It's showcase season! 🥹
October means one thing, and we're not talking about Halloween... It's the start of showcase season!
Keep reading for showcase dates, the latest results and a new lawsuit - because of course there's a new lawsuit...
Summary of this week:
2022-2023 season showcase dates
New lawsuit against gym in Tennessee
Updated list of competitions awarding bids to the new World Allstar Federation World Championship
ICU Pan American Championship results & replays
How many of you have competed in another country?
Team of the week
& more!
2022-2023 season showcase dates
Showcase season is almost here (for most of us)!
We’ve created a list of showcase dates, so you can keep track of them in one place:
2022-2023 Cheerleading Season Showcase Dates — www.thecheerbuzz.com
Find dates for 2022-2023 season Allstar cheerleading showcases.
Add more showcases by replying to this email, commenting on the website, or by sending us a DM.
Gyms all over the world, of all sizes are welcome! 👋
New lawsuit against gym in Tennessee
You can read the full lawsuit document here, or articles like this one for a summary:
Cheer Incorporated Scandal: New Federal Lawsuit Filed In Tennessee - FITSNews — www.fitsnews.com "They knew. They covered it up. They need to be held accountable.”
A part from the article above:
(...)"Additional federal lawsuits are planned for Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Maryland.
And perhaps other states …
“This lawsuit makes it clear that we’re not talking about some isolated incident in South Carolina,” said Strom attorney Bakari Sellers. “This is a nationwide epidemic of abuse that infects all of competitive cheerleading enabled and concealed by Varsity Spirit, the U.S. All Star Federation (USASF) and Bain Capital.”"
Here's another article that summarizes the case & what Premier Athletics has said so far:
Where abuse investigations stand after teens file lawsuit against Knoxville cheer coach — www.knoxnews.com A criminal investigation is pending, the coach has been dropped from the University of Tennessee squad, and the gym report abuse.
Updated list of competitions awarding bids to the new WASF World Championship
The World Allstar Federation has added more competitions who will award bids to their new World Championship next year.
(Have no idea what we're talking about? Learn about the WASF & the new competition here)
Click here to see the full list!
ICU Pan American Championship results & replays
The Pan-American Cheerleading Championships took place this weekend!
Here's what Olympics.com says about the event:
"America's best cheerleaders gather in Chile to compete for gold."
"The competition at ICU Pan American Championships features national teams from 11 countries, while Copa Americana competition will see action from individual clubs and gyms from around the Americas."
You can see the final results here & replays of the competition here.
This week's...
Most popular article
All You Need To Know About The Lawsuit Against Varsity Brands & USASF — www.thecheerbuzz.com Varsity Brand and the USASF is facing a lawsuit. What is it about? We read the whole document and easily explain it in this article!
Most popular quiz/poll
I Bet You Can't Reach Level 21 Of This Worlds 2019 Quiz — www.thecheerbuzz.com
See how many Cheerleading Worlds 2019 winners you remember! Can you make it to level 21?
We want to feature your team! Click here to fill out the form for a chance to be featured in a future newsletter 💙
Poll of the week: Have you ever competed in another country?
20% of you have once
11% of you have multiple times
69% of you haven't yet
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