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USA Today published Judge in Conn.: Cheerleading not a college sport and quoted Bill Seely of USA Cheer. Bill Seely, the executive director of USA Cheer, a national governing body for both sideline and competitive cheerleading, said he believes the ruling represents only a minor setback for the efforts to make cheer an intercollegiate sport.…

Bill Seely, the Executive Director of USA Cheer, sent this response to the Quinnipiac University Ruling: I want to share some thoughts on today’s ruling by the judge in the Quinnipiac trial that stated the current competition-only cheerleading team at the school did not meet Title IX requirements to be classified as an intercollegiate sport.…

The Associated Press has published US judge in Conn.: Cheerleading not a sport and Judge in Conn.: Cheerleading not a college sport. CBS News and Fox News have published similar stories.

The judge in the Quinnipiac University trial has ruled Cheerleading is not a sport. Quinnipiac University Ruling

Shane of Inside Cheerleading is looking for the 2010 All*Star All American Team: Hello Industry Members & Friends, Inside Cheerleading Magazine is looking for All Star Cheerleaders to be a part of our Annual All Star All American team! We are currently looking for some outstanding male and female stand-out athletes, who not only are…

I would like to see the average number of teams in a division increase to 10-12 teams and have divisions with only one team become a less than a 1 in 100 occurrence. I have thought of a couple of ideas to move towards this that can be used together or separately. The reason I…

The Spirit Industry Trade Association Awards were held in New Orleans this weekend. Bill Patterson (Sr. Vice President of Sales, NCA/NDA), Debbie Love (Coach, Judge, Clinician), and Diana & Jeff Miller (Owners, Pro Spirit) were inducted to the Hall of Fame. SITA Award Recipients (PDF)

So one commenter said  they did not like my explanation and that I did not answer the question. What a complete waste of time. Did you just want to hear yourself “speak”? You didn’t answer the question at all, merely chose to avoid it while you talked in circles and rambled on telling useless stories.…

JAM Brands announced JAM Rewards members will receive a new JAMperk on the 15th of every month through December. These perks will include discounts and deals on some of the best tools, products and services on the market to help your gym or studio become even stronger, more successful, and more efficient! The JAMperk for…

There are currently 34 IASF divisions offered, not counting small and large splits or small gym divisions. IASF Divisions: Tiny L1 Mini L1 Mini L2 Mini L3 Youth L1 Youth L2 Youth L3 Youth L4 Youth L5 Junior L1 Junior L2 Junior L3 Junior L4 Junior L5 Junior Coed L3 Junior Coed L4 Junior Coed…

The Stamford Advocate published an image gallery of NCAA Cheerleaders.

AllStar Cheerleading and Dance has evolved significantly since I got involved with it, as a participant, a little over 15 years ago. This evolution has come step-by-step, incrementally solving the problem of the moment, without ever stopping to see the forest through the trees. This has led me to think about how I would envision…

Inside Cheerleading has published The 411 on Team USA & USA Cheer From USA Cheer Executive Director Bill Seely.

I love common sense. Yes, with my background it is very tempting to try to sound smart and savvy by citing such things as the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Right’s documented procedures on determining if an activity is a sport that meets Title IX requirements, text from Title IX of the…

The International All Levels Championship had 784 teams compete this season, 692 cheer teams and 92 dance teams. By Level Level 1 – 151 Teams Atlanta – 46 Teams Atlantic City – 25 Teams Cincinnati – 16 Teams Dallas – 40 Teams Long Beach – 24 Teams Level 2 – 212 Teams Atlanta – 54…

As I sit here and watch the World Cup I can’t help but wonder what can be learned from this event and soccer, in general, that can be applied to the competitive Cheerleading and Dance industry. The first thing I notice is the game of soccer is an easy concept, which is probably why it’s…

Jammy sent an email inviting College teams to compete at all JAMfest events for free. The email also introduced the JAMfest Collegiate Championships. The Collegiate Cheer Championship will be held in conjunction with Cheer Super Nationals (January 14-16 in Indianapolis) and the Collegiate Dance Championship will be held in conjunction with Dance Super Nationals (February…

Andre, As Executive Director of USA Cheer, I want to respond to this thoughtful discussion about cheerleading. The question on the table: is cheerleading a sport or not, and what it would mean to the young athletes who participate all across the country if it were to be recognized as a sport by entities such…

Mark Coleman, Performance Spirit, is letting us know about THE Coed College Prep Camp taking place later this month: ATTENTION TO ALL COED HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS AND COUPLES, the 6th annual THE Coed College Prep Camp will be held at the University of Kentucky from July 19 until July 21. The camp is hosted by…

The July/August edition of Entirely Cheer has been published.

With summer in full swing and summer vacation – at least here in Kentucky – half over, our three teams – Graves County HS (Large Coed), Reidland HS (Small Coed), and Boyd County HS (Small Varsity) – find themselves smack dab in the middle of DEAD PERIOD. Each summer from June 25th until July 9th,…

Andre has already posted his response and I generally agree with his points. But whether it IS a sport is a different question as to whether it should be recognized as a sport and that is just as important. And I don’t know the answer to that. But I have seen many supporters pushing for…

Jammy sent an email letting everyone know JAM Rewards members would not need waivers for the 2010-11 season. Contact you JAM Care representative for more information.

Spirit Post would like to congratulate Shane Womack and Irazmi Perez. Shane, Director of Marketing at Inside Cheerleading, and Irazmi, the USASF Southwest Regional Director, got “married” on Independence Day in Vegas. The ceremony was at the Little White Wedding Chapel, which is the same place Britney Spears was married, and like the Britney Spears…

This email was sent to Spirit Post on Friday. Although I’m pretty sure it’s not actually from Jeff Webb, since it isn’t from his email address, I like the writer’s sense of humor and want to respond to it. Jeff Webb wrote: Dear Spirit Post, Do you think Cheerleading is a sport? Thanks, Jeff Website:…