Category: Spirit

The Star Tribune published 3 U lives cut short on side of highway. Three people, two of them recent University of Minnesota cheerleaders, were killed Thursday when an allegedly drunken driver slammed into their car as they tried to change a flat tire on an interstate near Madison, Wis.

The USASF has published the October edition of First Friday.

Why are or why aren’t you a USASF member athlete, coach, gym, or event producer? I would love to hear from everyone in the All*Star Cheerleading & Dance community.

Hi everyone! My name is Kat Jones, a former Hawaii Pacific University Cheerleader and the founder of College Cheer Guide, a free resource that is packed full of useful collegiate cheerleading information.  One of our goals here at College Cheer Guide to get potential cheerleaders directly connected with the College Cheerleading Coaches of America. Lately, we have…

The NY Daily News published Cheerleaders at Connecticut high school say midriff-baring uniforms too skimpy, ask for more clothes. “It really hurts our self esteem,” Ariana Mesaros, a senior on the team, told the school board of her midriff-exposing uniform. “I am embarrassed to stand up here dressed like this. Is this really how you…

Sometimes it seems like having kids that cheer can be a full time job between practices, games and competitions! Cheer Moms is the place to meet, get to know each other and share ideas! Only another cheer mom can understand what we go through for our kids! Hendersonville, NC, October 4, 2010 – Cheer Moms,…

A new place for the cheer world to unite and support causes affecting our global cheer family Cheerleading athletes of all ages, teams, coaches, families and friends now have a place to share their stories of hope, efforts to help others and increase awareness of causes that directly affect their lives. Lake Mary, Florida, October…

Dallas, Texas will be home base for the 2010-2011 Team USA athletes. Memphis, Tenn. (September 2010) – USA cheer has announced the coaching staff and training facility for Team USA’s 2010-2011’s season. Sherry Cooney will return as head coach for the all girl team for Team USA, with Tony Nash as the assistant coach. Cooney…

Every once in a while I’ll look at what people search for that leads them to Spirit Post. The top result is always some variation of Spirit Post, but ignoring that here are the top 5 topics for the last 3 months, with a little information to point searches in the right direction when possible.…

ABC News published ‘Hellcats’ Cheat Sheet: The Truth About Injuries in Cheerleading.

Today is the deadline for submitting policy changes to the USASF. For more details about the process please visit the All Star Cheer & Dance blog.

The 3rd JAMperk is a 15% discount off team orders of BA Star makeup.

Initiative raises funds and awareness for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.® Memphis, Tenn. (September 2010) – Varsity has announced its Let’s Go Pink! Program, a line of pink apparel and accessories available online and through sales associates with 20% of profits donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. From now until October…

The Liveshots blog on Fox News published Cheerleading a Sport?. When asked whether they’ve had contact with these two groups, the NCAA responded: “We have had conversations with both groups about how the emerging sports proposal process.” And they went on to say: “Whatever model is adopted would have to be voted on by NCAA…

SPIRIT Roundtable #6: The State of the Roundtable was released today. This was a quick show to let everyone know we’ll be discussing over the next couple of months. (Hint – USASF Rules Changes, A&T, Stunt will be big). There weren’t any guests for this episode, just King, Sean, and myself.

As we get into competition season, please don’t forget about the rule changes AACCA announced this summer. Changes affecting all school teams: Released stunt transitions must be braced on at least one side. This effectively removes skills such as free-standing Tic Tocs. Load-in releases such as a Switch Lib are still allowed as they do…

Jammy and friends were recently awarded the Republic Bank “We Care” award, an honor that is given to companies “who encourage their employees to give back to their communities through service” in Louisville, KY.

The North Carolina-based university will add a Stunt team in addition to their existing cheerleading program. Memphis, Tenn. (September 2010) – Methodist University is the sixteenth university to embrace the newly developed Stunt format. Methodist anticipates hosting two tournaments on campus in the spring of 2011, and will announce its complete season schedule in the…

Spirit Post was sent this email: Anonymous wrote: Who is on the USASF Board? Thanks Website: IP: 166.137.8.46 The voting members of the USASF Board of Directors are: USASF Chairman – Jim Chadwick USASF Representative – Steve Peterson ACA Representative – Lance Wagers CHEERSPORT Representative – Jeff Fowlkes JAM Brands Representative – Aaron Flaker NCA…

I have a feeling the next 12-18 months will be among the most turbulent our industry has seen since I got involved over 15 years ago. I haven’t figured out how to express all the reasons I think this is the case without causing drama, but I would advise everyone to strap on their seat…

SPIRIT Roundtable #5: The USASF Rules Changes was released today. The goal of this show was to start talking about the proposed USASF rules changes for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. There will be a lot of discussion about the proposals before the vote takes place at the NACCC meeting in January. Guests were David…

In case you missed it, Team USA announced the 2011 team will train in Grapevine, TX, which is in the Dallas area and USASF’s First Friday stated: Following unanimous approval of the following proposal by the Sanctioning Committee, the National Advisory Board, and the NACCC at Doral, The USASF Board of Directors unanimously approved: Beginning…

Family of indoor waterpark resorts to be the official sponsor of Team USA, the national cheerleading team of the United States. Memphis, Tenn. (September 2010) – Team USA, the national cheerleading team for the United States, has announced that Great Wolf Resorts® will be their official team sponsor as part of a two year partnership.…

SPIRIT Roundtable Episode 4: The USASF PAC Episode is now live. Roundtable guests were Fernando Molina (aka SharkDad), Susan Amick Plonksi (CharlotteASMom), and Bill Presson (ACEDAD), all members of the USASF Parent Action Committee.

David’s article Cheerleading, Gymnastics, or Emerging Sport led to passionate responses from several readers. A few left their thoughts in comments, but many more emailed David, myself, or Spirit Post asking for their response to be published and some of them were published as new articles. In retrospect I think these items should have used…