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The Gwinnett Daily Post published It Can’t Be a Sport if No Chewing Out is Involved. Now, let me speak for a moment to all those who have played actual sports — especially the guys, because we know it’s us the women are comparing themselves to when they say, “Hey, we’re athletes, too.” I don’t know…

Gene Mark published Drilling Down: Is Any P.R. Good P.R.? on You’re the Boss, in which the following questions were answered: Do you think negative advertising is effective? One often hears, “Any P.R. is good P.R.” Do you agree? What do you recommend for a small business that gets “bad” P.R.? Please keep his advice…

NCA All-Star Nationals took place on February 25-26, 2012 in Dallas, TX. This event had 709 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer & Dance Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: All-Star Revolution “Freedom” (Senior Small Coed L5) California All-Stars “Aces” (Senior Medium L5) Cheer Athletics “FierceKatz” (International Open L5) Cheer Extreme…

I think it would be safe to say that we all agree on one thing…we want the number of children participating in All-Star cheerleading to grow! I believe the solution may be something so simple. We need a reminder! We need to remind ourselves of the many great aspects of our sport. The MAJORS is…

JAMZ Nationals took place on February 25-26, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. This event had 227 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: CheerForce “Nfinity” (International Open Coed L5) Pacific Coast Magic “Mysterious” (Senior Small Coed L5) At Large Bids were awarded to: Connect Allstars (Senior…

COA Midwest Nationals took place on February 25-26, 2012 in Columbus, OH. This event had 153 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer & Dance Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Fire and Ice All Stars “5 Alarm” (Senior Large L5) The Matrix “Vortex” (Senior Large Coed L5) Partial Bids were awarded…

Cheersport, Jammy, and Varsity have all released 2012-13 schedules: Cheersport Schedule – 2012-13 JAM Brands Schedule – 2012-13 Varsity All Star Schedule – 2012-13

Helen Cohen and Brandy Bean are very proud to introduce CheerProfessional™, a multi-media community for specialists in the cheer industry including gym owners, certified all-star trainers, qualified school coaches and industry executives. As you may be aware, we have been involved in this industry for almost 35 years combined (Helen since 1994, and Brandy since…

As tryout season get closer and closer we wanted to remind everyone it’s important to remember your existing customers as you spend more energy trying to attract new customers. Michael Essany wrote 5 Ways to Tell Your Customers You Love Them to give you a couple of ideas on how to keep your current clients…

This is Part 3 on our series on Increasing Competition in AllStar Cheerleading. This one focuses on the sized based division splits for AllStars. At what point is it no longer “fair” for teams of different sizes to compete against each other? I’ll assume the majority believes a team of 20 should not go against…

Owners, Bosses, Managers, and Everyone Else, Please remember the people that work for you have the best interest of the company in mind. They are working to improve the company and leave it in a better spot than it was yesterday, a week ago, and a year ago. If at any point you don’t think…

Hello fellow cheer gym owners, coaches, judges and friends, This is Jason & Lauren Peetz from Victory! All-Stars in North Carolina. We’ll make this brief because we know this is a busy time of the year for all of us. We are asking for your help with getting us to the finals of a nationwide…

Hello fellow cheer gym owners, coaches, judges and friends, This is Jason & Lauren Peetz from Victory! All-Stars in North Carolina. We’ll make this brief because we know this is a busy time of the year for all of us. We are asking for your help with getting us to the finals of a nationwide…

CHEERSPORT Nationals took place on February 18-19 in Atlanta, GA. This event had 720 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer & Dance Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: ACE “Warriors” (Senior Large Coed L5) Brandon “Senior Black” (Senior Small Coed L5) Cheer Extreme “Senior Elite” (Senior Large L5) Cheer Extreme “SSX”…

MP Mueller published Holding the Business Owner Accountable addressing problems business owner have holding themselves accountable to deadlines and tasks when there is no one above them to keep them on track. Part of the problem, of course, is that there’s no one to tell me that if I don’t get those tasks done, it’s…

The Cheerleading Uniforms blog published Rehearsed Catastrophic Emergency Plan: A Coach’s Duty, written by the founder of the National Cheer Safety Foundation, Kimberly Archie. It is a coach’s legal and moral responsibility to plan in advance for timely, injury appropriate response when a catastrophic emergency occurs. A rehearsed catastrophic emergency plan is a crucial part of…

The Frisky published Male Cheerleaders Making A Comeback. There are six men and five women on the Sacramento State cheerleading team, and apparently this ratio is not unusual — at the collegiate level, 50 percent of cheerleaders are now male, although cheerleaders of both sexes are still fighting the misconception that their sport is all about…

As one of the largest cheerleading competitions in the World descends on Dallas, Texas, the team at Inside Cheerleading magazine is preparing for a jam-packed weekend of activities at NCA All Star Nationals 2012! It’s all part of the “Inside Cheerleading Magazine Experience!” In addition to the activities below, “Like” our Facebook page for more…

USASF Dance needs your input! We have created a survey with regards to Hip Hop Rules. If you have a dance program, please follow this link and complete the short survey: USASF Hip Hop Survey

The Inaugural World School Cheerleading Championships took place on February 11-12 in Orlando, FL. 2012 World Champions Large Coed – Davie County High School Small Coed – Lehman High School Super Varsity – United High School Large Varsity – Houston High School Medium Varsity – North Laurel High School Small Varsity – Perry County Central…

UCA High School Nationals took place on February 10-12 in Orlando, FL. Varsity National Champions Super Varsity I – United High School Super Varsity II – Bishop Moore High School Super Varsity Coed – Jenks High School Large Varsity I – Hunterdon Central High School Large Varsity II – Father Judge High School Large Varsity…

Spirit Unlimited’s Battle at the Boardwalk took place on February 11th in Atlantic City, NJ. This event had 104 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Partial Bids were awarded to: East Coast Nitros “Ignite” (Senior Small Coed L5) All Star Legacy – Ashburn (Senior Small L5) At Large Bids were…

Kathryn Hawkins published How to Choose Which Conferences to Attend on the Intuit Small Business Blog and it seemed fitting as companies are promoting their summer conference. Her 3 bits of advice are: Examine the guest list. Calculate your costs. Check in with past attendees.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published Bulls, Clowns, Cheerleaders and Hair Stylists — They’ll All be Downtown this Weekend, talking about the traffic CHEERSPORT attendees will encounter this weekend. Between the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center, the Professional Bull Riders circuit stop at the Georgia Dome, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum &…

Leading Athletic Apparel Brand Soffe to Sponsor the 2012 CHEERSPORT National Championships for the 5th Year in a Row February 17-19, 2012 at the World Congress Center Fayetteville, NC—Soffe, a leading athletic brand, proudly announces its partnership as the exclusive apparel sponsor of the 2012 CHEERSPORT National Championships at the World Congress Center in Atlanta,…