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posted 02/10/11 at 3:39pm
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Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk: Cheer is here
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Rather STUNT is here.
USA Cheering's season of STUNT began last week with a competition at University of Louisville featuring teams from the host institution as well as West Virginia University, and Moorehead State.
You might recall a certain schism in the cheering world that occurred after the announcement of the Quinnipiac University cheerleading decision last summer. USA Cheer, a for-profit entity that, to date, has controlled the majority of...well...all things cheerleading (competitions at all levels, apparel, gear, camps) in the US for decades. USA Cheer announced it was creating a sport called STUNT with the aim of meeting NCAA standards for an emerging sport and Title IX standards for what constitutes a sport.
They are seemingly in competition with a group comprised of university administrators seeking the same end goals. This group, the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association, has partnered with USA Gymnastics in an attempt to give competitive cheerleading sport status at colleges and universities.
Anyway STUNT has scheduled about 10 contest over the course of its season (the establishment of a season is part of the requirements) that lasts from January until April.
The first competition was deemed a success by its organizers:
"This competition was a huge success for USA Cheer and STUNT, the competitive morale and immense team spirit at the event was evidence that STUNT is becoming increasingly more popular and important in communities across the country," said USA Cheer Executive Director, Bill Seely.
The first link above explains the format of the competitions and how STUNT (not sure why the all-caps thing) is different from traditional cheer.
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Thanks for the post, but I wanted to clarify that USA Cheer is a non profit 501(c) organization. You can visit usacheer.net to learn more.
Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 2:15pm EST
Congratulations to USA Cheer. It's great to see that in spite of the biased Quinnipiac decision you are moving forward to formalize your organization and competitions. I'm sure that you will work out whatever differences exist between the various groups.
Your athletes deserve recognition and the scholarship opportunities that should rightfully be given to them.
There is no doubt that you will eventually succeed in being recognized as a sport for Title IX and NCAA scholarship purposes. It will be interesting to see how many of the readers of this blog, particularly people like Ms. Buzuvis and the ladies at the NWLC are prepared to celebrate this long overdue recognition when the day comes. I fear your progress may not be exactly in line with their mission.
Best of luck to you and your athletes.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 1:10pm EST