Category: Spirit

Good luck to all the teams competing at UCA High School Nationals this weekend. This will be the first year some division are divided by school enrollment, providing more opportunities for teams to bring home titles. We assume Varsity.com will have full coverage, but the site is down right now.

AACCA has redesigned their website. You can check it out at AACCA.org.

Joelle from Spirit Fever sent us a note saying the free cheerleading management game will launch in April for the cheerleading world competition. Spirit Fever

We found an article about male cheerleader in Texas we would like to share. Think cheerleading’s easy? Not in a man’s world

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled High School Cheerleading is a contact sport, overruling the state appellate court’s decision stating cheerleading was not a contact sport. In Wisconsin this means a High School cheerleader cannot be sued for accidentally causing an injury to a teammate. The full story can be found on the Chicago Tribune,…

American Spirit and Athletic Championship held their Worlds qualifiers last weekend. KC Cheer and CDX Jags, both Small Small Coed teams, earned the partial paid bids at American Spirit. Cheer City United (Large Coed), All Star Legend (Small Senior), Tribe Outlaws (Junior), and Elite Athletics (Junior) earned At Large bids. Athletic Championships awarded Paid Bids…

The USA Cheeer Coed and All Girl teams were announced at UCA College Nationals last weekend. The teams will be coached by Tony Nash (Morehead State University), James Speed (University of Louisville & GymTyme), and Jomo Thompson (University of Kentucky). USA Cheer Rosters

Rumor is Oregon will be starting a competition only cheer squad, making it the second of it’s kind along with the University of Maryland.

Dear Justin, The days of celebrating finishing anything other than first ended when we decided to create a separate division for every team. You can do a cartwheel, but not a back handspring, here’s a level for you. Oh, you have a back handspring, but not a tuck, here’s a level for you. A tuck,…

We aren’t sure when these were released, but NCA has posted the video results here. Congratulations to the qualifiers.

Worlds Bids were given out at Mardi Gras Nationals, Universal Spirit Association’s Spirit of Hope Nationals, and AZ Cheer Events’ Valley of the Sun Championship. Oklahoma Twisters and Louisiana Cheer Force earned multiple bids at Mardi Gras (complete results here) and Just Cheer, Elite Cheer & Dance, Cheer Extreme, and Carolina All Stars earned multiple…

Justin Carrier of NCA/Varsity Brands sent the following email about Sportsmanship recently: Coaches, It seems like the 2008-2009 season just kicked off, but yet I’ve already been to a dozen NCA/NDA and Varsity Championships. It’s exciting to watch our sport continue to grow…it’s exciting to watch our coaches become more experienced, our athletes become more…

JAM Brands has narrowed the search for SpiritTown USA to 50. Visit the JAM Brands website to see the list and cast your vote. The final 50 were revealed at JAMfest Cheer Super Nationals. The final 25 will be announced at Coastal’s Battle of the Capitol.

NACCC voting has ended. We haven’t seen an official announcement, but the results can be found here.

JAMfest Cheer Super Nationals Maryland Twisters had an incredible weekend at JAMfest Cheer Super Nationals with F5 (Large Senior) and Reign (Small Coed) earning paid bids and Supercells (Junior All Girl) earning an At-Large Bid. The Illinois Cheer Company’s Small Senior team and World Cup Odyssey (Small Coed) also earned paid bids. Cheer Command (Small…

The USASF has posted information about the upcoming coaches conference here.

This weekend is the second major competition weekend of the season, the first being December 13-14. JAMfest Super Cheer Nationals will be giving 4 paid and 16 at large bids in Indy, ACA in Ft. Worth will be handing out 2 paid and 2 paid and 8 at large bids, and Universal Spirit, Valley of…

Voting for representative on the USASF’s National Advisory Board (NAB) begins today and ends on January 21st. The results will be announced on January 26th. Voters are allowed to cast a vote for 1 person, with the 5 candidates with the most votes earning a 2 year term on the NAB. The candidates are: Bethe…

NCA & CheerSport sent an email letting us know their 2010 Nationals will not be on the same weekend. CheerSport will be February 6-7 and NCA will be February 20-21.

The NACCC is meeting in Atlanta today. The meeting will be broadcast on LiveSportVideo.com. The voting ballot can be found here.

The state of Wisconsin says no because it does not involve contact between opponents. See the full story on the Marquette University Law Blog.

Cheer Extreme Large Senior & ACE of Alabama Small Coed earned paid bid. Brandon was announced as Level 5 Grand Champions, but was only awarded an At-Large bid. Additional At Large Bids were awarded to Tiger Elite, Cheer 1st, ACE, Spirit of Kentucky, Charlotte All Stars Small Coed, Premier TN Cats, and Prime Tyme Small…

The Spirit Industry Trade Association (SITA) has announced Todd Kopp, of Core Athletics, as the Chairman for 2009. SITA also announced AmeriCheer and Spirit Cheer will join the SITA Board of Directors. SITA Announces New Board Members and Officers

American Championships’ American Grand results can be found here. The following bids to Worlds were handed out: Paid Cheer – CheerForce Diamondz (Small Senior) & California All Stars (Large Coed) Partial Paid Dance – Apex All-Stars (Senior Jazz) Senior At Large – Pride Athletics Champions (Small Senior), Desert Storm Elite (Large Senior), Arizona Heat Elite…

We hearing Cheerforce Diamonds (Small Senior) and California All Stars (Large Coed) earned paid bids at the American Grand. Complete results will be posted here. We still haven’t seen anything official about All Star Challenge or America’s Best’s bids, but ASC results can be found here and AB results can be found here.