, Varsity Gym Owners and IEP Conferences, and USA Cheer.

The International Cheer Union published a video recap of the 2014 World Championships.

Memphis, Tenn., May 27, 2014 – USA Cheer has announced that Ronnie Carter has been named its Executive Director. USA Cheer, the governing body of cheer in the United States was founded in 2008 to serve all aspects of cheer in America – traditional, all star and the emerging sport of STUNT. Ronnie Carter served…

USASF posted a video in honor of 30 years of All Stars.

Inquirer.net published Team Pilipinas Cheerleading Team Brings Home the Bronze from Florida, discussing the team’s first trip to Worlds. Team Pilipinas is an all girl team that represents the Philippines in international cheerleading competitions. It is comosed of the best of the best cheerleaders in the country.

Last weekend was my first weekend at home since Thanksgiving. During my streak of 23 consecutive weekend on the road I worked 19 cheerleading competitions, attended 1 competition without working it, went to my parents’ for Christmas, watched Kentucky play in the Final Four, and judged Kentucky Cheerleading tryouts. For the most part I enjoyed…

OverStretch on May 21st was hosted by Andre, King, Lark, and special guest host Adam Jaggers of Cheerlive.tv. Topics included the Unified and Universal Score Systems,  Team Selections, COP Brand Awards, and Small Gyms.

Cheer Professional published Spotlight: Dan Kessler, an inside look at the co-owner of the JAM Brands. In 2000, Kessler joined JAM Brands co-owners Aaron Flaker and Emmett Tyler, two of his old college buddies who’d started JAMFest in 1995, and made the team a “triumvirate,” as they call it. “People say [not to] mix business…

Inside Cheerleading published 15 Reasons To Cheer In College. 4. Role Model! Being a positive role model is one of the most rewarding experiences when you become a collegiate cheerleader. Children of all ages will look up to you and dream of someday being in your shoes. What could be better than having a little…

International Business Times published Cheerleading in the UK: Why More and More Britons are Making the Leap. This Easter Weekend saw the British Cheerleading Association’s National Championships at Telford’s International Centre. The Championships are a huge annual event, drawing crowds of more than 9000 spectators and athletes from across the country, some as young as…

Varsity All Star has released the Summit 2015 bid events. The Summit is scheduled for May 2-3 in Orlando. The first of 60 bid events is Athletic Championships in St. Louis on November 15-16. The busiest weekend is January 16-18 with 7 events. The last weekend is April 18-19 with 4 bid events, including the…

Last weekend I judged cheerleading tryouts for my alma mater, the University of Kentucky. My main observation from the weekend is how competitive it currently is to be a girl trying out for one of the top competitive collegiate programs. Don’t get me wrong,  I thought the guys trying out were great and will keep…

OverStretch on May 14th was hosted by Andre, King, and Lark. Topics included defining a cheerleading season, setting a date for announcing information regarding the next season, college tryouts, and various USASF announcements.

FiveThirtyEight published Where Cheerleading Ranks in Safety Among High School Sports. Although the raw-injury count in cheerleading may tell a headline-grabbing story, it’s important to look at those numbers in context. Yes, catastrophic injuries happen, as do concussions. But keeping in mind that a lot of kids are cheerleading — and that every day we…