USA Cheer News
National Cheerleading Safety Month Making News
National Cheerleading Safety Month Resolution Introduced in the House of Representitives Leaders in cheerleading safety recognized in Congressional resolution to recognize March as National Cheerleading Safety Month. Memphis, Tenn., March 31, 2015 - On March 26, Representative Marc Veasey of Texas introduced HR Resolution 175, supporting the designation of March as National Cheerleading Safety Month. USA [...]
Congratulations to the University of Cincinnati
Memphis, Tenn., February 2015 - USA Cheer has announced that the dance team from the University of Cincinnati has been selected as the 2015 National Dance Team and will represent the United States at the 2015 International Cheer Union (ICU) World Championship. The ICU World Championship will take place in Orlando, Florida on April 23rd and 24th [...]
First STUNT Athlete Recognized by WSF
Ashley Lober is the first STUNT Athlete to be recognized at Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports Memphis, Tenn., October 15, 2014 - USA Cheer is proud to announce that Ashley Lober is the first STUNT athlete to be included in the Women's Sports Foundation Annual Salute to Women in Sports. Ashley [...]
Karen Lew Featured in NATA
USA Cheer's Director of Safety, Karen Lew is the featured Athletic Trainer in this month's issue of NATA. Read the article here.
Alma College Adds STUNT Team
Memphis, Tenn., August 2014 - USA Cheer is pleased to announce that the Alma College STUNT team will be returning for its third year as a Varsity sport for the 2014-15 season. Created by USA Cheer to be an additional sport option for female athletes, STUNT was derived from traditional cheerleading and developed to fulfill all NCAA [...]
Davenport University Adds STUNT Team
Memphis, Tenn., (July 28, 2014) - USA Cheer has announced that Davenport University will field a STUNT team for the 2014-15 season. Davenport, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, tested the new sport discipline last year, and has now officially added it for the upcoming season. Created by USA Cheer to be an additional sport option for female [...]
USA Cheer Invited to White House
The event featured remarks from the President and a panel discussion with experts in the field. On Thursday, May 29, 2014, USA Cheer was invited to the White House Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit, which was held in the East Room of the White House. The event featured remarks from the President and a panel [...]
USA Cheer Appoints New Director of Dance
USA Cheer would like to congratulate Alysia Ulfers on being named the new Director of Dance. Memphis, Tenn., February 28, 2014 - USA Cheer has appointed Alysia Ulfers as the Director of Dance. She is currently the Head Coach for the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minnesota and choreographed for some of the top [...]