Agreed. Soccer, however, is a less susceptible to accusations of favoritism because the sport itself has less subjectivity in it's officiating. At the end of the day, the team with the most goals is the winner.
Agreed. And so is the idea of multiple scoresheets that our athletes compete under. It just often seems that common sense solutions aren't immediately implemented so I proposed a more deliberate approach that could be considered a compromise.
Considering the culture, politics, and idiosyncrasies of Allstar cheerleading, this might be difficult to do in one fell swoop. Perhaps a good first step would be for the USASF to require each event producer to designate one competition as their "National Championship".
I actually think that it is more important to the non-cheer world, particularly when marketing to prospective parents. I know I was initially impressed as an uninformed cheer parent when a gym would brag about being a multiple national championship winner.
That's true! And unfortunate. Although I believe there are a still a few events where the "National Champion" title (while not being truly national) is meaningful. Most would probably include NCA, Cheersport, Indy, and UCA to that list. Worlds is probably the only truly "National" event we...
Allstar cheerleading is similar to boxing when it comes to crowning champions. We often have multiple heavyweight champions at the same time with each champion being sanctioned by a different governing body (i.e., WBC, IBF, WBO,WBA, etc.). I believe the title "National Champion" is still...