Category: Spirit

August came and many of us returned to school. The unfortunate major news of the month came from Colorado, as reported by Denver Post, USA Today, and Fox News, among others. Here’s the other news of the month: Entertainment Weekly published Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Best Lyric Wasn’t in Hamilton. Regulatory Review posted Supreme Court Clarifies Test…

The 27th edition of Drills=Skills features Sean, David and Shea talking about warming up and stretching.

“Something good comes out of every crisis.” – Dave Pelzer, American Author Dear USASF Members: As a native Texan, I could not be more proud of the response of so many of our USASF Program Owners and Coaches, from around the country, seeking ways to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey. What an incredible example…

Dear USASF Members: Recent clarifications made to the 2017-18 USASF Cheer and Dance rules are nearing completion and will be available to you on September 6th by logging into your USASF member profile. If you haven’t already, log in to renew your USASF Membership. For help with how to log in or for additional support, click…

NASCDD is right around the corner! Host your very own National All Star Cheer & Dance day at your gym or studio on Saturday, September 9th. Click here to learn more!

On this week’s Drills=Skills David, Sean, and Shea break down the Standing Back Handspring.

Legality Official Training | Cheer & Dance Don’t miss your opportunity for the final two Cheer and Dance Legality Official Training sessions this season! The deadline to register for Knoxville, TN and Albany, NY Legality Official Training is Friday, August 25th. For more information and to register, click here. Please Note: These two sessions may not occur without…

On the 25th Drills=Skills Casey Ballou from East Celebrity Elite joins Shea, Sean, and David to talk about the missing links to tumbling.

David and Shea discuss standing tumbling on today’s Drills=Skills.

Sean returns to Drills=Skills to discuss the lunge and everything related to the lunge with Shea.

As summer continues the news cycle is slow, but here’s what’s going on: USASF Member Management System Launch is underway. Delmava Now published Special Needs Cheerleading Team Breaks Boundaries – and Wins. The Maitland Mercury posted World Stage Beckons for Oxygen All Stars. Clarksville Online published Three Austin Peay State University Cheerleaders Win Gold for Team…

Dear USASF Members: Please click below to learn about NEW and important USASF Membership Requirements for the 2017-18 season. These updates include a new required membership status for personnel that accompanies teams into warmup rooms at events, acceptance of membership terms, program definition and additions to the Professional Responsibility Code. Click Here for details.

This week on Drills=Skills, Shea and David talk about their favorite equipment.

USASF Member Management System Launch is Near! The USASF is excited to announce the Launch Schedule for the new Member Management System: Monday, July 24th – Open to all Program Owners and Event Producers Thursday, July 27th – Open to all Coaches Tuesday, August 1st – Open to all Athletes or Parents of Athletes The…

On the 21st episode of Drills=Skills, the band is back together to discuss the skills they are seeing performed based on the rules changes for next season.

On the 20th episode of Drills=Skills, Wendy Bruce-Martin returns to discuss Hot Shot with Shea.

Summer, summer, summertime is here. Here’s what happen while we were enjoying the “offseason”: Circa published Does Cheerleading Have a Concussion Problem. MovieWeb posted Bring It on 6 Trailer Takes the Cheerleaders Worldwide. Washington Examiner published Dear NFL cheerleaders: Don’t Sue Your Teams Over Low Wages. Hays Post posted Cheerleading Could Have New Prospects as…

Back Handsprings are the topic for the 19th Drills=Skills.

Varsity University is partnering with St. Jude to raise funds and help find a cure for Childhood Cancer! Join us for “Tumble for St. Jude” at GymTyme All Stars in Louisville, KY and learn from the best in the business! Instructors include Debbie Love, Erica and Shea Crawford, Robbie Gregory, Stephanie Brodbeck, and Corey Ricket!…

This week’s edition of Drills=Skills features the full crew talking about Whips.

May started with the end of Worlds and continued with several end of the year events and tryouts. Some other things also happened: The Atlantic published Why Don’t More People Consider Competitive Cheerleading a Sport?. El Paso Proud reported Teen Charged with Lying to Police About Stolen Cheerleading Uniforms. CBS reported Oakland Raiders Agree To…

Summer Camps & Clinics is the topic of the 17th edition of Drills=Skills.

Don’t miss The Cheerleading Worlds action on CBS Sports Network! Set your DVR and schedule your watch parties! The Cheerleading Worlds Part 1 (Senior Small All Girl Level 5, International Open Small Coed Level 6, & International Open Large Coed Level 6) 5.28.17 at 11:00 AM EST 6.04.17 at 10:00 AM EST The Cheerleading Worlds…

We need your input!  Can you spare 3 minutes? The USASF is thrilled to offer several classes on the subject of attracting new clients and client retention this summer at the USASF Regional Conventions. We want to be sure our curriculum shares current successful marketing strategies and retention rates in All Star, and your input…

The latest Drill=Skills is all about Double Fulls.