Category: Spirit

We are pleased to announce that Spirit Innovations will now operate as part of the Varsity Spirit Fashion division. Varsity has been an innovator and leader in spirit fashion since 1974, and joining the Varsity team is an exciting new opportunity for SI. Integrating our cheer and dance knowledge into Varsity and sharing best practices…

Memphis, Tenn., January 12, 2012 – Varsity is pleased to announce that Division 1A Finals in all categories will be available for live streaming on Sunday, January 15, during the National College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship. For $7.99, cheer and dance team fans will be able to watch Finals as they happen during…

New Sport format recognized as a benefit for female collegiate athletes. Memphis, Tenn. (January 10, 2011) – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is exploring STUNT, the new sport format developed from cheerleading, as an emerging varsity women’s sport. USA Cheer, the governing body for cheerleading in the United States, created STUNT as a…

Cheer Biz News published Termination Dos and Don’ts. The “Don’ts” include Treating All Cases Equally and Being Disrespectful while the “Do’s” include Being Specific and Keeping a Paper Trail. The article goes into much more detail and is a good read for employers and employees.

Memphis, Tenn. (January 5, 2012) – The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) has announced that it plans to introduce the new sport format of cheerleading, “STUNT,” at the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (FIAAA) Conference in May. A new competitive team sport that was derived from traditional cheerleading, STUNT removes the crowd-leading and focuses…

CheerXm1.com is excited to announce the launching of the Top Ten Countdown Hour to premiere Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 9 pm EST. “Everyone talks about who has the BEST cheer music, now we are developing an radio show that will countdown the top voted songs till we reach the number one song,” states Melissa…

The NAB is the democratically elected Board within the USASF that determines the agenda for the organization moving forward. Virtually every major initiative of the USASF in the past 5 years started with, or was significantly improved by, the work of the NAB. There was a primary election this year because of the large number…

The Cheer Nationals at Opryland took place on December 28-30 in Nashville, TN. This event was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Partial Bids were awarded to: Cheer Extreme (International Coed L5) At Large Bids were awarded to: GymTyme Allstars “Onyx” (Senior Small Coed L5) Event Page We could not find results for this event.

The New York Times You’re the Boss blog published This Year in Small Business: The Best Reads. and The Best of the Boss. As many of our weekly recommendations come from You’re the Boss, we felt it was proper to let you know about these end of the year recaps.

This is the first part of a series about increasing the average number of teams in a division at each event. This part re-introduces the idea that the average number of teams in a division is too low and provides statistical support for that idea. The next 3 parts will look at factors we have…

Absolutely! Being involved with the industry gives you a chance to help shape the future of cheerleading and dance. Whether its participating in meetings, such as the NACCC Meeting in Doral or the USASF Regional Meetings, serving on a board or committee, or submitting proposals for the next rules cycle, you should get involved to…

Gym Owners, Coaches, Choreographers, Music Producers and Parents I would first like to wish everyone a wonderful and joyous Holiday Season! As we approach a new year, I thought this would be a good time to share some thoughts. First, I would like to mirror our colleagues at NCA regarding the appropriateness of the music…

Xtreme Spirit’s Elite International Championship took place on December 17-18 in Wisconsin Dells, WI. This event had 35 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer & Dance Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Top Gun Allstars (International Coed L5) Partial Bids were awarded to: Energizers (Senior Jazz) At Large Bids were awarded…

The American Championships’ American Grand took place on December 17-18 in Las Vegas, NV. This event had 106 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: California Allstars “Coed” (Senior Large Coed L5) California Allstars “Elite” (Senior Small L5) At Large Bids were awarded to: California Allstars…

Barbara Corcoran published 8 Lessons for Female Founders from Barbara Corcoran on Forbes. Although the advice was written for women, much of it applies to anyone starting a company or trying to establish themselves. My personal favorites are: Perception Creates Reality Shoot the Dogs Early There Are Two Kinds of People: Expanders & Containers

December 23, 2011 – Minneapolis MN – Lisa Saline, current President of the Independent Event Producers has stepped down from her position effective immediately. Saline said, “It’s with great regret that I must step down from my position as Chairman of the IEP. I need to focus on my family and parents at this time…

AACCA has updated the 2011-12 College Cheerleading Safety Rules with a slight modification regarding flip dismounts in Rule D-5-b. The previous rule wording allowed single based front flip dismounts from shoulders to land in a cradle or on the performing surface with assistance from the base. However, the double base dismount only allowed landing in…

Happy Holidays to all!

All Star Challenge’s Battle Under the Big Top took place on December 10-11 in Atlanta, GA. This event had 158 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Stingray Allstars “Orange” (Senior Small L5) Top Gun Allstars (Senior Large Coed L5) At Large Bids were awarded to:…

Golden State Spirit Association Championships 2011 took place on December 10-11 in San Jose, CA. This event had 127 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: California Allstars “Smoed” (Senior Small Coed L5) POWER (Senior Medium Coed L5) At Large Bids were awarded to: California Allstars…

World Spirit Federation’s Indy Showdown took place on December 10-11 in Indianapolis, IN. This event had 216 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Green Bay Elite “Lime” (Senior Small L5) GymTyme Allstars “Black” (International Coed L5) Ultimate Athletics “Prodigy” (Senior Large Coed L5) At Large…

The You’re the Boss published Opening Big Without Spending a Fortune. The article talks about creative, but inexpensive ways companies have promoted grand openings. Hopefully this will get your gears thinking about ways to open or promote your business.

The Post Game published Beyond Beauty: Cheerleading’s Terrifying Danger: When it comes to sports injuries, football is, and always has been, king. No other sport comes close. Over the past 28 years, football players were the victims of 97 percent of all catastrophic sports injuries — accidents that result in permanent or temporary paralysis or death.…

Yahoo! published Male cheerleader gets team disqualified … because he’s a boy: A male cheerleader in Michigan accidentally disqualified his squad from a recent cheerleading competition for the most basic of all reasons: He’s a boy.

Cheer Tech Spirit National Championship took place on December 3-4 in Oaks, PA. This event was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: All Star One “Big Bang” (Senior Small Coed L5) New Jersey Spirit Explosion “Fab 5” (Senior Medium Coed L5) At-Large Bids were awarded to: FAME Allstars “Celebrities” (Senior Small…