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USASF Updates – December 2014

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USASF LogoAthlete Membership cards are getting a makeover and will be much more easily available! Have you read about the accident and catastrophic insurance policies for your athletes? There are a few things we need you to do in your gym/studio profiles to keep your Event Rosters and database accurate. Read below and take action today!

Coming Soon: New and valuable resources in the Member Resources page to help you protect and support your athletes. Watch for announcements!

New Digital Membership Cards

As of Friday, December 19, 2014 the current ordering system for Athlete Membership Cards will be temporarily unavailable. Beginning in early January, a new, simpler, digital membership card system (with mailing option) will be launched. Remember, membership cards are NOT required for participation in any USASF Sanctioned Event, and do not have to be presented as proof of membership. Event Rosters serve that purpose at events. The new cards will be available to all Athlete Members, even if they already have the current card. Watch for announcements to come!

Educate Your Parents

Did you know that USASF Athlete Members are covered by an accident and catastrophic insurance policy should an injury occur at any USASF Sanctioned Event held in the U.S. or in supervised practices at U.S. member gyms? Full information is available by logging into your organization profile. Direct your parents here:

Member Insurance

Your Teams May Need Updating

If you carried over any teams from last year to this year, please log into your organization profile and edit the divisions for each team. This applies to all types of teams; cheer (All Star and All Star Prep) dance and special needs. Your Event Rosters will not format properly if you do not edit the divisions for each team. It’s a quick update, take a few minutes to do it now!

USASF Members Login

College Scholarship Applications are Available!

Coaches, be sure to share this opportunity with your college bound seniors! Applications are being accepted for USASF College Scholarships. Applications are due 2/1/15 and videos are due 2/15/15. Click below for full details.

College Scholarships

USASF Holiday Schedule

The USASF Offices will be closed for the holidays beginning Wednesday, December 24th through Friday, January 2nd. We will be open beginning Monday, January 4, 2015. Happy Holidays!

Worlds 2015 Competition Season Reminder

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USASF LogoDon’t forget about the Worlds Program Release Waiver requirement. The short version is if you compete for a team of any age or level, in any division, including non-Worlds divisions, from November 1st on, you must get released from that program to compete at Worlds with a different program. The long version is below:

Any athlete that has competed on the floor with a team in any level from a Program (Primary Program), during the Worlds competition season (November 1 – May 1), will have to have a USASF Program Release Waiver signed by the owner of that gym (Primary Program) before that athlete is eligible to compete with another Program (Secondary Program) at the current season Cheerleading Worlds. The USASF Gym Release Waiver is located on the www.USASF.net website.

Observations After Answering Rules Questions

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I’m one of the people that can reply to cheer rules questions sent to the USASF rules email address. I haven’t done much of that this summer, until recently probably spending less time in the account since Worlds than I do in a typically month during competition season. I recently returned to the account and replying to questions, which reminded me we needed to inform coaches of the Cheer Questions page on USASFRules.com. It also brought me back to an article I wrote last year, Rules Questions: Help Me Help You. In short, if you want a ruling you need to send a clear video of exactly what you want a ruling for, emphasis on exactly.

Miscellaneous

USASF LogoResults from the recent USASF and NACCC vote have been released. See USASF Cheer Rules Poll Results and What’s Next for details.

If you haven’t already, it’s time to renew your USASF membership. Details for Programs, Coaches & Professionals, and Athletes can be found on USASF.net.

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