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AUS Cheer Latest News - Friday 29th January
Are YOU the 2009 National Coach, Official or Volunteer of the Year?
It’s that time of year again! Since 2004, Gymnastics Australia/AUS Cheer has strived to recognise coaches, officials and volunteers who make an outstanding contribution to cheerleading, with a National Award title.
Nominations are now being called for the 2009 National Cheerleading Awards in the following categories:
- Coach of the Year
- Official (Judge) of the Year
- Volunteer of the Year
So, if you know of a great coach, volunteer or official working in the Cheerleading industry, complete the Nomination Form and nominate them for a National Award!
All nominations are due by Friday 12th February and awards will be presented at the 2010 Australian Grand Championships, Oct 2-3 in Melbourne.
NOMINATE SOMEONE TODAY! Click here to download the Award Information and Nomination Form. Nominations will be accepted from any Coach, Teacher, Parent, Athlete or Fan!
Scoresheets
The 2010 Scoresheets are now available to download. Here’s just a snapshot of some of the exciting changes:
- Legality Scoresheets – will now be known as “Safety Scoresheets”. Violations are identified on this scoresheet for your safety, so we think it makes sense to call it the “Safety Scoresheet.”
- Violations have been changed for easier differentiation between Mistakes, Falls and Collapses - Cheer Judging has been broken into 3 areas to accommodate our specialist judges in each of the following areas:
- Tumbling Skills (includes Tumbling & Jumps)
- Building Skills (includes Stunts, Pyramids & Tosses)
- Dance/Artistry (includes Dance, Motions, Formation/Transitions)
- All judges score Overall Presentation - Group Stunt & Partner Stunt – no changes have been made
- Dance – The scoring criteria has been changed and is now:
- Dance Technique
- Technical Elements
- Group Execution
- Choreography
- Overall Presentation
Check back next week for AUS Cheer's "Scoring Guidelines" to help you understand exactly what the judges are looking for 
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.If you have any questions regarding AUS Cheer’s scoresheets, please don’t hesitate to contact AUS Cheer’s National Judging Coordinator, Ann Ranieri. All judging queries will be sent out to our judges’ network and an official response will be returned to you.
Competition Handbook Errata
In our ongoing efforts to improve our competition guidelines, we’ve reviewed our policy on Attire Checks and Boundary Violations. Please click here to read the Competition Handbook errata.
VIC SMC
AUS Cheer extends a warm welcome to the new VIC Cheerleading Sports Management Committee:
| Technical Director: | Kate Mulheran |
| Committee Member - Judging: | Keeley Reade |
| Committee Member - Events: | Kerryn Cormick |
| Committee Member - Coaching: | Jasmine Crowsley |
To contact the VIC Cheerleading SMC, please email: vicsmc@auscheer.org.au
What's Coming up...
| Date | Activity | State |
| Jan 29 - 31 | Level 1 Judges Course | SA |
| Jan 29 - 31 | Gymnastics SA - Innovation through Participation Education Congress | SA |
Catch you again next week!
The AUS Cheer Team 
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