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Spirit Sports Battle at the Beach took place on March 26-27 in Myrtle Beach, SC. This event had 348 AllStar Cheer, 15 Traditional Cheer, 1 Exhibition Cheer, 28 AllStar Dance, and 1 Exhibition Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for Worlds. A Partial Bid was awarded to: Carolina All-Stars (Senior Hip Hop) At…

Spirit Unlimited UMBC Championship took place on March 19th in Baltimore, MD. This event had 86 AllStar Cheer, 43 Traditional Cheer, 4 Exhibition Cheer (including 2 Special Needs), 9 AllStar Dance, and 1 Exhibition Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for US Finals. Paid Bids were awarded to: Dream Allstars “Bliss” (Youth L2)…

Mark Suster, an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, published Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …) on his personal blog. It’s definitely worth reading.

About this time 4 weeks from now I’ll be boarding a flight in Orlando hoping to never see a cheerleading coach again. Worlds will be over and new Champions will be crowned. Those champions are being decided now by the actions they are taking today. And tomorrow. And the next day. Are you doing what…

Spirit Cheer All American took place on March 19-20 in Orlando, FL. This event had 109 All*Star Cheer, 7 Traditional Cheer, and 10 Exhibition Cheer (including 5 Special Needs) teams compete. Spirit Cheer Events Page The event had 109 All*Star Cheer Teams in 29 Divisions for an average of 3.76 teams per division. All*Star Cheer…

Worlds 2012 will be April 28-29. The 2012 Worlds Cheer Divisions will be: Senior Level 5 Divisions (All 12-18 Years) Senior Small (No males, 5 to 20 members) Senior Medium (No males, 21 to 30 members) Senior Large (No males, 31 to 36 members) Senior Small Coed (1 to 4 males, 5 to 20 members)…

NCA College Nationals is this week in Daytona Beach, FL, with team competition days being Thursday, April 7th and Friday, April 8th. The Inaugural Stunt National Championship will take place on Saturday, April 9th, also in Daytona Beach. Louisville and North Carolina State have advanced straight to finals and will compete against the top 2…

Mardi Gras Bead Blowout took place on March 19th in Nashville, TN. This event had 36 AllStar Cheer, 5 Traditional Cheer, and 15 AllStar Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championship. Paid Bids were awarded to: Cheers Elite (Senior Coed L4) Georgia Elite Thunder All Stars (Senior L3)…

The End of the Year Competitions begin today with US Finals in Baton Rouge. Good luck to all the team competing. Here’s a list of the major end of the year events: All Levels April 16-17 – Atlanta, GA April 16-17 – Dallas, TX April 16-17 – Los Angeles, CA April 16-17 – Philadelphia, PA…

COA West Coast Championship took place on March 19-20 in Irvine, CA. This event had 28 All*Star Cheer, 17 Traditional Cheer, 9 Traditional Dance, and 1 Exhibition Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for US Finals. Paid Bids were awarded to: Central Coast Shockwave “Eclipse” (Senior L3) OC Allstars “Silver” (Senior Open L5)…

April Fool’s Day is the day anyone can get away with just about anything so I’m going to talk about rumors I’ve heard over the past several months. 2011-12 Rules The new rules are going to be released today, but no one will believe it because it’s April Fool’s Day. At least we’ll get First…

Spirit Unlimited Sunshine Championship took place on March 19th in Fort Lauderdale, FL. This event had 12 All*Star Cheer, 9 Traditional Cheer, and 2 Exhibition Cheer teams compete. Event Page The event had 12 All*Star Cheer Teams in 8 Divisions for an average of 1.50 teams per division. All*Star Cheer By Level Level 1 –…

Cheersport Nationals took place on February 19-20 in Atlanta, GA. This event had 731 AllStar Cheer, 86 Traditional Cheer, 1 Exhibition Cheer, 69 AllStar Dance, and 8 Traditional Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: ACE “Warriors” (Senior Semi Limited Coed L5) Brandon All Stars “Senior Black”…

Cheer LTD Nationals at Canam took place on March 19-20 in Myrtle Beach, SC. This event had 149 All*Star Cheer teams compete. This event was a qualifier for Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Rockstar Cheer “Rolling Stones” (Senior Large Limited Coed L5) Worlds At Large Bids were awarded to: Cheer Tyme “Open Addiction” (International…

WSF Star Spangled Showdown took place on March 19-20 in Springfield, MA. This event had 79 AllStar Cheer and 8 AllStar Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championship. Paid Bids were awarded to: Connecticut Spirit (Mini L1) Connecticut Spirit (Senior Coed L4) Event Page The event had 79…

UCDF Pot of Gold Nationals took place on March 19-20 in Hartford, CT. This event had 99 AllStar Cheer, 5 Exhibition Cheer (including 2 Special Needs), and 7 AllStar Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for Worlds & the International All Levels Championship. Worlds Partial Bids were awarded to: Spirit Central (Senior Small…

The USA Acrobatics and Tumbling Coaches Association (USAATCA) published the College Bound Athlete Form. More information about the College Bound Athlete Form can be found on acroandtumbling.org and usaatca.org.

All Star Challenge Clash of the Titans took place on March 19-20 in Jacksonville, FL. This event had 69 AllStar Cheer and 5 AllStar Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championship. Event Page The event had 69 AllStar Cheer Teams in 21 Divisions for an average of 3.29…

AmeriCheer International Championship took place on March 19-20 in Orlando, FL. This event had 29 All*Star Cheer and 12 Traditional Cheer teams compete. Event Page The event had 29 All*Star Cheer Teams in 15 Divisions for an average of 1.93 teams per division. All*Star Cheer By Level Level 1 – 6 Teams in 2 Divisions…

Live! Indianapolis took place on March 12-13 in Indianapolis, IN. This event had 113 AllStar Cheer, 4 Traditional Cheer, 13 Exhibition Cheer (including 4 Special Needs), 21 AllStar Dance, and 2 Exhibition Dance (including 1 Special Needs) teams compete. This event was a qualifier for US Finals. Paid Bids were awarded to: Clinton Central HS…

Mardi Gras Bead Blast took place on March 12th in Hershey, PA. This event had 68 AllStar Cheer, 32 Traditional Cheer, 1 Exhibition Cheer, 8 AllStar Dance, 2 Exhibition Dance (including 1 Special Needs) teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championship. Paid Bids were awarded to: Evolution All Stars…

Jim Lord published Progression and Repetition in a GPS World on AACCA’s Cheer Safety Blog. The more you allow for repetition of a skill and consistent, demonstrated proficiency at a lower level before progressing to the next level, the safer that athlete will be.

JAMfest Lite Boca Raton took place on March 5th in Boca Raton, FL. This event had 50 AllStar Cheer, 20 Traditional Cheer, 2 Exhibition Cheer, 12 AllStar Dance, and 2 Traditional Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for US Finals. Paid Bids were awarded to: Florida Triple Threat All-Stars “Cubz Gold” (Youth L2)…

ACDA Heartland Classic took place on March 12th in Kansas City, MO. This event had 19 All*Star Cheer, 5 Traditional Cheer, and 1 Special Needs Exhibition Cheer teams compete. This event was a qualifier for US Finals. Paid Bids were awarded to: Nebraska Cheer Center “Junior Titans Yellow” (Junior Small L3) Event Page The event…