USASF Membership

Athlete Membership Form Athlete Credentialing Sheet
What Membership Does~ You as athletes and parents are valuable to us! By becoming a member you are supporting research on safest best practice, programs such as Athlete Scholarships that develop the industry and a commited staff who are dedicated to the positive life experience of all-star cheerleading and dance. Your support is what helps us make the programs to give back to you! Here are a few of the benefits you will receive with your membership: Scholarships: Young Athlete and Collegiate Scholarships opportune success for your passion! All-Star Cheer Magazine: the official magazine of the USASF! FREE subscription to all members Athlete Credentialing: a great way to track progress, credentialing and patches are offered to all members and can be administered by a credentialed coach Website Involvement: Message Boards and profiles to keep up to date on the latest news ID Cards: Athletes will receive VISA cards, that can be filled and updated by a parent online Million Dollar Insurance: Catastrophic Insurance by K&K, when an athlete is credentialed You have a Voice: The Parents Action Committee is formed to be sure that your voice is heard A name you can trust: USASF has collected the best and brightest in the industry and is a non-bias, nonprofit organization whose only mission is to serve the all star community
Elevating the Athlete ~ The USASF has brought an unparalleled training program to the All Star community. Our credentialing program develops training through proper skill progressions for athletes, allowing them to become credentialed up to the skill level they have currently mastered. By providing athletes and parents with knowledge and preparation for testing, tryouts become a smoother process and athlete motivator. Many programs incorporate athlete credentialing into their tryouts, choreography clinics, and quarterly skills checks to encourage athlete skill consistency. Periodic testing encourages athletes to move on to a higher level and promotes future training. Athletes can be credentialed in any of three different categories: Stunts, Tosses, and Tumbling. Within each category, athletes can be tested as a Top, Base, and/or Backspot. Assessments must be provided by a fully credentialed USASF coach in their gym.
Benefits to Cheer About ~ Membership benefits for athletes include: • $1,000,000 Athlete Catastrophic Insurance* • USASF Access to Athlete Credentialing • USASF Membership Cards and Credentials Certificate • USASF Scholarships • Access to purchase patches for Levels completed *Athletes catastrophic insurance takes approximately two weeks to process and will not be active until their tests and payment have been successfully processed by the insurance company.
Athlete Credentialing 411 ~ The Credentialing program brings a road map of predetermined goals for each athlete to set their sights on. Many if not all cheer gyms already have a similar goal setting and achieving system already in place at their gym. Quality coaches know the value of having their athletes learn in progression while focusing on attainable goals. The USASF Athlete Credentialing program helps standardize this system across the industry for all gyms and athletes. This helps coaches, athletes and parents understand and follow a consistent path to success regardless of which gym they are currently attending. The Athlete Credentialing program does not automatically determine which team an athlete is placed on within their gym. Example 1:* If an athlete credentials up to a 3 Star, this does not restrict him/her from being placed on a level 4 or 5 team. This is left up to the discretion of his/her coach. This does, however, limit what the skills that the coach should request from this particular athlete. The skills performed should remain within the credentialing boundaries of the athletes credentials. Example 2: If an athlete credentials up to a 5 Star, this does not restrict him/her from being placed on a level 4 or lower team. This is left up to the discretion of his/her coach. Although the Credentialing Stars (1-5) coincide with the level rules of the USASF, the Stars are a separate program designed for the main purpose of keeping athletes safe by learning through progressions.