Category: Spirit

Six collegiate teams competed in the first-ever STUNT National Championship; Next step for new sport is NCAA Emerging Sport Status application. Memphis, Tenn. (April 13, 2011)- The University of Louisville emerged victorious at the inaugural STUNT National Championship this past weekend, with a score of 48 points followed by NC State with 32. USA Cheer,…

The international divisions currently exist to fill two needs: provide an outlet for the cheerleaders who have aged out of the club divisions while providing a chance for teams from other countries to compete on a ‘level’ playing field. The problem is that because this division fills two needs currently one aspect of the division…

AACCA published 2011-12 School Rules Posted with a link to the new rules and a list of what’s new. It is important to note the text on the rules page that says “Due to the reorganization, there may be updates to ensure that the new rules have not inadvertently allowed or restricted something that should…

The 2011 NACCC Meeting will take place in Miami, FL, starting on May 30th. 2011 NACCC Doral Meeting Flyer

Mark Suster published 9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month, another good read.

Live! Charlotte took place on March 19th in Charlotte, NC. This event had 49 All*Star Cheer, 4 Traditional Cheer, 6 Exhibition Cheer (including 3 Special Needs), and 1 Traditional Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for US Finals. Paid Bids were awarded to: Carolina Odyssey “Alpha” (Senior Coed L3) Carolina Odyssey “Epic” (Senior…

NCA US Championships took place on March 19th in Buena Park, CA. This event had 34 AllStar Cheer, 37 Traditional Cheer, 3 AllStar Dance, and 4 Traditional Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for the International All Levels Championship. Paid Bids were awarded to: California Gold Shockwaves (Senior L3) Intensity All-Stars “Coed Death”…

JAMfest The Beach JAM took place on March 19th in Biloxi, MS. This event had 88 All*Star Cheer, 22 Traditional Cheer, 8 Exhibition Cheer (including 1 Special Needs), and 7 Traditional Dance teams compete. This event was a qualifier for US Finals. Paid Bids were awarded to: ACE All Stars “Omahas” (Senior Large Coed L3)…

Athletic Championships Washington, DC took place on March 19th in Upper Marlboro, MD. This event had 78 AllStar Cheer, 2 Traditional Cheer, 6 Exhibition Cheer (including 4 Special Needs), and 2 AllStar Dance teams compete. Event Page The event had 78 AllStar Cheer Teams in 29 Divisions for an average of 2.69 teams per division…

WSA Georgia Open took place on March 20th in Macon, GA. This event had 18 AllStar Cheer and 1 AllStar Dance teams compete. Event Page The event had 18 AllStar Cheer Teams in 14 Divisions for an average of 1.29 teams per division and 1 AllStar Dance teams in 1 divisions for an average of…

Acrobatics and Tumbling published The Competition of the Decade-It’s Here!. Acrobatics and Tumbling is the country’s newest sport and reflects one of the most popular skill sets for females. Also known as A & T or simply acro, it is a bit of a mixture of different sports. Having its skill set roots from cheer,…

The April edition of Cheer Cincy has been published.

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”…