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Top 8 Cheerleading Coaching Resources

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The best resources for cheerleading and spirit coaches. Below you'll find the best of the best when it comes to information for cheer coaches and advisors. Stay on top of your profession and career with the these essential resources.

1. Cheer Coach & Advisor Magazine

Cheer Coach & Advisor is written strictly for cheer coaches, advisors, gym owners and athletic directors. The magazine is full of helpful tips, articles, information and suggestions to keep you up to date on your education and the latest news in the cheerleading industry.

Note: Valerie Ninemire is the editor and an employee of Cheer Coach & Advisor magazine.

2. National Council for Spirit Safety and Education

The National Council for Spirit Safety and Education is an association of companies serving the international cheerleading community who share a primary mission: to provide comprehensive safety training and certification programs for the educational development of spirit coaches and advisors through a national council of unified industry leaders.

3. American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators

The American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators is a non-profit educational association for the over 50,000 cheerleading coaches across the United States. Founded in 1988, members of the association include: youth, junior high school, high school and college or university coaches/advisors as well as leading national cheerleading instructional companies dedicated to the safe and responsible practice of student cheerleading.

4. National Federation of State High School Associations

The National Federation of State High School Associations serves its members, related professional organizations and students by providing leadership for the administration of education-based interscholastic activities, which support academic achievement, good citizenship and equitable opportunities.

5. About Cheerleading's List of Cheer Associations and State Coaches Associations

Comprehensive list of cheer coaches' state associations as well as safety associations and organizations for cheer and spirit coaches.

6. SpiritU

Online classes and certification for dance drill team, cheer, and color guard. Featuring top instructors who are highly respected in their fields.

7. Coach Wayne

Coach Wayne offers novice and experienced gymnasts and cheerleaders a wealth of information, camps, clinics, workshops, videos and other learning products, and uniquely personal access to one of the Internet's best collections of gymnastics knowledge you can find. His videos are great teaching tools for coaches as is his booklet, Benchmarks of Excellence.

8. Cheer Biz News

A magazine for the owners and coaches of competitive cheer training and gymnastics centers.

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