Monthly Archives: March 2008

2008-09 NCA All*Star Divisions

By Andre | Published: March 28, 2008
NCA has released their 2008-2009 All*Star Nationals divisions on Varsity.com. They consisted of 7 Level 1’s, 8 L2’s, 10 L3’s, 9 L4’s, 10 L5’s, 2 L6’s, 2 International, and Special Needs, for a total of 49. NCA will also offer some small gym divisions. Update: Justin Carrier sent an email saying the initial release had an [...]
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Coach of the Year

By Andre | Published: March 26, 2008
The following was sent to cheer coaches towards the end of March: Dear Cheer Coach, We are excited to announce that Cheer Coach & Advisor magazine has again partnered with the USASF and together we are offering an award for the 2008 World’s Top U.S. Cheer Coach and new this year, an award for the 2008 World’s [...]
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2 Horse Race

By Andre | Published: March 26, 2008
Does it seem like the industry is becoming a 2 horse race? Will any of the neutrals get together and form a 3rd major group, CheerSport maybe? Varsity Brands: ACA American Championships Athletic Championships Cheer Power NCA Spirit Sports UCA WSF JAM Brands: America’s Best Atlantic Championships/Coastal Great Lakes JAMfest Golden State Spirit Association Independents: All Star Challenge America Cheer Express American Spirit Championships Cheer America Cheer Ltd Cheer Sport Cheer Tech COA (ties to JAM Brands) Connecticut Spirit Assocociation JAMZ Mardi [...]
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Varsity Brands’ International All Level Championship Update

By Andre | Published: March 26, 2008
It seems like the Varsity Brands’ All Level Championship is going to include non-Varsity brands. Rumors are linking CheerSport, JAMZ, Deep South, All*Star Challenge, American Spirt Championships, Spirit Cheer, and Pac West to the All Levels Championship. No word on if Jammy was invited to the party.
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Addition by Subtraction

By Andre | Published: March 18, 2008
There are 51 USASF recognized All*Star divisions for the 2007-2008 competition season. Of course, this count ignores the 7-8 Small Gyms divisions in the Southwest. USASF Divisions 2007-08 The 2007-2008 divisions break down like this: Tiny Level 1s – 1 Mini Level 1s – 1 Mini Level 2s – 1 Mini Level 3s – 1 Youth Level 1s – 2 Youth Level 2s [...]
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