No more Global divisions ❌
USASF releases (big) early changes for next season, new “AllStar Parents Association“ & it's NCA week!
Let’s all take a moment to breathe before the most likely inevitable chaos of the weekend starts 🧘 It’s one of the biggest weekends of the season - who else is excited? Good luck to everyone competing!
Now, here’s everything you need to know about the latest news…
In today’s newsletter:
USASF releases (big) early changes for next season
It’s NCA week!
Gym owner transfers ownership, takes money & leaves chaos
New “AllStar Parents Association“ is coming
Latest results + upcoming competitions
& more!
USASF releases (big) early changes for next season
The USASF has released early changes for next season, and here are 3 major ones:
All International divisions require a minimum of 16 athletes.
This means all international teams will have to consist of at least 16 athletes, compared to the requirement of 10 as per the 23/24 rules.
International Global Level 6 and International Global Coed Level 6 will no longer be offered.
Following last year’s removal of Senior Open divisions, the plan is to remove the Global divisions - currently home to teams like Top Gun GLOC, Cali Smoed, Stingrays Electric, and teams around the world.
International Open NT Level 7 and International Open Coed NT Level 7 will be offered through USASF CHEER and are Worlds-eligible divisions.
Meaning teams from the United States will also be able to compete in these divisions.
⚠️ Note: Here is what they say about the early release:
“NOTE: The Early Release is intended to provide divisions and ages in time for clubs to plan for the upcoming season. The policies of the Age Grid and Rules that are not included in the Early Release are subject to review and may be updated by the Final Release.”
It’s NCA week!
The biggest cheer competition in the world is almost here and we can’t wait to see all of the performances 🍿
Will you be watching from home? Here are a few tips:
Schedules & performance orders - which will be updated as teams qualify. Find all the different ones here, under “Schedules“.
Competition live stream - NCA will be streamed on VarsityTV which requires a paid subscription to watch.
Want to watch the live stream but it’s blocked in your country? See our guide for how to unlock the live stream from any country.
Do you find the competition schedule difficult to follow? Download our free “competition watching schedule“ & add your favorite teams.
Gym owner transfers ownership, takes money & leaves chaos
The previous owner of Cheer Force Allstars (Florida) has allegedly transferred the ownership of the gym to a new owner, taken the money, and left the gym with unpaid bills and chaos:
Here is another update on the situation. According to it, the new owner is now threatening parents with what is claimed to be unpaid bills…
If you have additional information about this, feel free to leave a comment below or reply to this email.
🗞️ OTHER NEWS & LINKS
New “AllStar Parents Association“ is coming
CheerCast (a source of cheer info + an app) is on a mission to create an “AllStar Parents Association, a non-profit sports organization for both parents and athletes in All Star Cheerleading.”
10 Basic & Rare Flyer Body Positions in Cheerleading (With Pictures!)
Do you know all of them?
What Your Favourite Cheer Teams Looked like 10 Years Ago (VIDEO)
Who else is feeling old..?
Did we miss something important or fun (from anywhere)? Reply to this email & we'll include it next time!
🏆 COMPETITIONS
LATEST RESULTS & BIDS:
Encore Las Vegas Showdown (Nevada), Ontario Cheer Provincials (Canada), JAMfest Classic (multiple locations), COA Grand Nationals (Ohio).
🏔️ See the latest Summit bids, D2 Summit bids & Worlds bids here.
UPCOMING COMPETITIONS:
NCA All-Star Nationals (Texas), Revolution Championships Gold Rush Super Nationals (Texas), JAMfest Northern JAM (England), Spirit Sports Canadian Clash (Canada), Coastal at the Capitol Grand Nationals (Maryland).
We can't cover all competitions - for more, we suggest CheerTheory & Varsity TV (not sponsored).
💰 TEAM OF THE WEEK: 10 K
Junior 3 Small — Island All-Stars Cheer and Tumbling — Green Cove Springs (Florida) USA
Achievements: Two hits at Cheersport, placed 5/10 in Junior Level 3 Small B
Goal for the season: Place top 5 NCA Dallas and The Summit!
Motto/saying: One Gym, One Family
Fun fact: It’s our gyms 10th season and every year we have a theme, and being around a decade it’s our Golden Year hence 10 K!
We want to feature your team! Click here to fill out the form & be featured in a future newsletter.
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