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I am taking the liberty to hoot and holler here as I announce with pride and delight that Confident Cheerleading won a SITA award this past weekend!! (more…)
The lovely young woman you see below is Maddie Gardner, Inside Cheerleading (iC) Magazine’s December cover girl and winner of Nfinity’s Golden ticket contest! (Nfinity inserted “golden tickets” into 20 of their shoe boxes and one person was selected to win an all expense paid trip to New York City!)
As exciting as all this is, it’s clear Maddie has her priorities straight because she started a local fundraising effort called Hope for Haiti in the hope to provide aid to victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. 100% of all profit made from t-shirt sales at Cheersport (and beyond) will be given to World Vision, an organization that is directly involved withrelief efforts in Haiti.
The brightly clad woman below is Mary Chambliss of Birmingham, Alabama who attended Cheersport to support her son who is on a special needs team with Ace Cheer.
And the good looking fellow in the photo below is Todd Kopp, owner of CoreAthletics. Todd’s daughter, Kelsie, is a cheerleader and it was she who inspired him to get involved in the cheer industry. Todd found his daughter perched on the arm of the couch, trying to do a heel stretch and, worried that she might fall, figured out a way to help her practice that was safe and effective. This led to the development of the MaeFlyer (seen on either side in the rear of the picture). Kelsie’s balance and leg strength improved so much that she was sticking all her stunts! More cheerleaders wanted the device and this led to the birth of CoreAthletics!
Todd is quite the innovator and inventer. His other products include the DeFrogger, the Fast Bands (I have a pair!), the Stunt Strap, and the Full Up Machine. In this picure, you see Todd helping a cheerleader in using the Full Up which helps cheerleaders to practice that skill in a safe way.
Inside Cheerleading Magazine hosted a special meet and greet session with Olympic Gold medalist Shawn Johnson on Saturday at Cheersport. News spread quickly that Shawn was going to appear at the Inside Cheerleading (IC) booth and soon there was a long line of eager fans waiting to meet Shawn and get her autograph.
Big news is that Shawn is joining the writing staff at IC! She will have her own column called, “Shawn Says” beginning with the next issue! Don’t miss it – subscribe now! (And you’ll be able to see my column, too – Minda Games!)
Here’s a glimpse of the long line of Shawn Johnson fans waiting to meet the Olympic champ!
Olympic Gold Medalist, Shawn Johnson, will appear at Cheersport this weekend. (Cheersport – the world’s largest cheerleading event is held annually at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. This year it will take place on February 5 – 7th.)
Shawn will help kick off the weekend’s fun on Friday night beginning at 8 pm by welcoming the crowd and encouraging the competitors. (If anyone knows about competitng, it is Shawn!) After the welcome, Shawn will serve as a judge for the So You Think You Can Tumble Contest presented by Inside Cheerleading Magazine. The lucky winner will be given the trophy by Shawn herself!
