USA Cheer News
USA Cheer Launches Nationwide Membership Initiative
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 have undergone [...]
Letter from Executive Director Lauri Harris Regarding Athlete Protection
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 organization, we [...]
STUNT Receives Emerging Sport Recommendation from the NCAA’s Committee on Women’s Athletics
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 of cheerleading, [...]
Risk Minimization Remains Key in 2020-21 College Cheer Rules Changes
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 increase, most [...]
One Set of Rules for High School Cheer
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 produced separate [...]
New Cheerleading Safety Data Available
Making current information available and accessible to high school cheerleaders enables athletes and coaches to improve the prevention, recognition, and treatment of cheerleading related injuries. Parents, coaches, and athletes should be educated about ways to reduce and recognize injuries in cheerleading. It is also important to have correct information and data specific to cheerleading and not [...]
USA Cheer Announces 2020 US National Team Cheer Freestyle Pom Representatives
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 International Cheer [...]
USA Cheer Announces 2020 US National Team Jazz Representatives
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 Union (ICU) [...]
USA Cheer Announces 2020 US National Team Cheer Hip Hop Representatives
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 (ICU) World [...]
USA Cheer Appoints New Director of College STUNT
Concordia University’s Amy Haney has been named to the position. February 17, 2020 – USA Cheer, the governing body for cheer in the U.S. that developed the sport of STUNT, along with the College STUNT Association, has announced that Amy Haney has been named its new Director of College STUNT. A California native with a bachelor’s [...]