Category: Spirit

Dear AACCA Certified Coaches, I hope this email finds you well and ready to wrap up your cheer seasons as we wind down the school year. I want to update you on the new rules changes for high schools that are about to be released. As I told the Georgia Cheer Coaches Association this past…

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (March 28, 2012) — Effective with the 2012-13 season, a double twist to a cradle (double down) no longer will be permitted in high school spirit (cheer, dance, drill, pom). This significant risk minimization ruling was one of 19 rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Spirit…

One Up Nashville took place on March 17-18, 2012 in Nashville, TN. This event had 149 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer & Dance Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: ACX Jags “Wild Jags” (Senior Large Coed L5) GymTyme Allstars “Pink Ladies” (International Open L5) AtLarge Bids were awarded to: Allstar…

Cheer LTD took place on March 17-18, 2012 in Myrtle Beach, SC. This event had 115 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer & Dance Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Rockstar “The Beatles” (Senior Small Coed L5) At Large Bids were awarded to: Cheer Tyme “Obsession” (Senior Small Coed L5) Palm…

Hello fellow cheer gym owners, coaches, judges and friends, With help from so many of you a few weeks ago, we made it to the final round of the Primrose Family Dance Off and are so close to winning $5000 and a $30,000 donation to Levine Children’s Hospital here in Charlotte. In the process of trying…

Hello fellow cheer gym owners, coaches, judges and friends, With help from so many of you a few weeks ago, we made it to the final round of the Primrose Family Dance Off and are so close to winning $5000 and a $30,000 donation to Levine Children’s Hospital here in Charlotte. In the process of trying…

Jay Goltz published Six Attributes of Successful Entrepreneurs in the New York Times’ You’re the Boss blog. This article talks about the things that aren’t taught in college or business school that great entrepreneurs need. Ambition Creativity Tenacity Risk Tolerance Intuition Personality

Attention Members: Federation Nation – The USASF blog has gone LIVE! We invite you to check it out! The USASF is proud to debut our first all star cheerleading blog, Federation Nation. In an effort to keep up with the speed at which information is available, we have developed Federation Nation to serve as your…

UCA All Star International Championship took place on March 11-12, 2012 in Orlando, FL. This event had 424 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer & Dance Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Brandon Allstars “Steel” (International Open Coed L5) Cheerforce “Senior Black” (Senior Medium L5) World Cup “Odyssey” (Senior Medium Coed…

Champions Spirit Group Super Nationals took place on March 11-12, 2012 in Schaumburg, IL. This event had 124 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer & Dance Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Cheer Command “Generals” (Senior Small L5) Midwest Cheer Elite “Diamondkatz” (Senior Small Coed L5) Partial Bids were awarded to:…

The Intuit Small Business Blog published 7 Ways to Make Your Business Blog More Readable. This article offers clear, easy to follow advice for company bloggers: Find Your Niche Choose and Use Keywords Go Easy on the Eyes Don’t Overuse Ads Use Captions with Images Include a Call to Action Make Your Content Easy to…

Coastal Battle at the Capitol took place on March 3-4, 2012 in National Harbor, MD. This event had 279 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer & Dance Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Cheer Extreme All Stars (Senior Medium Coed L5) HotCheer All Stars “Hot 5” (Senior Small Coed L5) Maryland…

WSA Grand Nationals took place on March 3-4, 2012 in New Orleans, LA. This event had 224 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Apex Cheer Wrath (International Open Coed L5) At Large Bids were awarded to: Cheer City United “Titans” (Senior Small Coed L5) Cheer…

Pac West Nationals took place on March 3-4, 2012 in Portland, OR. This event had 89 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: South Elite Allstars “Diamonds” (Senior Medium Coed L5) At Large Bids were awarded to: Champion Cheer Athletics (Senior Small L5) Denali Allstars (Senior…

Spirit Fest Nationals took place on March 3-4, 2012 in Hartford, CT. This event had 107 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: East Celebrity Elite (Senior Medium Coed L5) Just Cheer (Senior Small L5) At Large Bids were awarded to: Bay State All Stars (Senior…

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…