Looks lame. Most of the good laughs are in the promo reel, I suspect.
The only review I’ve seen concurs:
… it’s about a pair of high school football players (played by 31-year-old Eric Christian Olsen and 28-year-old Nicholas D’Agosto) who opt out on their team training in order to tag along with the all-female cheerleading squad to their cheer camp/competition.
… I’m pretty certain that we’re looking at a PG-13 here (yes, they can say ’s–t’ all they want with that rating). Heck, if it were actually R, then this film’s audience would have to ask a parent or legal guardian to come with, and that’s just cruel to consider.
Either way, Fired Up drops down on March 20, 2009. To quote one of the sassy cheerleader foes: B. F. D.
A veteran coach in the world of Gymnastics, Tumbling and Cheerleading, CoachWayne has taught private lessons, camps and clinics in both the United States and Europe. Among his accolades, Coach Wayne has produced eight instructional videos; the top-selling 7-video set “Better Back Handsprings” and “Basic Handstand Position.” His “Tumbling Tips” articles are read by hundreds of thousands of students and teachers worldwide …
He and his wife, double Olympian from Slovakia, Zuzana Sekerova, have a mobile gymnastics business.
A Sport TV reporter just mentioned 6 Cheer deaths in the USA since 1982.
Is that true?
I would not be surprised.
… A recent study found that cheerleading injuries more than doubled between 1990 and 2002. Over that period, 200,000 youthful cheerleaders had to be treated in hospital. Most were minor cases, but more than 50 involved “catastrophic injury”. …
Coach Jami recommends we check out the Matrix, a club that opened March 2008.
This 40,000+ square foot facility was born out of the necessity for a state-of-the-art tumbling, trampoline and cheerleading facility in the North Alabama region.
Wow. That’s a huge space that uniquely does NOT offer Artistic Gymnastics.
Pythons Cheer — the excellent team that trains out of my gym — was featured on the front page of our Community paper today.
Nice.
They are very good and improving at an amazing rate. I attribute the progress to good coaching.
… Power cheer routines are generally two minutes-and-30 seconds long, set to music and include stunts, pyramids, tumbling and dance. Competitors wear traditional cheerleading uniforms and some shout over the music. Competitions are offered regularly and teams are judged.
Stewart emphasizes the safety of power cheering, explaining that all coaches are trained and certified.
“Spotting and safety is the first thing we teach any athlete that comes to the gym, because they’re responsible for everyone. The girl in the air is just as responsible as the people on the ground.”
Hannah tipped us to the very pretty new site Down Under.
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It’s got a lot of AJAX, which translates to speedier online experience. I like the prominent Club Search feature, even better than the USA Gymnastics version.
Cheer is HUGE in Australia, hence the big button taking you to Aus Cheer. Cheerleading and Gymnastics there both managed by Gymnastics Australia, unlike North America where cheer is mainly private enterprise.
They’ve embedded YouTube videos on the site, for example on the MAG page.
The GymShop is pretty basic. I’m surprised they don’t link to a third party site that knows how to sell product. National Associations are notoriously bad at retail.
But all-in-all, I think it’s the best National Gymnastics website in the world. (Leave a comment if you know of one that is better.)
I have had a few people ask for this and it is something that could turn out to be very useful … just like The Chalk Bucket.
The format of the forum will be the same as here. Members will be able to join user groups to identify themselves as a cheerleader, parent, coach, or judge.
Please treat CheerForums.net as a sister site to The Chalk Bucket. Don’t forget to tell all of your cheer friends.
A shout out for the Cheer team that trains out of my gym, Altadore.
There’s a pep rally tonight at 9PM — Monday Nov. 24th — for the Open team before they leave for Canadian Nationals!
Our top gymnast from last season joined the squad this year. And made the transition easily. Cheer teams are always looking for gymnasts!
At Power Cheer Calgary we are 100% committed to our athletes. Our focus is to supply them with the best instruction and the most up-to-date, safe training techniques. We are focused on providing our athletes with individual attention, helping them to set and attain their goals, to learn the value of hard work, team spirit and commitment. …
OK for Rec. But these mats have been criticized by many coaches. The technique is not ideal as the knees and hips are too bent.
Norbert’s has made a huge leap forward with their newest trainer:
Unique “single flat side” design ensures Boulderâ„¢ is stable at starting position and always automatically returns to it after eash use. …
Three sizes available: 35″ Small Boulderâ„¢ (users up to 60″ tall), 40″ Medium Boulderâ„¢ (users from 60″-66″ tall) or 44″ Large Boulderâ„¢ (users 67″ or taller).
In December 2007, Madison and her sister Morgan, with plenty of help from their father, started a web site like Myspace — but for cheerleaders and dancers.
