All-Star Champions Cup State Nationals?

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Nov 12, 2011
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Read this online and thought it was interesting so I thought I'd share:

NEW EVENT SEEKING TALENTED LEADERS IN CHEER AND DANCE INDUSTRY TO COACH INDIVIDUAL TEAMS BY STATE

INDIANAPOLIS (August 27, 2012)—Champions are crowned under the direction and vision of exceptional coaching mentors. The 2013 Champions Cup Cheer & Dance State Nationals, presented by The Cheerleading/Dancing Agency and USA Sports Productions, has opened its coaching application process to secure pro
fessionals to lead teams to the July event in New Orleans, LA.

Now through December 1, 2012 interested coaching professionals may apply to coach a cheer or dance team in their home state. Coaches will be selected as an independent and will not represent any gym or organization affiliation. Cheer teams will be formed based upon scholastic, recreational and all-star athletes in youth, junior, senior, super senior or international teams level 1 through 5. Dance teams will be formed for scholastic, recreational and all-star dancers in youth, junior, senior, senior coed, and open, open coed and male. Dance categories will include Jazz, Pom, Lyrical and Hip Hop.

“The Champions Cup is exceptional because it isn’t about one particular gym, team, coach or any athlete holds an affiliation with, it’s about individual athletes and coaches collaborating within their state,” said Patrick Cowherd, President of The Cheerleading Agency and Champions Cup Co-Event Producer. “Coaches will be placed with athletes based upon their certification level.”

The Champions Cup anticipates several teams per state—as many as 50 are possible. With those numbers, this event will be the largest of this format.

USASF, NFHS, and AACCA rules in cheer and dance will be followed to ensure safety and consistency. Coaches will be required to complete a background check and be a current AACCA and or a USASF, member with certification up to the division of which they are selected to coach as well as be certified in First Aid and CPR. Representatives from The Cheerleading Agency/Dancing Agency and USA Sports Productions will select all members of the event’s coaching staff.

Interested applicants are encouraged to visit TheChampionsCup.US to download the application forms and general information sheet.

Champions Cup :: State Nationals

Follow The Champions Cup at f/thechampionscup on Facebook and @thechampionscup on Twitter. Media inquiries should be directed to Keriann Rich, Hot House PR 317.345.1878 or [email protected].
 
Seems like this is for all-stars of all-stars...
I am not sure that this will really attract too many athletes. Most gyms in our area start practices for the new season in May and June. Seems that depending on your state size it might be difficult to do both.
 
Wouldn't that count as an all star program and disqualify athletes from competing with their original gym?
 
Hate to bring up an old thread, but has anyone heard anything else about this? A Facebook friend has asked if my niece would want to try out, but from the reaction here I'm not sure if it would be a good idea?
 
I thought it was an interesting idea... Could promote camaraderie among gyms, give kids a chance to meet and cheer WITH the kids she usually competes against. But... I emailed the producer a bunch of questions regarding payments and refunds if there was not enough kids to produce a team in my area sometime ago and never got a response sooooooooo... That was the end of the road for me!
 
They have a Facebook page were they've been posting the host gyms and state uniforms.
 
Gotta admit I gave it the hairy eyeball when it first came out but now I'm sortof intrigued. The NC host gym is right next door (CAC) but my son will be gone two weeks in june and my daughter one so its probably not a good idea to sign up for a team when your kids would miss practice.

I wouldn't mind a reason to go to New Orleans again though :)
 
If this event actually happens the way it's being advertised I will be shocked. Several years ago I was pulled into another one of this mans big cheer ideas and I lost a lot of money. He has been involved in multiple lawsuits involving cheer. I hesitate to say anything at all but I don't want anyone to go into this blindly. Do your research and cover yourself as best you can.
 
Thanks for the replies! The more I look at it, the more leery I become. A team for every state, coordinating all these kids from different gyms, etc sounds like one heck of an undertaking with only a flashy site to back it up. Neat idea, but I don't want to run into a let down for my baby or the cheer pocket book ;)
 
Concept wise it is intriguing. Pulling it off as advertised however to me seems to be a major uphill struggle on lots of fronts. Who the host will be, scheduling conflicts, potential recruiting issues, injuries, etc. I know personally we would be extremely hesitant to have an athlete participate in this, get hurt and compromise their team at the gym. The "recognition" is simply not worth it. Gyms with multiple higher level teams and who could easily replace an injured athlete more easily than we could, would have less concerns in that area.
 
The concept I like, but I think it's a "too much, too soon" type deal. You need to start small and build it up with a good reputation. Maybe only level 4 teams the first year, and add as it goes on. I just think it's unrealistic to get every level of every age from every state, and it will be a bust. From there, it will never happen again.

I think the concept is good, and I really hope it ends up better than I expect.
 
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