Category: Spirit

I’ve been told there will be significant changes to the divisions at UCA High School Nationals. The details are very scarce but changes include divisions being based on the size of the school, not just the size of the squad.

Here are a few of the International All Level Championship flyers: General Information Flyer Qualifying Events Qualifying Events Map

A member of the Energy All*Stars’ (Watertown, MA) Level 6 Coed team collapsed last weekend and passed away Tuesday night. Our condolences go out to her family, friends, teammates, gym, and coaches. Please keep them in your prayers. The Boston Globe posted some additional information.

The official International All Levels Championship announcement was made today.

We were led to believe the International All Level Championship would be officially announced today, but if it was we missed the announcement. Here is what we have heard: The inaugural IALC events will take place April 10-11, 2009, which is the Friday and Saturday of Easter weekend. The events will be held in Atlanta…

The Rumor of the Day is Varsity has bought All Star Challenge. More will be posted as information becomes available.

More rumors about the All Level International Championship are surfacing. It looks like there will be a press release around May 1st with all the details, including the qualifying event, but at least one of the participating event producers has already sent an email out. Registration fees will be $50 for teams that win qualifying…

In an announcement we all saw coming, JAM Rewards was introduced by JAM Brands today. Visit the JAM Rewards website for more info.

More rumors are floating around about the All Level International Championship, formerly known as the International All Level Championship. We’re hearing it will be held next Easter (2 weeks before Worlds, but the same weekend as NCA College) in 2 locations simultaneously, Atlanta and Los Angeles. The winners are supposed to be judged via internet…

The USASF sent the following email concerning the 2008-09 Age and Division Grid on Monday: Dear USASF/IASF Member: After several months of input from a wide variety of sources, I am pleased to forward you the USASF/IASF Age Grid for the 2008-09 season. There are two copies attached, one with highlights of the changes that…

NCA has released their 2008-2009 All*Star Nationals divisions on Varsity.com. They consisted of 7 Level 1’s, 8 L2’s, 10 L3’s, 9 L4’s, 10 L5’s, 2 L6’s, 2 International, and Special Needs, for a total of 49. NCA will also offer some small gym divisions. Update: Justin Carrier sent an email saying the initial release had…

The following was sent to cheer coaches towards the end of March: Dear Cheer Coach, We are excited to announce that Cheer Coach & Advisor magazine has again partnered with the USASF and together we are offering an award for the 2008 World’s Top U.S. Cheer Coach and new this year, an award for the…

Does it seem like the industry is becoming a 2 horse race? Will any of the neutrals get together and form a 3rd major group, CheerSport maybe? Varsity Brands: ACA American Championships Athletic Championships Cheer Power NCA Spirit Sports UCA WSF JAM Brands: America’s Best Atlantic Championships/Coastal Great Lakes JAMfest Golden State Spirit Association Independents:…

It seems like the Varsity Brands’ All Level Championship is going to include non-Varsity brands. Rumors are linking CheerSport, JAMZ, Deep South, All*Star Challenge, American Spirt Championships, Spirit Cheer, and Pac West to the All Levels Championship. No word on if Jammy was invited to the party.

There are 51 USASF recognized All*Star divisions for the 2007-2008 competition season. Of course, this count ignores the 7-8 Small Gyms divisions in the Southwest. The 2007-2008 divisions break down like this: Tiny Level 1s – 1 Mini Level 1s – 1 Mini Level 2s – 1 Mini Level 3s – 1 Youth Level 1s…

David Hanbery of Deep South Cheer had the following response to USASF’s Jim Chadwick. I commend the effort on trying to make our sport as respectable as possible. I also feel that if we plan on expanding our sport we must do this through providing an education for the youth that are involved. That said,…

USASF director Jim Chadwick sent the following email on March 12th: In our efforts to better understand the opinions and points of view of members of this organization that now number over 12,000, we have been conducting a number of e-mail surveys. The most recent survey regarding uniforms has created some misconceptions that need to…

The following survey was recently sent by USASF Representative, Gena Evans. The survey closes March 16th. A similar survey was sent to USASF event producers. USASF Dress Code and Proposal: Based on the recommendation of the NAB, we propose the following guidelines and time frame for implementation: Uniform Changes by the Fall of 2009: No…

The following email was sent to the USASF by a parent. USASF’s Gena Evans’ response follows the parent’s email: Good Morning, I am concerned about something that happened this last weekend in Mobile, Alabama. Jamfest held a National Competition in Mobile. Let me state here, that I am biased. My daughter competed in the Senior…

Scott Cole of Varsity Brands sent the following email in early March: All Star Gym Owner/Director: Hello, my name is Scott Cole and I am excited to inform you that I will be the new Varsity Family Plan Regional Development Director for Alabama. I will be your direct contact for anything Varsity Family Plan related…

The IASF has a new website at IASFWorlds.org.

UCA has sent out detailed information on their scoring system: UCA All Star Scoring Grid & UCA All*Star Scoring System

The USASF sent the following email on Tuesday, February 26th: We are creating a Gym Owners Committee with the mission of helping all USASF member gyms become more profitable. This group will be led by a Steering Committee: Morton Bergue, Casey Jones, and Cole Stott and the USASF Regional/Area Directors. Your involvement to nominate gym…

I’ve received a few links to cheer and/or dance websites I’m going to share. I haven’t really checked them out so I don’t have much to say about them, but I’m in a sharing mood. Spirit Fever at http://www.spirit-fever.com/. Cheer Friends at http://www.cheerfriends.com/. My BA Star at http://www.mybastar.com/.

JAM Brands and COA have formed a partnership. See the JAM Brands & COA Press Release for details.