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NCSA College Recruiting Becomes Official Recruiting Partner for USA Cheer and STUNT

2023-10-16T12:28:26-05:00Press Releases, USA Cheer News|

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 Joins Forces with NCYS for National Youth Sports Week 2023

2023-09-29T16:18:23-05:00Press Releases, USA Cheer News|

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 [...]

2023-24 College Cheer Rules Changes

2023-06-07T11:27:25-05:00USA Cheer News|

USA Cheer’s College Cheerleading Rules Committee has voted through several proposals for the 2023-24 school year. The committee received proposals through the public portal and educational service providers, then sent the proposals to over 300 college coaches across the spectrum of college divisions and team makeup for their input and feedback. Rules changes include: minor [...]

2023-24 High School Rules Changes

2023-03-21T12:16:10-05:00USA Cheer News|

The NFHS Spirit Rules Committee made several changes to the 2023-24 season rules. These changes primarily consisted of clarifying and consolidating existing rules and making two changes that allow for additional skills. Summary of Changes: “Hanging pyramid” has been changed to “hanging stunt” to more accurately reflect the skills being performed. 3.3.5: Clarified that [...]

USA Cheer Recognized by US Olympic and Paralympic Committee

2023-01-12T12:39:50-06:00Press Releases, STUNT, USA Cheer News|

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, [...]

2022-23 College Cheer Rules Changes

2022-05-09T12:18:50-05:00USA Cheer News|

2022-23 College Cheer Rules Changes USA Cheer’s College Cheerleading Rules Committee has voted through several proposals for the 2022-23 school year. The committee received proposals through the public portal and educational service providers, then sent the proposals to more than 300 college coaches across the spectrum of college divisions and team makeup for their [...]

2022-23 High School Rules Changes

2022-03-25T09:30:51-05:00USA Cheer News|

USA Cheer and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) have released the high school rules changes for the 2022-23 school year. Following the NFHS Spirit rules meeting, of which USA Cheer is a voting member, several changes were made to increase safety while allowing new skills to be performed in a safe [...]

USA Cheer’s Statement on the Recent Netflix Series “Cheer!” Season 2

2022-01-14T18:05:14-06:00Press Releases, Safety / Education, Uncategorized, USA Cheer News|

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 [...]

USA Cheer awarded grant from National Council of Youth Sports to support adaptive programs

2023-01-13T09:52:36-06:00Press Releases, USA Cheer News|

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 [...]

USA Cheer partners with Every Kid Sports to increase access to cheerleading and STUNT

2021-09-30T11:28:57-05:00Press Releases, USA Cheer News|

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 [...]

USA Cheer welcomes International Olympic Committee’s full recognition of the International Cheer Union

2023-01-13T09:48:31-06:00ICU, Press Releases, USA Cheer News|

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 [...]

USA Cheer recognized by Move United as Inclusion Champion

2021-06-22T16:20:01-05:00Adaptive, Press Releases, USA Cheer News|

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 [...]

2021-22 High School Rules Changes

2021-06-03T11:48:35-05:00Uncategorized, USA Cheer News|

USA Cheer and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) have released the high school rules changes for the 2021-22 school year. Following the virtual NFHS rules meeting, of which USA Cheer is a voting member, changes were made to reduce injury risk with braced connections and to clarify previous rule interpretations. [...]

USA Cheer and TeachAids Partner to Advance Concussion Awareness and Understanding

2021-05-26T15:17:52-05:00Press Releases, USA Cheer News|

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 [...]

USA Cheer Partners with TrueSport®

2021-05-04T15:21:14-05:00Press Releases, Safety / Education, USA Cheer News|

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 [...]

USA Cheer and Player’s Health Announce Partnership

2021-04-21T13:28:09-05:00Press Releases, Safety / Education, USA Cheer News|

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 [...]

USA Cheer and U.S. All Star Federation Launch Unified Athlete Safety Infrastructure

2020-12-07T19:41:27-06:00USA Cheer News|

Collaboration enables unified reporting and ineligible list DALLAS (December 8, 2020) – USA Cheer and U.S. All Star Federation announced today the launch of a unified athlete safety reporting process, as well as a list of temporarily and permanently ineligible individuals, which will provide a robust athlete safety infrastructure readily available across the entire cheer [...]

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