In 2011 Thailand tied for 1st place in the Cheerleading World Championships. They are the first international team to hold this title. Unfortunately due to a national disaster in Thailand, the team will not be able to defend their championship on 4/26/2012. See what it takes to be the World Champion.

Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube.

You can watch the entire documentary online for $8.

Thanks Monica.

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iC is off to the International Cheer Union (ICU) 2012 World Cheerleading and Dance Championships! Competition takes place this Thursday and Friday, April 26 – 27 in Orlando, Florida. Get ready to see who takes home the gold this year! Will Team USA repeat? Catch all of the updates here at insidecheerleading.com!

Click PLAY or watch a 2011 promo on YouTube. Cheer and dance clips start at about 4min.

Good luck to all competitors.

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This isn’t what you and I are doing in the Artistic gym. …

Brett MacAulay linked to that on the T&T Coaches Canada Facebook page.

For the record, I don’t like young gymnasts overturning their hands. The “classic T” hand position is still what I teach.

For the record, most Artistic coaches pity Cheer tumbling coaches as … simpletons.

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Easy up.

Small electric pumps and bigger valves have improved the inflation process significantly, over the years.

There are a vast number of drills you can do with that unique apparatus. Useful for every program in the gym. (You can’t have too many inclined surfaces, so far as I’m concerned.)

To see some variations, click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Cost is about $1200. Details.

Tumbl Trak is a valued advertiser on this site.

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They have 1500 camp spots available — but weeks 1 and 2 are already full for WAG.

NEW for 2012 are 70 spots for boys week 1.

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at 1min – standing step in to triple twist … or double?

at 2:25 – ff quad twist … or triple?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks Allison Hack for the link.

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… Flip, fly through the air and runout with the team from the perspective of an LSU Cheerleader …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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Pierre de Coubertin is celebrated as “founder of the International Olympic Committee, and considered father of the modern Olympic Games.”

Yet …

The Olympics would be “men-only” Games if founder Pierre de Coubertin had had his way. Inspired by the example of ancient Greece and the ideals of medieval chivalry, de Coubertin saw the true Olympic hero as an adult male.

For him, the Games were “the solemn and periodic exaltation of male athleticism . . . with the applause of women as a reward”….

Women’s long battle for right to compete

Monsieur de Coubertin would approve of pompom waving Cheerleaders on the sidelines, but not competitive Cheer.

Every national flag in the world includes at least one of the five colors, which are (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green, and red.

It is important to emphasize that Pierre de Coubertin never said nor wrote that the colors of the rings were linked with the different continents
…

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Neither do the 5 colors stand for: passion, faith, victory, work ethic, and sportsmanship.

The Olympic museum is in good shape. The Swiss economy is strong. And Li Ning donated $1 million in July.

You can take a virtual tour (VIDEO) on the official website. It may not play in every browser.

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He put this fun video together to showcase his skills. And to inspire others to follow their dreams, regardless of age, sex, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, social class, sport, etc.

It worked for him.

The DiVo I want you to know, this time I’m ready to show…

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Cheerleading not only changed my life, but it also saved my life. Thank you to everyone who has given me the opportunity to shine and reveal my passion for this incredibly unique sport.

Thanks Rob.

“When you have the strength to believe in who you are, you hold the key to your destiny.”

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They are big into gymnastics, tumbling, Team Gym and Cheer.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Since we started the production of the air4tumble we have sold over 300 airfloors around the whole world!

… it rewards your air time if you are tight enough during the tumbling-pass …

… safer on all landings.

The company is adding new apparatus: an inflatable incline, the flip & jump trainer and air barrel.

Details on air4tumble.se

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