The USASF is going to be rolling out the Athlete Membership Program in 3 phases. The first phase will be introduced for the 2011-2012 competition season. The goal during Phase 1 is to have all cheer athletes become members of the USASF. There will be two options.
REGISTERED ATHLETE MEMBERS - MEMBERSHIP FEE: Free
BENEFITS:
- Printable Member ID Card
- Eligible to attend events hosted by USASF Member Event Producers
FULL ATHLETE MEMBERS - MEMBERSHIP FEE: $25
BENEFITS:
- Plastic Member ID Card
- Eligible to attend events hosted by USASF Member Event Producers
- Eligible to attend The Cheerleading Worlds
- $1 Million Catastrophic Insurance
- Annual Magazine: American Cheerleader¡¦s Worlds Coverage Issue delivered in bulk to the gym
- Eligible to apply for USASF Scholarships
- Video on Demand Access (tentative)
The anticipated kickoff date for online entry of athletes is July 15th. We will be developing informational materials to help you educate your parents on this program. Please make sure your contact information is updated within your gym profile to receive updates.
For the full details on the remaining phases, please click here.
We are excited to announce the Athlete Membership requirement for all cheer athletes for the 2011-2012 season. Requiring athletes to register as official members of the USASF has been a topic of discussion for many years. The idea of mandatory athlete membership gained momentum when the National Allstar Cheerleading Coaches Congress (NACCC), the USASF coaches¡¦ organization, voted unanimously in favor of it at their member meeting in June of 2010.
There are three key reasons for requiring athletes to be members of the USASF in order to compete at sanctioned competitions beginning with the 2011- 2012 season:
1) Athlete Verification
When athletes are registered members of the USASF and have completed the verification process, they will receive an Official USASF ID card. This ID card
will contain the athlete¡¦s birth date and their USASF Athlete Membership number.
2) Insurance
The USASF currently covers all athlete members, between the ages of 3 and 25 years old, with a $1 million catastrophic policy when supervised by a
credentialed coach or credentialed themselves when the injury occurs.
Further insurance options are being researched for the future.
3) Expanded USASF Member Benefits
Additional education opportunities and information for athletes, parents and coaches.
The USASF currently offers scholarship opportunities for athlete members who want to pursue higher education.
USASF Athlete Members will receive a bi-monthly magazine with a focus on all star cheerleading, mailed to their
home, as well as have access to the USASF¡¦s online monthly newsletter.
