Accomplished sports executive to lead governing body for 2-year term DALLAS (February 15, 2022) – Today USA Cheer announced the election of Rhonda Blanford-Green as president of its board of directors. Nationally recognized as a leader in youth sports, Blanford-Green originally joined USA Cheer’s board in 2008 and prior to being named president served as [...]
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 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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dear members of the cheer community; This morning USA Today published a disturbing article on misconduct and sexual abuse in the cheer community. USA Cheer takes any allegation of sexual misconduct and abuse very seriously. It has no place in society or sport—we must collectively do everything possible to safeguard our kids. As an umbrella [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Athletes from the University of Tennessee Pom Team will represent USA in the US National Team Cheer Freestyle Pom Division Sacramento, California, February 18, 2020 – USA Cheer has announced the coaching staff and regional area that will represent the United States in the US National Team Cheer Freestyle Pom division at the 2020 [...]
Athletes from the Brigham Young University Jazz team will represent the USA in the US National Team Cheer Jazz Division Sacramento, California (February 18, 2020) – USA Cheer has announced the coaching staff and regional area that will represent the United States in the US National Team Cheer Jazz division at the 2020 International Cheer [...]
Athletes from the University of Nevada Las Vegas will compete in the US National Team Cheer Hip Hop Division Sacramento, California, February 18, 2020 – USA Cheer has announced the coaching staff and team that will represent the United States in the US National Team Cheer Hip Hop division at the 2020 International Cheer Union [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]