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USA Cheer Launches Nationwide Membership Initiative

2020-11-18T15:38:22-06:00USA Cheer News|

Move aims to ensure robust athlete safety policies and programs are consistent and collaborative across the country DALLAS (November 18, 2020) – USA Cheer announced today that it is launching a nationwide membership initiative to strengthen athlete safety and protection policies and procedures within the broader cheer community. All USA Cheer members are required to [...]

STUNT Receives Emerging Sport Recommendation from the NCAA’s Committee on Women’s Athletics

2020-08-05T09:21:00-05:00Uncategorized, USA Cheer News|

May 12, 2020– USA Cheer, the National governing body for the sport of Cheer, is proud to announce that the NCAA’s Committee on Women’s Athletics (CWA) has recommended to add STUNT as an NCAA emerging sport. STUNT expands participation opportunities for young women by providing an avenue for female athletes with skills in the area [...]

Risk Minimization Remains Key in 2020-21 College Cheer Rules Changes

2020-08-05T09:19:52-05:00Uncategorized, USA Cheer News|

College cheerleading rules changes for the 2020-21 school year have been released, with the focus remaining on risk minimization. The twelve rules changes for this year address the use of hard casts, performance surfaces, spotting requirements, and twisting and flipping skills in stunts and pyramids. While allowing some new skills where risk did not [...]

One Set of Rules for High School Cheer

2020-08-05T09:21:17-05:00Uncategorized, USA Cheer News|

USA Cheer and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) have reached an agreement to publish one set of rules for high school cheerleading the 2020-21 season under the NFHS Rule Book. Since the late 1980s, USA Cheer (previously as the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators) and the NFHS have [...]

USA Cheer Announces 2020 US National Junior Team Hip Hop Division Coaching Staff and Region

2023-01-13T09:44:39-06:00Uncategorized, USA Cheer News|

Athletes from the Dollhouse Dance Factory and Sheboygan, Wisconsin area will comprise the US National Junior Team Hip Hop Team for 2020.  Sacramento, Calif., January 9, 2020 – USA Cheer has announced the coaching staff and region that will represent the United States in the Junior Team Hip Hop division at the 2020 International [...]

USA Cheer Announces 2020 US National Junior Team Cheer Freestyle Pom Division Coaching Staff and Region

2023-01-13T09:43:38-06:00Uncategorized, USA Cheer News|

Athletes from Dance Mania All Stars area will comprise the US National Junior Team Cheer Freestyle Pom Team  Sacramento, Calif., January 9, 2020  – USA Cheer has announced the coaching staff and region that will represent the United States in the Junior Team Cheer Freestyle Pom division at the 2020 International Cheer Union (ICU) [...]

USA Cheer Announces Special Olympic and Adaptive Abilities Teams for 2020

2021-06-22T15:50:43-05:00Adaptive, ICU, US National Team, USA Cheer News|

Seven Adaptive Abilities and Special Olympic teams have been selected to represent the United States in the International Cheer Union World Championships Sacramento, Calif., January 8, 2020 – USA Cheer, the national governing body for cheer, has announced it will be fielding seven teams in the Adaptive Abilities and Special Olympics divisions at the [...]

USA Cheer Announces 2020 US National Junior Coed Coaching Staff and Region

2023-01-13T09:51:19-06:00Uncategorized, USA Cheer News|

Athletes from the Chicago Region will comprise the US National Junior Coed Team. Sacramento, Calif., December 9, 2019 – USA Cheer has announced the coaches and regional area representing the US National Coed Team, which will compete in the Junior Coed Division at the 2020 International Cheer Union (ICU) World Cheerleading Championships, which take place [...]

USA Cheer Announces 2020 US National Junior All Girl Coaching Staff and Region

2023-01-13T09:51:28-06:00Uncategorized, USA Cheer News|

Athletes from the Louisville Metro and Southern Indiana area will comprise the US National Junior All Girl Team. Sacramento, Calif., December 9, 2019 – USA Cheer has announced the coaches and regional areas representing the US National Junior All Girl Team, which will compete in the Junior All Girl Division at the 2020 International Cheer [...]

USA Cheer Names Nicole Nichols to US National Team Coaching Staff

2023-01-13T09:51:39-06:00Press Releases, US National Team, USA Cheer News|

Sacramento, Calif., September 23, 2019 – USA Cheer has announced that Nicole Nichols will be joining the coaching staff for the US National All Girl Team. The US National Teams represent the United States at international competitions, such as the International Cheer Union World Championships in Orlando, Florida each spring, as well as at other [...]

Youth/Rec Coach Membership Available

2019-09-09T16:43:19-05:00Safety / Education, USA Cheer News|

USA Cheer has introduced a Youth/Rec Coach Membership to promote safety and education to Youth/Rec coaches. This Youth/Rec Coach Membership is an important part of USA Cheer’s mission to promote safety and safety education for all participants, as well as to grow and develop interest and participation in cheer throughout the United States. The [...]

USA Cheer Appoints New Director of College STUNT

2019-09-09T16:34:10-05:00STUNT, USA Cheer News|

Katrina Wireman of Davenport University has been named to the position. Sacramento, Calif., August 22, 2019 – USA Cheer, the governing body for cheer in the U.S. that developed the sport of STUNT, has announced that Katrina Wireman has been appointed as the USA Cheer Director of College STUNT. Wireman, who launched the STUNT [...]

USA Cheer Announces DI and DII/III Players of the Year, Kennedy Wingbermuehle and Samantha Jenkins

2019-06-10T14:22:07-05:00Press Releases, STUNT, USA Cheer News|

Loomis, CA., June 3, 2019 — The College STUNT Association has named Kennedy Wingbermuehle, Junior from Oklahoma State University, and Samantha Jenkins, Senior from Davenport University, as the 2019 STUNT Athletes of the Year. “Both of these outstanding athletes are so well-deserving of this award. In addition to being well-rounded and involved in every [...]

USA Cheer Safety Update & Recommendation for Event Producers

2020-04-01T09:45:33-05:00Safety / Education, USA Cheer News|

Central to USA Cheer’s mission is promoting safety and safety education for all participants, as well as growing and developing interest and participation in cheer throughout the United States. The two goals are closely intertwined – we believe that cheerleading is a safe and valuable experience for athletes and that participation in cheerleading will [...]

The College STUNT Association Announces Season Nine STUNT All Americans

2019-06-10T14:22:32-05:00Press Releases, STUNT, USA Cheer News|

Memphis, Tenn., (May 30, 2019) – USA Cheer, the National governing body for cheer, has announced the 2019 College STUNT All Americans. The STUNT All Americans were selected by the STUNT coaches. Nominees for All American are athletes who exhibited superior skills and techniques, good game sense and knowledge of STUNT. They also needed [...]

US National Teams Bring Home 18 Medals from International Cheer Union’s World Cheerleading Championships

2021-06-22T15:51:51-05:00Adaptive, ICU, Press Releases, US National Team, USA Cheer News|

Loomis, Calif., May 2019 – USA Cheer, the governing body for cheer in the US, is pleased to announce that each of the US National Teams took home a medal from the International Cheer Union (ICU) World Cheerleading Championships on April 24 – 26. Teams from more than 70 countries competed in the prestigious [...]

Oklahoma State University and Davenport University Take Top Honors at 9th Annual College STUNT National Championship

2023-01-13T09:50:59-06:00Press Releases, STUNT, USA Cheer News|

Davenport University takes home title of Varsity Division National Champion Loomis, Calif., May 6, 2019 – USA Cheer, the governing body for cheer in the U.S., held its 2019 College STUNT National Championship in the Lloyd Noble Center on the campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. on May 4 and 5, 2019. [...]

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