All-Star Cheer Athletics (questions/rumors)

BlueCat said:

There is much concern out there among gym owners about the current balance of power in the industry, so this type of concept certainly has appeal on its surface. We were heavily involved in the initial discussions, but opted out because of concerns over the particulars of the league ownership and setup.

CA was involved in the first Worlds, and later wished we had paid closer attention to the setup of the USASF before we so eagerly jumped on board. (In selling itself, USASF kind of glossed over some of it's structure and details and focused on how fun "Worlds" would be.) The result of that has made us very leery of immediately rushing in to something new before fully understanding the implications. For better or worse, when we started getting a "hard sell" and felt real pressure to start using our (and my) name to promote the event to others, the league took on a much different vibe for us.

I'm sure the event will be fun for whichever teams actually end up going. There is much about the event to like. If it continues after the first year AND some of the underlying structure issues can be worked out, we may be interested in attending in the future (if invited.)

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BlueCat said:

While we still have a few reservations, there have been significant changes in the structure of the Champions League over the last week or two that have made us more comfortable attending - at least for the first year. I do wish we were able to do a little more "looking" before we started "leaping", but you don't always get to look into a crystal ball and know exactly how things will turn out.

There is much potential for moving the industry in a positive direction for the gyms, coaches, and athletes. I hope the event and the league can live up to that potential.

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BlueCat said:

While we still have a few reservations, there have been significant changes in the structure of the Champions League over the last week or two that have made us more comfortable attending - at least for the first year. I do wish we were able to do a little more "looking" before we started "leaping", but you don't always get to look into a crystal ball and know exactly how things will turn out.

There is much potential for moving the industry in a positive direction for the gyms, coaches, and athletes. I hope the event and the league can live up to that potential.

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BlueCat said:

While we still have a few reservations, there have been significant changes in the structure of the Champions League over the last week or two that have made us more comfortable attending - at least for the first year. I do wish we were able to do a little more "looking" before we started "leaping", but you don't always get to look into a crystal ball and know exactly how things will turn out.

There is much potential for moving the industry in a positive direction for the gyms, coaches, and athletes. I hope the event and the league can live up to that potential.

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cheeeeer93 said:

So, at least Panthers and possibly cheetahs are going (Obviously TBA) but did you bump out other teams that were planning on attending?

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Jennie said:

I was wondering this too. Are there some teams/gyms that will have their invitation withdrawn because you changed your kind?

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cheeeeer93 said:

So, at least Panthers and possibly cheetahs are going (Obviously TBA) but did you bump out other teams that were planning on attending?

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luv2cheer92 said:

This is totally just wishful thinking, but maybe there are 27 teams now (since right now there are 27 slots on the picture) and possibly Cheetahs and Swooshcats are going so they just added them to the list... I can dream I guess.

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AndrewSky said:

CU has already confirmed that the question marks are merely placeholders aka no confirmation of a number of teams.

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cheeeeer93 said:

Nothing to you personally but that kind of messes up their original 24 campaign that they pushed so much..

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cheeeeer93 said:

Nothing to you personally but that kind of messes up their original 24 campaign that they pushed so much..

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AndrewSky said:

Well I'm not CU... can only go off of what's posted.
It was mainly in reference to the fact that there are more question marks than 4.

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DJ said:

Do they really want it capped at 24, there's a few more really great teams coming.... I don't think anyone will be disappointed.

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