USA Cheer & STUNT Join Forces with Double Good, Empowering the Cheerleading and STUNT Community with a $25,000 Donation DALLAS, TX. (April 8, 2024) – - USA Cheer & STUNT proudly announce a partnership with Double Good, a popcorn-based fundraising company dedicated to raising joy for America’s youth. With an extraordinary $25,000 donation from [...]
DALLAS (February 1, 2024) – USA Cheer, the governing body for cheerleading in the United States, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Kaitlyn Lyday as its new Marketing & Social Media Director. With an impressive background in both the cheerleading and marketing worlds, Kaitlyn brings a wealth of experience and a passion for [...]
The Partnership Marks the 13th Governing Body Partnership for NCSA and will Include Recruiting Initiatives, Visibility to Expansive Network of College Coaches BRADENTON, Fla. (October 9, 2023) – NCSA College Recruiting and USA Cheer have joined together for an official partnership that will provide more recruiting opportunities and increased visibility to a network of over [...]
USA Cheer is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS) in commemorating National Youth Sports Week 2023. We firmly believe that every young person should be able to engage in sports within an environment that champions diversity, equity, inclusivity, support, and safety. “At the heart of National Youth [...]
As we begin STUNT's 13th season, we celebrate a milestone accomplishment! Last Saturday, January 14th, STUNT was elevated to NCAA emerging sport status by the Division II membership at the 2023 NCAA Convention in San Antonio, TX. 51 colleges and universities currently offer STUNT as part of their athletic programs, and we’re excited about [...]
DALLAS (January 11, 2023) – USA Cheer, the governing body for sport cheering in the United States, today welcomed the announcement by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee formally welcoming USA Cheer to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic family as a USOPC Affiliate Sports Organization. Additional organizations recognized today include United States Muaythai Federation, [...]
All three NCAA Division councils approve STUNT’s addition ahead conference voting in 2023 DALLAS (May 24, 2022) – After a legislative pause due to the COVID pandemic, USA Cheer shares today that the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III Councils will sponsor legislation to add STUNT as an emerging sport for women in [...]
As fans of cheerleading around the world are aware, season 2 of the Netflix series “Cheer” debuted this week. While the show highlights the many exciting and positive aspects of our larger cheer community, please be aware that the series contains mature content. That’s especially true for episode 5, which addresses the critically important topic [...]
Events to be held on campuses in Texas, California, and Ohio DALLAS (December 22, 2021) – USA Cheer announced today the host universities for their 2022 STUNT National Championships. The events for NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NAIA and club STUNT teams will be held in April 2022 at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, [...]
Resources will be targeted to USA Cheer’s adaptive programs, National Teams, and scholarship initiative Donate Now! DALLAS (November 16, 2021) – USA Cheer announced today a fundraising effort in the lead-up to #GivingTuesday on [...]
DALLAS (October 26, 2021) – The National Council of Youth Sports, with support from the National Fitness Foundation and the CoachSafely Foundation, has provided a $5,000 grant to USA Cheer and has committed to training its coaches and administrators. This year’s NCYS grant, in addition to important and relevant coaching education, provides additional financial relief [...]
Collaboration ensures kids from income-restricted families can participate and reap the rewards of cheer DALLAS (Sept 14, 2021) – USA Cheer is pleased to announce its partnership with Every Kid Sports, a national non-profit that helps income-restricted families pay registration fees to help increase access and participation in youth sports. The collaboration with USA Cheer [...]
NCAA DII and DIII council approve STUNT’s addition ahead of DI consideration in 2022 DALLAS (August 10, 2021) – USA Cheer shares today that the NCAA Division II and III Councils will sponsor legislation to add STUNT as an emerging sport for women in their respective divisions. The legislation will be up for a [...]
Cheerleading formally joins the Olympic Movement and is now eligible for Olympic inclusion DALLAS (July 20, 2021) – USA Cheer today celebrated full International Olympic Committee recognition for the International Cheer Union. The recognition was granted by the IOC membership in a vote at the 138th IOC Session, held today in Tokyo, in [...]
DALLAS (June 22, 2021) – Move United, the national leader in community adaptive sports, has recognized USA Cheer as an Inclusion Champion. As an Inclusion Champion, USA Cheer has demonstrated the organization’s support for an inclusive conversation in youth sports, particularly in relation to youth with disabilities. Move United uses the power of sport to [...]
USA Cheer joins other leading sport governing bodies to provide Concussion Education Certification for their athletes, coaches and officials. DALLAS, TEXAS (May 26, 2021) — USA Cheer, the U.S. governing body for sport cheering and the sport of STUNT and TeachAids, an award-winning nonprofit social enterprise behind the CrashCourse concussion education technology, proudly announce a [...]
Collaboration brings additional resources to USA Cheer members and builds on USA Cheer’s focus on providing resources for a positive culture in youth sport DALLAS, May 5, 2021 - USA Cheer announced today a new partnership with TrueSport®, a youth sports values-based program powered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Founded on the cornerstones of sportsmanship, character-building [...]
DALLAS, March 25, 2021 - USA Cheer and Player’s Health are excited to announce a new partnership together. Player’s Health is a risk management and insurance services firm specializing in youth sports organizations and will manage USA Cheer’s athlete safety program with PH Protect. PH Protect is an application for organizations to manage real-time incident [...]
10th annual event returns after 2020 cancellation DALLAS, March 18, 2021 – USA Cheer, the governing body for cheer in the U.S., will host the D1/D2 2021 College STUNT National Championship at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Okla., on Friday, April 30, 2021 and Saturday, May 1, 2021. This annual event, now in its 10th [...]
Cheerleading safety to be highlighted each week, beginning with athlete protection DALLAS (March 1, 2021) – Established in 2010, March is National Cheerleading Safety Month and USA Cheer is running a series of initiatives to highlight cheer safety throughout the month! “National Cheerleading Safety Month is a critically important initiative every year for us,” [...]
USA Cheer becomes an NYSS Champion (DALLAS) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to recognize USA Cheer as a National Youth Sports Strategy (NYSS) Champion. The NYSS, released in September 2019, called for a national strategy to increase youth sports participation. The NYSS is the first Federal roadmap [...]
Jasmine Owens, former STUNT Athlete of the Year, has been hired as the inaugural head coach for Texas Woman’s University, a new NCAA Division 2 Varsity STUNT program. "I am thrilled to announce Jasmine Owens as the first STUNT Coach at Texas Woman's," said TWU’s Athletic Director Sandee Mott. "She is exactly the leader we [...]
Sacramento, Calif., October 2, 2019 – USA Cheer, the governing body for Cheer in the U.S., has announced that EZ FLEX will be the official mat for the upcoming College STUNT National Championship. “We are so excited to work with EZ FLEX this season,” says Lauri Harris, Executive Director of USA Cheer. “We share a [...]
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 [...]
Sacramento, Calif., June 11, 2019 – USA Cheer, the governing body for cheer in the U.S., has wrapped its ninth season for the new sport of STUNT, which culminated with a national championship on May 4 and 5. Four of the participating colleges and universities have received special recognition from their Senators and Representatives, [...]