Category: Spirit

Coaches, Gym Owners, and Choreographers, As you finish the first round of Regionals this season, I wanted to remind anyone attending an upcoming NCA event, including NCA/NDA All-Star Nationals, that your choreography, music selection, and uniforms should be appropriate for “family-viewing”. If the judges determine a section of your routine to not meet our standards,…

Grasshopper published 9 Common Pitfalls of Growing Your Startup Too Fast. The article was written for tech companies, but much of the advice applies to our industry.

Cheer Channel, Inc., the premiere online news and entertainment network dedicated entirely to cheerleaders, dancers, members of the spirit industry and its millions of fans, announced today that it has formed a joint venture with The Cheerleading Agency (www.thecheerleadingagency.com). The Cheerleading Agency currently provides cheerleaders and dancers with resources to get recruited for college scholarships…

ATLANTA – Inside Cheerleading Magazine and CheerXm1.com are thrilled to announce a partnership to produce “Cheer Talk: The Radio Show for Cheer”. The duo will produce four shows at events across the country hosted by Melissa Hay, president of CheerXm1 and Shane Womack, Associate Publisher of Inside Cheerleading Magazine. The show will launch via CheerXm1.com…

Memphis, Tenn., (December 9) – Varsity Spirit Fashion, the largest provider of cheerleading and dance team apparel, has announced that it will be live streaming their Fashion Show on Varsity TV on December 12, 2011 at 7:30 pm, Eastern Standard Time on http://varsity.com. Following the fashion show, there will be a live Facebook chat with…

Jay Goltz published So You Want to Start a Business, reminding everyone that starting a business is hard. He suggests doing your homework, seeking intelligent advice, and confusing support with wisdom. One more thing: Going into business is risky, treacherous and demanding. But it is also invigorating, rewarding and beautiful, when it works. It is a…

2012 Cheerleading Worlds Scoresheets are now available on USASF.net.

2012 Dance Worlds Scoresheets are now available on USASFDance.net.

One of the things that seems to be consistent across gyms is accounts being behind, especially this time of year. As an owner you have to keep overdue accounts under control in order to avoid paying for things your athletes are paying for and driving yourself out of business. Control starts with having a policy…

Medalist from the 6th IFC Cheerleading World Championship, held in Hong Kong: Cheer All Female Gold – Japan (528.5) Silver – Chinese Taipei (344.0) Bronze – Germany (340.5) Cheer Mixed Gold – Japan (516.0) Silver – Thailand (453.0) Bronze – Philippines (417.0) Cheer Dance Gold – Russia (442.0) Silver – Poland (405.5) Bronze – Chinese…

The New York Times published Avoiding the Growth Trap in their You’re the Boss blog. This article reminds us that along with growth and expansion comes positives like job creation and more revenue, and negatives such as risk, stress, and aggravation. And, finally, I have figured out that I need more money less than I…

With the IFC Championship taking place this weekend in Hong Kong, we decided to post videos of the defending champions. Today is Cheer: Japan Cheer All Female Japan Cheer Mixed

With the IFC Championship taking place this weekend in Hong Kong, we decided to post videos of the defending champions. Today is Dance: Norway Dance

With the IFC Championship taking place this weekend in Hong Kong, we decided to post videos of the defending champions. Today is Partner Stunts: Norway Group Stunts All Female Chinese Taipei Group Stunts Mixed

Spirit Celebration’s Fall Championship took place on November 12-13 in Denton, TX. This event had 126 AllStar Cheer & 7 AllStar Recreational teams compete. This event was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Cheer Athletics “Cheetahs” (Senior Large Coed L5) Spirit of Texas (International Coed L5) At-Large Bids were awarded to:…

Here’s the preview video for the IFC World Championships being held this weekend in Hong Kong.

Mark Suster published Lead, Follow or Get the Fuck Out of the Way on Both Sides of the Table. In this article he talks about the 3 productive options you have concerning your role in a business. He told me his motto, which is one that I’ve always lived by. He said, “The reason I…

Since the 6th International Federation of Cheerleading World Cheerleading Championship is this weekend we’ve decided to share this video to help everyone get ready for it.

NCA just updated their website to let everyone know about their new “Level Eligibility Policy” aka the No Sandbagging policy. I’m glad they are addressing this and taking a step in the right direction. Effective this season, teams attending NCA All-Star Nationals must register and compete in their legitimate USASF Level. Teams that intend to…

AmeriCheer’s Buckye Open National Championships took place on November 5-6 in Columbus, OH. This event had 79 All*Star Cheer teams compete. This event was a qualifier for Cheer & Dance Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Elite Cheer & Dance (Senior Small Coed L5) Partial Paid Bids were awarded to: Energizers (Senior Pom) UCC (Senior…

Business Finance published How to Measure a Company’s Most Elusive Element: Culture. The article by Mark Graham Brown discussing the importance of establishing and measuring company culture. Before you can measure your culture and values, you need to make sure people understand them. Most company values I see are a generic list of vague words…

The Washington Times published Maryland Could Cut 8 Sports in July. A source said last week that the Terrapins’ women’s water polo and men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were informed they were expected to be dropped. The commission included those three teams, as well as acrobatics and tumbling (formerly competitive cheerleading), men’s tennis…

Cheer Biz News published Staffing Up: Employees vs. Independent Contractors, outlining the differences between having Employees and Independent Contractors. One of the most important points made was the IRS determines if a worker is an Employee or Independent Contractor, not the Employer.

October 31, 2011 – The USASF National Advisory Board (NAB) is the democratically elected group within the USASF with the mission of setting the future agenda for the organization. It is composed of 10 coaches, 10 event producers, and 5 affiliates, each serving overlapping 2 year terms. Many key USASF initiatives began with, or were…