USA Cheer News
USA Cheer Recognized by US Olympic and Paralympic Committee
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, USA Cricket, [...]
STUNT advances to the final stage for NCAA Emerging Sports for Women Status
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 their respective [...]
2022-23 College Cheer Rules Changes
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 input and [...]
2022-23 High School Rules Changes
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 manner. Summary [...]
HomeTown Ticketing Becomes Official Ticketing Partner of USA Cheer
USA Cheer is proud to announce a new partnership with HomeTown Ticketing as the official digital ticketing partner of USA Cheer. HomeTown is providing an easy-to-access platform that makes managing events, purchasing tickets, and attending competitions fast and simple at every step. “USA Cheer is thrilled to partner with HomeTown to provide a great experience for the [...]
Rhonda Blanford-Green Named President of USA Cheer Board of Directors
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 the board’s [...]
USA Cheer’s Statement on the Recent Netflix Series “Cheer!” Season 2
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 of sexual [...]
USA Cheer announces hosts for 2022 STUNT NCAA and NAIA National Championships
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, the University [...]
USA Cheer launches fundraising effort to support key programs
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 November 30, [...]
USA Cheer awarded grant from National Council of Youth Sports to support adaptive programs
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 (adaptive cheer [...]