National Cheer Safety Month Toolkit

Help us create awareness and share the importance of cheerleading safety!

NCSM 2025 Theme

This year’s theme is “Cheer for Safety!” We want to be vocal about the improvements the cheer community has made in reducing serious injuries and in keeping cheer as one of the sports with the lowest injury rates. We want you to engage with us to tell the world what steps you’re taking to keep cheerleading safe. Each week, we will share information on what is being done and where we can improve safety in regard to injury prevention, concussion prevention, athlete protection, athlete wellness, and other important safety topics.

Monthly Agenda

Aug 1 – Kickoff! Start by taking the iCheerSafe Pledge by yourself or with your team and sharing it on your social channels.

Week 1 (Aug 4) – Cheerleading Injury Information Updates

Week 2 (Aug 11) – Injury Prevention Week – preventing injuries through skill progression, following rules, proper surface, and staying within your ability level.

Week 3 (Aug 18) – Cheer safety is more than preventing injuries – focus on body positivity, anti-bullying, and athlete abuse prevention.

Week 4 (Aug 25) – Tips from the pros – and you! Experts share their best safety tips!

Wrap up by ACING the National Cheer Safety Month quiz!

How Can I Cheer for Safety?

National, State, and Coaches Associations

Post to your membership about the importance of cheerleading safety and direct them to the National Cheer Safety Month homepage at https://usacheer.org/ncsm for more information. Be sure to follow our socials and share our content this month!

Event Producers

Help us kick off NCSM by sharing our content and what your organization does for cheerleading safety. Require that all adults entering your athlete areas are members of an association like USA Cheer, USASF, etc. that utilizes screening processes, provides athlete protection training, and requires members to agree to a code of conduct, and promote that!

Administrators

Make sure your coaches are members of professional organizations (like USA Cheer!) and are aware of National Cheer Safety Month and the resources we are sharing. Reach out to your coaches to find out what they need from you for safety! Be sure to publicly acknowledge the efforts your coaches are making in keeping their athletes safe.

Coaches

Forward the information we post this month to your parents and athletes via your team communication tools. Be sure to use this month to review your policies, procedures, training methods, and overall program to help keep your athletes safe! Acknowledge your team’s safety work and share their iCheerSafe pledge, pictures practicing your emergency plan and training.

Athletes

Know and follow the rules, policies, and procedures that are in place to help keep you safe. If you feel uncomfortable with a skill or a situation, say something so it can be safely addressed. Cheer on your teammates to do a great job with safety and spotting.

Parents and other caregivers

Be aware of the safety policies that are in place for your children. Make sure your coach is properly trained and up following procedures. If there are issues, bring it to someone’s attention.

EVERYONE!

Cheer for Safety to make it the number one priority and the foundation upon with everything else is built!

Social Media

Follow, share and tag us!

FB: @usacheer
Twitter/X: @usacheer
Insta: @usa_cheer

Hashtags to use:

Depending on the amount of space available, use the following hashtags.

#cheersafetymonth
#usacheer
#cheersafe
#doyourpart

Graphics

The logos below are approved for use. Any other use of the NCSM Logo or USA Cheer logo must be approved prior to use. For approval, email your graphic in its entirety to jlord@usacheer.org

(right-click and “Save As” to download)