Baylor’s 7th-straight NCATA title

NCATA (National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association) is an NCAA emerging sport status en route to become a fully sanctioned NCAA championship sport.

The reigning NCATA National Champion Baylor Bears will hang onto the title for another year.

The undefeated Bears clipped the Gannon Golden Knights 273.685-268.965 Saturday night at Michael Knight Arena on the campus of the University of Oregon to claim their seventh-straight championship.

Baylor also added four individual event titles earlier in the day, while Gannon picked up hardware on three events.

Azusa Pacific led the way on five events, and Converse, Limestone and Quinnipiac each topped the field once. …

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protecting Cheer athletes

HBO Real Sports did a segment. It’s hard to watch.

U.S. All Star Federation — owned by the private company / monopoly Varsity Spirit — has been doing a lousy job protecting their athletes.

Sports attorney Sarah Klein is interviewed.

It includes the 2020 arrest of Jerry Harris.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

IOC recognizes International Cheer Union

Six organizations were recognized as the official representatives of their sport for the International Olympic Committee:

– International Cheer Union (ICU)

– International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA)

– International Sambo Federation (FIAS)

– International Federation Icestocksport (IFI)

– World Association of Kickboxing Organisations (WAKO)

– World Lacrosse (WL)

The International Cheer Union was founded 2004.

Membership includes 116 national cheer federations on all continents – reaching over 5 million athletes globally.

Unlike some other major Cheer organizations, ICU is non-profit.

They offer coach education and certification. Officials and judge training.

CheerUnion.org

Baylor #ncata21 Champions

The National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association is the governing body for the sport of Acrobatics and Tumbling at the collegiate level.

It’s a fast growing emerging NCAA scholarship sport.

No surprise.

What is Acrobatics & Tumbling?

The NEW American College sport has elements of Acrobatic Gymnastics, Tumbling and Cheer.

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Each team has up to 28 competitors on their game-day roster and compete in six events throughout the meet, including: Compulsory, Acro, Pyramid, Toss, Tumbling, and Team Event. …

Meet Format

USAG posts a weekly wrap-up of College Gymnastics that includes ACROBATICS AND TUMBLING.

College Acrobatics & Tumbling is booming

FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. — Emmanuel College announced the addition of Acrobatics and Tumbling as a varsity intercollegiate sport beginning in Fall 2020. …

“Acrobatics and Tumbling is an emerging sport within the NCAA and has exploded in sponsorship at the collegiate level over the past three years. …”

The sport involves tumbling, tosses, acrobatic lifts and pyramids. Teams compete in head-to-head competition in meets consisting of six events, including Compulsory, Acro, Pyramid, Toss, Tumbling and Team Event.

The sport is governed by the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association (NCATA). Competition will take place between February and April. The NCATA National Championships are held annually in April on an NCATA member campus with event and team champions crowned. …

Emmanuel College Adds Acrobatics & Tumbling, Becomes 33rd Program