The Cheer News

From an article in the Tyler Morning Telegraph:

The Moore Middle School Competition team won the highest possible honor at the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader contest Sunday, Oct. 12 at Texas Stadium.

The cheerleaders earned the high point award for the grand championship, beating out 22 other teams which included high school squads as well as all star teams. The cheerleaders also placed first in the middle school division, as well as the high point award above all school teams.

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From an article in the Kansas State Collegian

Dannielle Ruoff spent most of her time on the sidelines cheering her team to victories in both junior high and high school. Her athletic talent paid off in college as she cheered on Montana State University-Bozeman and joined an all-star team that traveled through California and Hawaii for competitions.

This is when Ruoff said cheerleading became serious for her, eventually leading her on a coaching path that started at her alma mater, then to Montana State University-Billings and now K-State.

As of Aug. 1, Ruoff is the new personality behind the K-State spirit squad, and her recent arrival was still evident by the unpacked boxes that clogged her renovated office more than a month after her arrival.

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Congratulations to the NCSSE recipients of the 2008 Spirit Industry Awards! It’s the Academy Awards of the Spirit Industry! From “Best Spirit Apparel Catalog/Brochure Design” to “Best New Product or Service,” from”Best Lighting, Sound and Set Design” to “Best Philanthropic Initiative” and many more, peers are recognizing peers for raising the standards of excellence, professionalism and innovation in all areas of the Spirit Industry.  The 2008 Spirit Industry Awards were presented at an exciting gala at the InterContiental Hotel in Chicago, IL  on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. 
 

2008 Competition and Camp Company Awards Recipients

• Best Printed Promotional Piece–UPA–Americup 08 Event Program
• Best Ad–COA Cheer and Dance–Monopoly Gameboard Ad
• Leadership Award–Margie Willis–COA

2008 Affiliate Company Awards Recipients

• Best Website–Nfinity Shoes–nfinityshoes.com
• Best New Product–Core Athletics–Back Hand Spring Machine
• Best New Service–Nfinity–Nfinity Nation
• Best Ad–Pyra–”Stunt Doubles”
• Leadership Award–Debbie Bracewell–NCSSE

2008 Merit Award Recipients

• Best Coaches Conference–National Coaches Conference–CheerCon 25th Anniversary
• Best Philanthropic Initiative–COA Cheer and Dance–CHEERforLIFE/DANCEforLIFE Ronald McDonald House
• Spirit Industry Collaboration Award–The Australian Project–Nfinity Shoes, Core Athletics, AdPro, Pom Express, Rockwood Jewelry, Power Pows

AND

• The JAM Rewards–JAMfest, COA, America’s Best, GSSA, Great Lakes, Coastal Corporation, Spirit Innovations, Power Consulting, Spirit Ready Sportswear, Aloha Spirit

From and article in the Tahlequah Daily Press:

At halftime, the Keys High School cheer team presented the state championship trophy to the school after it won the state championship in the small co-ed division last week in Norman.

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iHigh.com has a great article comparing football and cheerleading.  It is based on an interview with an 18 year old senior football player.  It deals with the issues of lack of personal time due to training and competing, the level of physical work involved in each sport as well the similarity in types of injuries.

Both football players and cheerleaders experience problems with managing their time because both sports take up so much time.

“It’s hard with everything I have during season. I never have down time, or talk/see my girlfriend or my friends.”

[The student's] advice to football players can also be applied to cheerleading. “Persevere. Stick it out. Work hard in the off-season. Work 365 days a year. It’s a year round thing. Keep your strength up. Have fun.”

The bottom line here is that both sports take one thing more than anything else: heart. If you don’t have it, or love what you are doing, it is ten times harder to succeed.

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East Coast All Stars is a competitive cheerleading program in New South Wales, Australia.  They took home just about every award possible at a recent competition at the NSW State Championships in Penrith on Sunday, September 14.

The teams took home first or second place in several categories as well as first and second for Grand Champions.

1st - Junior Cheer 14 years & Under - Level 2
1st - Junior Group Stunt 14 years & under - Level 3
1st - Teen Cheer 11-18 years & under - Level 2
1st - Senior Cheer - Level 2 Coed                                                 
1st - Senior Group Stunt - Level 3
1st - Best Tumbler - Junior 14 years & under - Teegan
1st - Highest Senior Coed Basket Toss                                     
2nd - Highest All Girls Basket Toss (5 members max) - Junior 14 years & under
2nd - Teen Group Stunt 11-18 years - Level 3 AG

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According to an article in the Meade County Times-Tribune there has been a marked increase in the number of competitive cheerleading programs local schools have started this year.

Competitive cheer and dance teams in the state are coming into their second year as a sport sanctioned by the South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA), and participation has nearly doubled, said Jo Auch, assistant executive director at SDHSAA. There are 18 competitive dance teams, up from seven last year, and 27 competitive cheer teams, up from 16 last year, Auch said.

All coaches for the competitive programs have to participate in safety certification training through AACCA. The program has held trainings throughout the state all summer, Auch said, to train coaches on proper safety techniques and how to teach the athletes the correct progressions in moves to avoid injury.

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According to an article in The Sun News the Warner Robins High School cheerleading program made a change about four years ago.  The change created two cheer squads.  One, a competition squad which includes males.  A second squad for cheering at games.  The WRHS competition squad won several awards at the Jones County-High School cheerleading competition recently.

Warner Robins won 1st in the Varsity Co-ed competition division and the Junior Varsity division. The Varsity team also won best overall, meaning their score was the highest from all the divisions competing that day, and the sportsmanship award.

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According to a post at about.com the University of Idaho cheerleaders have changed their uniforms this year due to fan complaints.

According to Bruce Pitman, dean of students, “A number of fans were concerned that the uniforms were inappropriate. To be fair, there were a number of fans who liked them.” The cheerleading uniforms in question consisted of halter tops and very short black skirts. The new uniform will also have a halter top, but the skirts will be about six inches longer.

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30 master tracks from chart-topping recording artists highlight upcoming cheerleading game for Wii.

Below is the full song list for We Cheer:

“Walking On Sunshine” — Aly & AJ
“It Takes Two” — Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
“If You’re Gonna Jump (Paul Oakenfold Remix)” — Natasha Bedingfield
“Push It To The Limit” — Corbin Bleu
“I Want Candy” — Bow Wow Wow
“On Top Of The World” — Boys Like Girls
“The Great Escape” — Boys Like Girls
“Godspeed” — BT
“Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” — C+C Music Factory
“Eye Of The Tiger (Sunset Crew Radio Mix)” — Crew 7
“Come Clean” — Hilary Duff
“Unbelievable” — EMF
“Calabria 2008″ — Enur feat. Natasja
“Star” — Erasure
“Perfect Day” — Hoku
“That’s The Way (I Like It)” — KC & The Sunshine Band
“I Say Hey” — Kinky
“Footloose” — Kenny Loggins
“Bodyrock” — Moby
“Born for This” — Paramore
“Our Time Now” — Plain White T’s
“C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train)” — Quad City DJ’s
“I’d Do Anything” — Simple Plan
“Jump” — Simple Plan
“Stamp Your Feet” — Donna Summer
“Whoomp! (There It Is)” — Tag Team
“In This Diary” — The Ataris
“Groovy Train” — The Farm
“The Power Is On” — The Go! Team
“Huddle Formation” — The Go! Team

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