Category: Spirit

Tegan Reeves sent an email announcing the All Star Cheer & Dance blog has been created to ensure transparency during the rules process. I applaud this step towards the USASF increasing transparency. Thank you Tegan.

Tegan Reeves let us know about the All Star Cheer and Dance blog: Hi guys!  The new blog is up with videos and Policy Change Request Forms.  This is our way of ensuring a transparent process leading up to the Congress in January.  We are really hopeful that this will help inspire better more educated…

USASF Chairman, Jim Chadwick, published his June 2010 Quarterly Update welcoming new USASF Board of Director Members Colleen Little, Steve Wedge, and James Speed.

Varsity announced Champion Cheer & Dance has joined the Varsity Family Plan: CHAMPION CHEER & DANCE, LLC JOINS THE VARSITY FAMILY PLAN Raleigh, NC, July 1 – Champion Cheer & Dance, LLC President Cathy Buckey has announced that all Champion Cheer & Dance competitions will be a part of the Varsity Family Plan for 2010-2011…

Cheer Cincy has published the July 2010 edition.

USASF has published the July 2010 issue of First Friday.

Justin Carrier, NCA, is letting us know Varsity All Star has an updated Scoring System: Varsity has upgraded the Varsity All Star Scoring System for the 2010-2011 season!! A majority of the Varsity Brands will be using the same score sheet for all cheer divisions. For a complete list of links to the Scoring Information…

The 2010-11 version of the Varsity All Star Scoring System in now available on VarsityAllStar.com.

The International All Levels Championship (IALC or All Levels) has announced 2011 dates for 4 sites. A west coast site will be announced later. Atlanta, GA – April 16-17, 2011 Dallas, TX- April 16-17, 2011 Atlantic City, NJ – May 7-8, 2011 Cincinnati, OH – May 7-8, 2011 A West Coast site will be added

Lisa Saline (UPA) is Calling All College Teams: Calling All College Teams MINNEAPOLIS (June 29, 2010) – UPA is celebrating it’s 20th AmeriCup Birthday and college athletes receive a special present. All cheerleaders and dancers competing on a college team at the AmeriCup will be allowed to register for one individual event for FREE. Thousands…

AACCA published What is iPromise and iCheerSafe?.

Justin Carrier sent the following email: Coaches and Gym Owners, As most of you know, I have dedicated my career and a majority of my life to the All Star industry. The last couple of days have been challenging for us at Varsity, and it’s important for you to know our position on the recent…

Jeff Webb sent this email in response to Dear Jeff: Is Cheerleading a Sport?. Dear Andre, I read your letter on Spirit Post and wanted to thank you so much for giving me an opportunity to clarify some misinformation that may have caused confusion in recent media reports. Most importantly, I want to underscore that…

Varsity.com published Webb Addresses the Recent Media Coverage on Cheerleading.

Dear Jeff, Your comment that cheerleading is not a sport, as reported by the Associated Press, has created a buzz and led to more questions being asked than answered. “Why don’t you consider cheerleading a sport?” and “how would Varsity be impacted if the court determines cheerleading is a sport?” are the questions being asked…

Varsity released Varsity Weighs in on Cheerleading as Sport Debate.

The USASF Board of Directors has added Colleen Little (Cheer America, IEP), James Speed (GymTyme, University of Louisville, Speed Camps, Spirit Sports), and Steve Wedge (COA).

The Associated Press (AP) published Cheerleading expert: it’s not a competitive sport.

Lisa Saline (UPA) announced the 2010 UPA National All American Recipients: The 2010 UPA National All American Recipients MINNEAPOLIS (June 2010) – UPA is proud to announce the 2010 National Scholastic & Talent All American recipients. These outstanding athletes rose above over 850 candidates to earn their titles. The UPA National All American competition is…

The Associated Press (AP) published Trial in Conn. to find if cheerleading is sport.

KHON2.com published Cheerleading As Sport?.

USASF sent the following email regarding the 2010 Regional Meetings: Attached is the 2010 Regional Meeting Packet. It contains everything you should need to know about the 7 different Regional Meetings the USASF is hosting this summer. All forms and contact information you need to register is included in this packet. If you have any…

Lisa Saline (UPA) sent the following press release: MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 14, 2010) –  Since it’s debut in 1988, UPA established the Hall Of Fame to recognize outstanding individuals in the spirit industry.  Inductees are selected based on a variety of facets that may include coaching teams, developing associations, judging events, training athletes, choreographing for…

SITA announced their new Executive Director: Cheer and dance industry veteran Margie Willis has been selected as Executive Director for the Spirit Industry Trade Association (SITA). Margie has been a member of SITA since 2004 and has served in a number of leadership roles for the organization, including Chair of the Meeting Committee.  She received…

In this economic climate, everyone is feeling the pinch, including cheerleading programs. With this in mind, making the decision to hire a choreographer can be one of the biggest of the season. Choreography is the only aspect of a routine that stretches across all categories on a score sheet, as well as maintaining its own…