Inside Cheerleading needs outstanding male and female stand-out athletes, who not only are great cheerleaders, but have a great personality, great grades, and of course, are strong leaders! 

A total of 24 cheerleaders will be selected for this exclusive team. These athletes are true standouts in the All Star world. Each member of the team will receive a complimentary pair of Nfinity shoes!
 
Here are the Requirements:

• Must be an All Star Cheerleader
• Athlete must be a USASF Athlete Member
• GPA above 3.0 

If you fit the bill or if you know someone who does, please have them send a few pictures, and information about their cheerleading background and skills and current GPA to shane@insidecheerleading.com. Deadline for ALL submissions is August 31, 2010.
 
Athlete Application Requirements:

• Name:
• Hometown:
• Gym:
• Signature Skills:
• GPA:
• Cheerleading Background:
• Less than 100 word description about yourself:
• Don’t forget to include at least 3 photos!

This is a great opportunity for you or someone you know to get the recognition they deserve!

I have to confess that I am biased about this magazine because I am one of the writers.  In this issue my article is – How to Create an Injury Prevention Program (Part 2):Identifying and Changing Negative Thinking.  This is part of a series of articles on a topic that is near and dear to my heart – how to prevent or reduce the number of injuries in cheerleading.

There is an extensive body of research (3 decades worth!) that has identified risk factors associated with athletic injuries.  When coaches and parents are aware of these risk factors and when they integrate an injury prevention program, injuries decrease.  I would love to see cheerleading coaches and cheer parents embrace this information and apply it to cheer programs everywhere!  It can be done with relative ease and I would be happy to help any gym or any team anywhere to initiate such a program.

March is National Cheerleading Safety Month and to honor that, Entirely Cheer has several articles about safety including one by me – Psycho-Social Dimensions of Inuries.  Please take a look and let me know what you think about the magazine.

Cheerleading Competitons are still underway and Tryouts are heating up, too!  Want to perform at your best?  Take a look at my two training programs - The Mental Game of Cheerleading: Training for Competitions and The Mental Game of Cheerleading: Tryouts!  Both consist of a 2-CD package plus jam-packed workbooks!  Order the digital versions for extra savings.  If you order either program, let me know and I will give you one hour free consultation!

Some articles from this blog have been re-published in two different overseas cheerleading magazines! 

One is called Cheer and Dance Coach Magazine and is an online magazine published in the UK.  (It’s free so check it out!) 

Cheer and Dance Coach Magazine

 The other is called Spirit das Cheerleading Magazin and it is the most popular cheerleading magazine in German speaking countries. I can tell you it looks lovely but because I do not speak German, I can’t tell you what it says!  I was told they were going to publish one of my articles on tumbling fears and I will have to take their word for it.  LOL! 

It is an honor to have my work recognized in this way and it’s rewarding to know that the principles of the mental game of cheerleading are getting some attention and generating some interest. 

If you would like to republish or reproduce any of my blog articles, feel free to do so as long as you agree to include my name and a link to this blog. And let me know if you do so I can blog about it!