- Apr 19, 2011
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Cheerleading is losing athletes bc it's too expensive, but I don't see EP's dropping their prices?
Agreed. The economy sucks right now and families are struggling to make ends meet. When push comes to shove and you have to choose between food on the table or your kids in allstar cheer I think the choice is clear......I will await the smartass remarks ;-)
As for EP's lowering prices, it would be nice to see that but not likely. That said, all WSF events are FREE admission and you can't beat that!
The fundamental problem with all of this is the fact that the USASF is not independent. With Varsity being a for-profit corporation and having a controlling interest in the USASF, there will always be an inherent conflict. In order for cheer to ever be considered a legitimate sport, the governing body HAS to be truly independent. What if GK controlled USA Gymnastics? Or Nike controlled the NFL? Everyone is fired up now, but people tend to have short attention spans. I predict that the USASF will come out with enough revisions to these recent changes to appease the masses, and by next week everything will be back to normal with teams preparing for Worlds, etc. It's up to us to not let this die. Gym owners, independent event producers, cheerleaders --- we are the heart of the sport. If we band together we can cause change. We just need to do it.
As I stated in a post in another thread, as much as I hate to say this it all comes down to $. You are correct that unless the governing body is independent you will always run into issues/conflict.
The Cheer community, Parents (who pay the tuition/comp fees, uniform fees etc.) along with the Gym Owners, Event Promoters and the Advertisers ultimately have the power here because once we lose interest it has a cumulative effect and the walls will come crumbling down around the USASF. Stay together and be loud with your opinions, we have already proven that we have their attention.