Debi Larson of CheerSport has sent an email to her judges letting them know the judges link is up.

Mike Martinez, one of the main people behind the IALC, sent an email to IALC event producers reminding them of an agreement to only be part of one non-Worlds end of the year event.

The JAM Brands has partnered with the NLCC, the group behind Final Destination, and will become a partner in the event.

JAM Brands partners with Final Destination press release.

Power Consulting, Choreography, and Camps has joined with the JAM Brands.

JAM Brands press release.

I have not seen a merger or acquisition announcement, but All Star Challenge is listed as a Varsity Family Plan company on the “No Release Form” press release.

Justin Carrier has hit send once again:

Coaches,
We are proud to announce exciting news. For those of you that plan on registering for the Varsity Family Plan during the upcoming season, we are excited to announce that you will not have to fill out ANY RELEASE FORMS to attend our events–not even ONCE. This should get rid of 99% of the headaches associated with doing paperwork and will give you more time at NCA/NDA events to do what you do best: coach your teams!

Click Here for information on our new No Release Form Policy.

Click Here for a list of NCA/NDA Championships for the 08-09 Season.

Let me know if you have any questions.
Justin Carrier
Executive Director – Strategic Development
NCA/NDA

Justin Carrier sent the following email on May 1st:

Coaches,

I wanted all of you to have a first look at NCA’s revised scoring system for the upcoming season. Point ranges, definitions, and values have been tweaked ever-so-slightly based on feedback from our customers and judges.

2008-2009 NCA All-Star Scoring Grid

The first page is a grid charting skills into specific point ranges. These point ranges are contingent on a majority of the team executing the skills with a high level of perfection. The second page is the NCA’s Sliding Criteria — examples of traits and qualities of the execution to help the judges determine skill placement within the point range.

Highlights:

1. The 10 – 11 Pyramid Category has been opened up to 9 -11. This will move a majority of the Level 4 Pyramids into the 9 range and a majority of the Level 5 Pyramids into the 10 range.
2. Level of execution of jumps will be a priority in placing teams within a jump range. Jump Combinations, Additional Skills, Difficulty Level, and Variety will be the sliding criteria that moves a team within the range.
3. The Motions/Dance Ranges have been tweaked to take some of the emphasis off of choreography and directed towards execution and energy level. Remember, even though this category is listed on the AS grid, it will always be inherently subjective when scored by judges.

For those of you attending the NCA Coaches Conference this weekend, I look forward to seeing you there!

Thanks,
Justin Carrier
Executive Director – Strategic Development
NCA/NDA

Fox News is reporting the Arizona State University cheerleading program has been ended due to some racy pictures showing up on the internet.

Fox News.

Occasionally someone sends me information on a cheer and/or dance website and I’m going to start sharing them with you. I don’t review the websites, just give them a little publicity. In some cases I don’t even visit them.

• My Cheer