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Prodigy All-Stars face backlash & gym director resigns
Prodigy All-Stars faces a lot of backlash after people have shared their negative experiences at the gym...
According to Reuters, Bain Capital (the investment firm that owns Varsity Brands) is thinking about selling or taking Varsity Brands public through an “initial public offering” (IPO), aiming for a valuation of more than $6 billion.
Yes, you read that right - that’s billion with a b!
As...
New lawsuit against Varsity, USASF & others
Another week, another lawsuit… (See our coverage of previous ones here) Who’s surprised?
Who filed the lawsuit? the ‘Open Cheer & Dance Championship Series’ (owner of the Open Championship Series), ‘The Open Cheer and Dance’ (hosts the annual Allstar...
Varsity Brands faces lawsuit from its insurance company
The latest addition to the list of Varsity lawsuits: insurance…
Basically, their insurance company (Arch Insurance) has asked a judge for help with a mistake in the insurance policy. This issue is connected to the lawsuits about sexual...
Say goodbye to these fan-favorite teams
Two major teams have announced that they will not be competing this season…
They are none other than the 2023 International Open Small Coed 6 world champions, The California Allstars Cali Coed & possibly the funniest team on Twitter, The Stingray Allstars...
Can someone tell me where to find the links for the 2022 Varsity Spirit and College catalogs? The site claims to have both but the links aren’t there. Thanks.
PS: I know the “in your colors” option is available for the Spirit catalog but I’d prefer the “normal” version.
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3 new Varsity lawsuit updates
Trigger/content warning: sexual abuse. Please skip reading this if you need to.
Last week we reported an update on the lawsuits against Varsity, and this week we’ve got three more:
1. Claims against...
https://www.fitsnews.com/2023/06/27/cheer-incorporated-jeff-webb-loses-bid-for-dismissal/
Four days after Tennessee-based Varsity – the behemoth of the American cheerleading industry – lost its bid to be dismissed from several federal lawsuits, the founder of the company received similar news...
There are currently a lot of things going on in the cheer world, please post any cheer related articles you come across in this thread.
Emerging Sport News-STUNT (The article details what this means for STUNT)
Varsity-Backed Cheer Governing Body Faces Debt and Obligations (Jan. 3, 2023)
Varsity...
I know this is to be expected but I am so frustrated with the lack of information provided by Varsity. I don’t understand not providing schedules until the very last minute. I have a family I need to plan for and a 10 hour schedule block is not helpful; comp time decides if I book a hotel or...
We have parents that are trying to make our JV and Varsity team one squad with everyone getting the same thing. I am sorry that as a you are on JV, but that is the spot that you earned. The cheerleaders that earned varsity cheer should get special privileges but some JV parents feel otherwise...
I'm not sure what has been happening recently, but I have heard people are boycotting varsity?? While at Cheersport, I heard a bunch of big name teams were not attending out of not going to varsity comps. Does anyone know whats about? Or maybe can explain it better??
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Earlier this week Varsity updated their Summit 2021 Frequently Asked Questions document. Highlights include: ALL bid recipients to the 2020 Summit Championships in the Junior and Senior divisions (Paid, At-Large and Wild Card) will be eligible to compete at the 2021...
Excuse my quarantine brain if this has been explicitly discussed in a previous thread, but I'm considering taking the plunge for a yearly subscription and would like some input (hopefully it's helpful to others as well). Two questions:
1. It's pretty unclear, but does one subscription mean you...
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We wrote an article about the lawsuit against Varsity & the USASF (also working on a post about the second lawsuit).
If you'd like to read more about it, click here...
Forgive me if this was posted in another thread, but I saw that Varsity has posted their Varsity All Star Virtual Competition Series and FAQ. <Click Here>
Someone asked how the virtual comps would be viewed in another thread, per Varsity:
Varsity TV will host this event and one one-month...