Category: Spirit

Chicago Now published Connecticut Federal Court Rules Cheerleading Not A Sport – WHAT??? Part I and Part II.

The National Cheer Safety Foundation (NCSF) published Cheer is a Sport (PDF).

UPA announced what’s new for the 2011 AmeriCup Cheer & Dance Championship to be held February 24-27, 2011 in Minneapolis, MN. Cheer Team Competition takes place on Saturday & Sunday (rather than Friday & Saturday) Cheer Divisions for High School have been separated out by Small & Large Squad Sizes (only one division in the…

Jammy introduced The JAM Registration today. Benefits include being able to register for any JAM Brand event, a $1 per athlete discount for registering online, and eliminating the need to re-enter your athletes for each event.

School is beginning back up here in KY and with it each of OUR – if you are keeping up with these journals, then I will give you some ownership too – three teams is starting to return to some sense of practice normalcy. This summer has been a mixed bag for each of our…

The Associated Press published Quinnipiac adds women’s rugby under Title IX plan. During the trial, school officials hinted they might be forced to drop competitive cheerleading if it was not found to be a sport. Instead, the school plans to rename the squad the stunts and tumbling team and keep it as a varsity sport.…

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders announced today that GK Elite Sportswear, L.P. has been selected as the official provider of workout, rehearsal and appearance attire for the world famous squad. They will wear GK’s tops, shorts, warm-ups and jump suits for practices and personal appearances, including final auditions and rehearsals for the hit Country Music Television…

Cheergyms.com‘s Morton Bergue published 10 Must Ask Questions for the Safety of Your Child. Is this gym a legitimate business and can I see a business license? Do you have a lease that extends to the end of this All Star season? Do you carry Workman’s Compensation Insurance? Do you carry Liability Insurance? Is your…

Memphis, Tenn, (August 2010) – Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) has announced three changes to the National All Star Cheerleading Championship for the 2011 season, which will take place on March 12 -13, 2011 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World. The 15th annual National All Star Cheerleading Championship (NASCC) will be…

Champion Spirit Group recently updated their website.

Cheerleaders are encouraged to dedicate four hours to community service leading up to National School Spirit Day! Memphis, Tenn., (August 10, 2010)—The countdown has begun to the second annual National School Spirit Day. Cheerleaders across the United States have been encouraged to perform up to 4 hours of community service in the week leading up…

The Associated Press published Cheerleading coach among 3 killed in Calif. crash.

The Ohio State All Girl Cheerleading site has 2 interesting articles regarding Title IX and the recent court case, Support the enforcement of Title IX in schools and Victory in Defeat.

The August edition of First Friday clearly states there will not be Junior Cheer divisions at Worlds 2011, but will be Junior Dance divisions. By a unanimous vote, the Board of Directors reaffirmed its position there will not be Junior Cheer Divisions at the 2011 Cheerleading Worlds and approved the recommendation of the Dance Committee…

The USASF published the August 2010 edition of First Friday.

The USASF held a Regional Meeting in Atlanta over the weekend. Official notes from this meeting and all of the USASF Regional Meetings will be posted on the Allstar Cheer & Dance Blog, but there are 2 things I want to share. First, Les Stella, the USASF Rules Coordinator, is going to form a committee…

Cheer Biz News published Separation of Powers.

The NCSTA website (thencsta.org) is now live with a Frequently Asked Questions page that gives a lot of information about the organization and their meets, including a video.

The NCSTA sent the following announcement: The National Collegiate Stunts and Tumbling Association (NCSTA) is pleased to announce the official name of their sport as voted by the member universities: Stunts and Tumbling. The name Stunts and Tumbling promotes the sport’s standardization at the intercollegiate level. Each member institution will change their teams’ names to…

CheerBiz News (CBN) published The Bad-Mouther.

Online magazine Cheer Cincy has published their August 2010 issue.

The SPIRIT Roundtable we recorded earlier this week is now available on iTunes. Guests included Bill Seely of USA Cheer, Jomo Thompson of the University of Kentucky, and David Hanbery of Deep South Spirit and Central Mississippi Cheer. SPIRIT Roundtable Official Site | iTunes Preview

Inside Cheerleading is letting Spirit Post give away a few year long subscriptions to the magazine. We don’t know the best way to decide who gets them so if you have any ideas please leave a comment and let us know. In fact, we’ll give a subscription to someone that comes up with an idea…

Politics Daily published Cheerleading Needs a Champion: Three Cheers for George W. Bush. Courtesy of faja.

Mercury News published Fisher: Is cheerleading a sport?, quoting Kimberly Archie of the National Cheer Safety Foundation (NCSF). “The Title IX feminists think cheerleading is too feminine,” she said. “They are afraid it would hurt other sports, like basketball and rugby. I find it ironic that Title IX opened doors to women athletes, but now…