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I have a solution: we start a black market-type cheerleading competition, where schools can compete without the school's athletic administration finding out... brilliant, I know!
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I have a solution: we start a black market-type cheerleading competition, where schools can compete without the school's athletic administration finding out... brilliant, I know!
I've got it! We start an underground cheerleading league where teams compete without being associated with their high schools, meaning no restrictions on where they can compete, and they compete on spring floor so there are less injuries. We can call it... all star cheerleading!Hah! Except I see so many injuries form High Schools and their non spring floor some days I just wish it would go away.
apparently in new york, cheer is supposed to become a sport really soon, i heard maybe next year but im not really sure so that means they cant go to nationals or anywhere out of state. like someone said before that their schools have to go to state sanctioned events. i believe there was about 17 or so teams from long island alone that go and a few placed really well in finals and theyres one reigning champion team on long island as well and theyres some teams from upstate ny too.
That's what I was just thinking. I mean they are huge brands to just stop doing high school because of this so I'm sure that they would adjust accordinglyMaybe UCA and NCa would start running state by state championships?
The school I coach at already recognizes it as a sport but thankfully they haven't limited us to out of state competitions. That might change tho once more schools/the state recognizes itapparently in new york, cheer is supposed to become a sport really soon, i heard maybe next year but im not really sure so that means they cant go to nationals or anywhere out of state. like someone said before that their schools have to go to state sanctioned events. i believe there was about 17 or so teams from long island alone that go and a few placed really well in finals and theyres one reigning champion team on long island as well and theyres some teams from upstate ny too.
if the same rules apply in kentucky then they cant go to uca, which id say is the state has the most titles and reputations in high school cheer. the schools from there are my favorite teams to watch so it would be a shame if they arent able to go. but i guess it would be good for the other competitors ;)
I was wondering the same thing. How many states can you do both? Like in North Carolina obviously they can do both, though I really dont understand how that works.I don't really understand how high school cheerleading rules work... I know there are a lot of stipulations placed on the teams in IL by IHSA, like when they can start practicing, competing, where they can compete, etc. Can a high school choose to just not compete at the IHSA (or whatever it is in your state) sanctioned events at all and just go to other competitions? Ex: You skip all the school competitions and just go to NCA, Jamfest, etc.
In Illinois you're not supposed to compete on a high school team and an all-star team at the same time. Is it like this in the other states where cheer is considered a sport?
mariahnicole1216 said:I have to imagine some type of compromise would happen. I think it would be great if UCA/NCA worked together with each state. But I just can't see, IHSA at least, being happy about it.
As a high school coach in Kentucky - I am not in favor of this happening. I, and the other Varsity coach, run our teams like all-stars (as that is both of our background). We compete 3x per year and travel (Jamfest Gatlinburg, Jamfest Supernationals Indy, Cheersport Atlanta, and NCA Louisville - the 2 Jamfests only count as one).
There is currently a KHSAA state competition (KAPOS State). The regionals (at least in Louisville & Jefferson County) are mandatory for all public middle and high schools to attend - it became open to catholic and private schools 2 years ago or so. Our state competition is not run like GA State competiton - it is based on the size of the squad and/or style of routine - Small, Medium, Large, Super Large, Small Coed, Large Coed, Traditional. KAPOS, imo, is very much UCA style.
Not many of the powerhouses that came from the Louisville area are as strong as they once were - Louisville Male, Dupont Manual, Eastern and others - yet, they still possess a lot of talent. There have been some coaching changes in these schools which has changed the style and focus for these schools away from NCA/UCA and reset more toward KAPOS. More and more area teams are attending UCA camps whereas the majority were NCA campers 3-5 years ago.