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USASF efforts toward making all-star cheerleading and dance a positive life experience for all involved, are the founding elements for all the programs created. Each program has a number of industry leaders and dedicated staff behind it to make it great. These have come into place through the suggestions of you, our members and our National Advisory Board who is elected by you, our members. Please take a moment to review the list of programs. We hope you will be encouraged by the work the committees, volunteers and staff do to give back to the industry as a whole. The following list is programs that are in motion now. Some are in the research stage and some have been alive since the first year of USASF.
Scholarships Rec Cheer Safety Judges Certification Gym Profitability Education The Coaches Conference Credentialing Insurance Coverage The Chairman's Cup: Community Service Award Safety Committee Initiative NACCC Event Sanctioning National Small Gyms Association Committees and Boards Nfinity Cup Gym Certification
Coach Credentialing: Raising the bar of safety expectations starts with you and your coaches. Coaches Credentialing organizes coaching competency in three core subjects. Tumbling, stunts and tosses are evaluated. These efforts are to create a safer environment, by developing standards through proper skill progressions. After a written and hands on assessment coaches experience is validated, the coach will receive credentials through the Level(s) passed. These credentials come in Certificate form and an ID card which last 3 years. Through Credentialing coaches are made aware of expectations as teachers and role models. It is the goal of the USASF to infuse good decisions into each and every credentialed coach so that they may expand the positive life experience of all star cheerleading and dance into the lives of the youth they encourage. USASF is recognized as the baseline of education for each individual coach and also expect these standards to be met. Athlete Credentialing: Optimal performance in sports is reached through a systematic set of expectations and evaluations. The proper progressions through the USASF rules are framed for Credentialed coaches and gyms to use as evaluations, called Athlete Credentialing. There is no cost for credentialing for all members, patches are available for purchase as the athlete continues to pass levels. The benefits are instantly visible and a form of athlete motivation over time. Because the focus of Athlete Credentialing is the development of training standards Credentialing over time shows a larger and larger impact. Times to credential vary between gyms, but many experts say that a try-out credentialing session or mid year credentialing organizes athletes and parent’s expectation as to their level of mastery as well as sets goals in proper progression to continue to spur on toward. Credentialed Coaches have a complete understanding of the Levels and progressions and are therefore able to credential their athletes by filling out he proper grading paperwork and registration form. Chairman's Cup: An award for outstanding community service, the Chairman’s Cup is presented at The Cheerleading and Dance Worlds. All Star cheer and Dance teams who impact their community by volunteering their time for a cause, are recognized with this program. Giving back in such a way pursues our mission of increasing the positive life experiences of all star cheerleading and dance. Athletes, coaches and parents who arrange philanthropic efforts should send an application with supporting materials to the USASF. Each year the winner of most dedicated, to the betterment of others, will receive the Chairman’s Cup award. For more information visit our website www.usasf.net. Gym Certification: Gym Certification is the baseline safety accreditation; the process ensures that gyms are in full knowledge and capacity of the standard of care. Because the USASF understands the importance of Certification there is NO COST to Members who wish to certify their gym. USASF Gym Certification is recognized as the prudent practice by insurance agents. The requirements for Gym Certification are Credentialing and CPR for all coaches, AACCA for a Gym Director, full coverage First Aid and Background checks for all staff members. By taking this course of action, a Gym shows competency and awareness of the best-known safety and ethical practices. USASF offers a Certification for those Gym Members who complete and can account for this process. NACCC: The National All-Star Cheerleading Coaches Congress is a way for all the members of the all star cheerleading and dance community to have a voice in the government. The NACCC is held annually in Atlanta Georgia. All members are welcome, and registration and participation is also available online! Be part of the process and the future of the industry! Nfinity Cup: Before the Nfinity Cup, teams on the West coast would probably never compete against teams on the East coast unless the happen to travel to the same competition. With the introduction of the Nfinity Cup, now they can! Unlike other competitions, the USASF Nfinity cup costs nothing to compete. The Nfinity cup entrants will earn points by competing in USASF sanctioned events all season. The team with the highest total points will win the cup, which is presented at The Cheerleading and Dance Worlds. Event Sanctioning: All of the high standards members can anticipate from the USASF can be expected from Event Producers. Competitions are reviewed and sanctioned so that members know the level of quality they are getting. Established events that have met and exceeded expectations receive a star status. You will know the superiority you are getting when attending three, four or five star events, and can be assured in the quality of all sanctioned events. Small Gyms: In efforts to unite the industry USASF and National Small Gyms Association have integrated forces to give the industry the best possible service. NSGA was created to stand for small gyms in their assertion that small gyms are an interregnal part of the all star industry and that their needs are different than large gyms. By joining efforts the USASF recognizes small gyms in divisions and levels while merging the NACCC with the NSGA meeting in January.

USASF efforts toward making all-star cheerleading and dance a positive life experience for all involved, are the founding elements for all the programs created. Each program has a number of industry leaders and dedicated staff behind it to make it great. These have come into place through the suggestions of you, our members and our National Advisory Board who is elected by you, our members. Please take a moment to review the list of programs. We hope you will be encouraged by the work the committees, volunteers and staff do to give back to the industry as a whole. The following list is programs that are in motion now. Some are in the research stage and some have been alive since the first year of USASF.

Scholarships

Rec Cheer

Safety Judges Certification

Gym Profitability Education

The Coaches Conference

Credentialing

Insurance Coverage

The Chairman's Cup: Community Service Award

Safety Committee Initiative

NACCC

Event Sanctioning

National Small Gyms Association

Committees and Boards

Nfinity Cup

Gym Certification

Coach Credentialing: Raising the bar of safety expectations starts with you and your coaches. Coaches Credentialing organizes coaching competency in three core subjects. Tumbling, stunts and tosses are evaluated. These efforts are to create a safer environment, by developing standards through proper skill progressions. After a written and hands on assessment coaches experience is validated, the coach will receive credentials through the Level(s) passed. These credentials come in Certificate form and an ID card which last 3 years. Through Credentialing coaches are made aware of expectations as teachers and role models. It is the goal of the USASF to infuse good decisions into each and every credentialed coach so that they may expand the positive life experience of all star cheerleading and dance into the lives of the youth they encourage. USASF is recognized as the baseline of education for each individual coach and also expect these standards to be met.

Athlete Credentialing: Optimal performance in sports is reached through a systematic set of expectations and evaluations. The proper progressions through the USASF rules are framed for Credentialed coaches and gyms to use as evaluations, called Athlete Credentialing. There is no cost for credentialing for all members, patches are available for purchase as the athlete continues to pass levels. The benefits are instantly visible and a form of athlete motivation over time. Because the focus of Athlete Credentialing is the development of training standards Credentialing over time shows a larger and larger impact. Times to credential vary between gyms, but many experts say that a try-out credentialing session or mid year credentialing organizes athletes and parent’s expectation as to their level of mastery as well as sets goals in proper progression to continue to spur on toward. Credentialed Coaches have a complete understanding of the Levels and progressions and are therefore able to credential their athletes by filling out he proper grading paperwork and registration form.

Chairman's Cup: An award for outstanding community service, the Chairman’s Cup is presented at The Cheerleading and Dance Worlds. All Star cheer and Dance teams who impact their community by volunteering their time for a cause, are recognized with this program. Giving back in such a way pursues our mission of increasing the positive life experiences of all star cheerleading and dance. Athletes, coaches and parents who arrange philanthropic efforts should send an application with supporting materials to the USASF. Each year the winner of most dedicated, to the betterment of others, will receive the Chairman’s Cup award. For more information visit our website www.usasf.net.

Gym Certification: Gym Certification is the baseline safety accreditation; the process ensures that gyms are in full knowledge and capacity of the standard of care. Because the USASF understands the importance of Certification there is NO COST to Members who wish to certify their gym. USASF Gym Certification is recognized as the prudent practice by insurance agents. The requirements for Gym Certification are Credentialing and CPR for all coaches, AACCA for a Gym Director, full coverage First Aid and Background checks for all staff members. By taking this course of action, a Gym shows competency and awareness of the best-known safety and ethical practices. USASF offers a Certification for those Gym Members who complete and can account for this process.

NACCC: The National All-Star Cheerleading Coaches Congress is a way for all the members of the all star cheerleading and dance community to have a voice in the government. The NACCC is held annually in Atlanta Georgia. All members are welcome, and registration and participation is also available online! Be part of the process and the future of the industry!

Nfinity Cup: Before the Nfinity Cup, teams on the West coast would probably never compete against teams on the East coast unless the happen to travel to the same competition. With the introduction of the Nfinity Cup, now they can! Unlike other competitions, the USASF Nfinity cup costs nothing to compete. The Nfinity cup entrants will earn points by competing in USASF sanctioned events all season. The team with the highest total points will win the cup, which is presented at The Cheerleading and Dance Worlds.

Event Sanctioning: All of the high standards members can anticipate from the USASF can be expected from Event Producers. Competitions are reviewed and sanctioned so that members know the level of quality they are getting. Established events that have met and exceeded expectations receive a star status. You will know the superiority you are getting when attending three, four or five star events, and can be assured in the quality of all sanctioned events.

Small Gyms: In efforts to unite the industry USASF and National Small Gyms Association have integrated forces to give the industry the best possible service. NSGA was created to stand for small gyms in their assertion that small gyms are an interregnal part of the all star industry and that their needs are different than large gyms. By joining efforts the USASF recognizes small gyms in divisions and levels while merging the NACCC with the NSGA meeting in January.