- Dec 14, 2009
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I fully believe we need a seperation between Worlds and USASF if USASF wants to continue to be the governing body of cheer. Not only because they clearly cannot handle enforcing their own rules AND run a competition at the same time but its seems like there is a complete double standard. Other EPs would be repremanded harshly by USASF (in theory) if they pulled the same shenanigans but USASF can walk away without even a slap on the wrist.
I'd really like to see a seperate "EP" that only does Worlds. Varsity and all other independant EPs, appearal companies, etc, can partner, USASF can govern but keep it seperate from everything else.
This has been one of my main contentions ever since I came into the cheerleading side of what I do. How can you have an EP also be in charge of, run and essentially be the governing body for the entire industry? For many years they said they were not the same but after too many calls to USASF and having the phone answered thank you for calling Varsity; after too many years of trying to conceal the connections yet you see the same people over and over again, it became obvious even to those who were their most ardent supporters. I am not a fan of the "we are working on it, gives us time" type responses we have been given over them many many years because those are often intentional delays that have no institutional intention of ever coming to pass.
USASF needs to be run separately in every way possible. They need to able to govern fairly without favor. They need to be able to enforce the rules that they ask all of us to follow. They should be held accountable when their own actions are in conflict with their own stated mission and rules. If we can not trust the governing body to enforce safety and rules that they have written, why do we have them as a governing body?