Mandatory background checks on all coaches who work with children.
Now you have to have a USASF Professional Membership (with a background check) in order to vote on anything USASF-related (rules, age grids, etc) - if coaches or gym owners want a say in rules, they have to have a background check. This is a step in the right direction.
Over age kids on teams in every age group......not just worlds team.s
Agree. An easier systematic way to check to see that athletes on the floor match the registered athletes would help. Does USASF shoulder the whole burden, or does some of this fall on the EPs? (I have ideas about bar code shoe tags (bar code stays with the kid, no matter where the kid goes), portable scanners and tablet apps that can pull up a kid's record with his/her picture... Pie in the sky ideas, I'm sure, as these would take $$$$$ to implement. Still... I believe something can and should be done.)
Scoresheets and judging that makes sense.
In the works, preliminary universal score sheet already released. However, "judging that makes sense" is inherently subjective. There will always be subjectivity to this sport. Additionally, an independent judging body (which would be helpful) probably doesn't have to, and maybe shouldn't, come from USASF.
Better judges training.
Currently handled by the EPs. USASF currently trains only safety judges. See above about the independent judging body.
Sex, drugs and underage drinking at Worlds is a serious problem.
Is this a USASF problem? Is the PAC exerting its influence to let USASF know that this is a problem that should be addressed? How should the actions of minors be addressed by the sport's governing body? Should athletes' memberships be revoked for the next year if this happens? Should consequences fall on the gyms or the coaches? (Not expecting answers for this one - just throwing it out there that there isn't an easy solution that can be quickly resolved by the governing body - lots of actors will have lots of different perspectives on this issue.)
Helping to keep allstar cheer affordable for your customer's by cutting registration fee's and abolishing stay to play
That's an EP issue... and a gym owner issue. If enough gyms, including big name gyms, stay away from stay to play events and let the EP know that's the reasoning behind it... the system will change. Agree 100% that it is not sustainable as-is.
10,000 people do not fit in a venue built for 4,700 people no matter how you try and juggle the weekend.
Amen and amen.
Varsity's big announcement??? A video of the top 3 teams from each all girl division........so happy our governing body is on the ball with our concerns!!!!