Jeff Ream Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 https://www.dci.org/news/dci-partnering-with-varsity-performing-arts-to-launch-soundsport-scholastic-events Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inbetween Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Ugh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/this-is-not-a-democracy-its-a-cheerocracy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Who is this for? A huge number of schools already have marching bands in the fall. What gap is this supposed to be filling? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Jeff Ream said: https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/this-is-not-a-democracy-its-a-cheerocracy Interesting. Cheerleading as a monopoly. Who knew? (Also this was news to me: "The sport causes more than half the catastrophic injuries for female athletes in America, including skull fractures.") I'd be curious to see a list of the companies who supply drum corps and marching bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Jeff Ream said: https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/this-is-not-a-democracy-its-a-cheerocracy "'Varsity has free rein,' Kimberly Archie, founder of the National Cheer Safety Foundation, said. Archie said she has tried to loosen Varsity’s grip on cheerleading by assisting plaintiff teams during personal injury claims and even attempting to bring antitrust lawsuits against Varsity. But she said she has been unable to get any current gym owners or cheerleaders to testify against Varsity because they fear possible retaliation. 'Varsity has control over cheerleading at every level in the U.S. and abroad,' she said. 'There is no resistance.'" If the article is correct, this sounds like maybe a company that DCI shouldn't partner with. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) On 8/26/2020 at 5:38 PM, N.E. Brigand said: "'Varsity has free rein,' Kimberly Archie, founder of the National Cheer Safety Foundation, said. Archie said she has tried to loosen Varsity’s grip on cheerleading by assisting plaintiff teams during personal injury claims and even attempting to bring antitrust lawsuits against Varsity. But she said she has been unable to get any current gym owners or cheerleaders to testify against Varsity because they fear possible retaliation. 'Varsity has control over cheerleading at every level in the U.S. and abroad,' she said. 'There is no resistance.'" If the article is correct, this sounds like maybe a company that DCI shouldn't partner Edited September 2, 2020 by garfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, N.E. Brigand said: If the article is correct, this sounds like maybe a company that DCI shouldn't partner with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 23 minutes ago, N.E. Brigand said: Who is this for? A huge number of schools already have marching bands in the fall. What gap is this supposed to be filling? the one in their wallet 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Well, I’ve asked many times here and I hope DCI is thinking through one, simple question: What’s it worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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