USA Cheer General Membership is a basic membership that is available to parents, athletes, and coaches.

Requirements:

• Athlete Protection Course
• Concussion Awareness Training (TeachAids, NFHS, or CDC Heads Up)
• USA Cheer Waiver
• USA Cheer Member Code of Conduct Agreement

USA Cheer Professional Membership is for choreographers, judges, contract employees, etc. This membership comes with member-only newsletters, and special rates on USA Cheer merchandise and select online courses.

Requirements:

• Background Screening
  • Results can take up to 10 business days to receive once submitted
• Athlete Protection Course
• Concussion Awareness Training (TeachAids, NFHS, or CDC Heads Up)
• USA Cheer Waiver
• USA Cheer Member Code of Conduct Agreement

USA Cheer Cheer Coach Membership is available for cheerleading coaches.

Requirements:

• Background Screening
  • Results can take up to 10 business days to receive once submitted
• Athlete Protection Course
• Concussion Awareness Training (TeachAids, NFHS, or CDC Heads Up)
• USA Cheer Safety & Risk Management Certification AND/OR Youth Safety & Risk Management Certification
  • Existing course certificate UPLOAD option available
• USA Cheer Waiver
• USA Cheer Member Code of Conduct Agreement

USA Cheer Spirit Program Memberships are made available to the spirit community to help provide a consistent minimum standard for those who supervise cheer and dance. These memberships help demonstrate a community-wide commitment to the safety of our athletes and performers.

This membership requires the following actions be completed:

• Background Screening
  • Results can take up to 10 business days to receive once submitted
• Athlete Protection Course
• Concussion Awareness Training (TeachAids, NFHS, or CDC Heads Up)
• USA Cheer Waiver
• USA Cheer Member Code of Conduct Agreement

USA Cheer STUNT Athlete Membership is a required membership for Club/Youth Rec STUNT athletes. Make sure the correct Program Affiliation is selected. If the Program is not available from the dropdown menu, please contact the Program Administrator to make sure their Club STUNT Program Membership is active.

Requirements:

• Athlete Protection Course
• CrashCourse Concussion Training
• Birthdate Verification (one-time)
• USA Cheer Waiver
• USA Cheer Member Code of Conduct Agreement

USA Cheer STUNT Coach Membership is for coaches involved in the sport of STUNT, coaching a STUNT Team, and are 18+ years old. This is a required membership for Club Stunt Program Coaches.

Requirements:

• Background Screening
  • Results can take up to 10 business days to receive once submitted
• Athlete Protection Course
• Concussion Awareness Training (TeachAids, NFHS, or CDC Heads Up)
• USA Cheer Safety & Risk Management Certification AND/OR Youth Safety & Risk Management Certification (every four years)
  • Existing course certificate UPLOAD option available
• USA Cheer Waiver
• USA Cheer Member Code of Conduct Agreement

USA Cheer STUNT Athlete & Coach (combined) Membership is for STUNT athletes who are also involved in coaching a STUNT team and 18+ years old.

Requirements:

• Background Screening
  • Results can take up to 10 business days to receive once submitted
• Athlete Protection - Athlete Course 
• Athlete Protection Course
• Concussion Awareness Training (TeachAids, NFHS, or CDC Heads Up)
• Birthdate Verification (one-time)
• USA Cheer Safety & Risk Management Certification AND/OR Youth Safety & Risk Management Certification (every four years)
• USA Cheer Waiver
• USA Cheer Member Code of Conduct Agreement

USA Cheer STUNT Official Membership is for scoring officials and referees involved in the sport of STUNT and are 18+ years old.

Requirements:

• Background Screening
  • Results can take up to 10 business days to receive once submitted
• Athlete Protection Course
• Concussion Awareness Training (TeachAids, NFHS, or CDC Heads Up)
• USA Cheer Waiver
• USA Cheer Member Code of Conduct Agreement

USA Cheer provides training and certificate of completion of STUNT officials. STUNT officials are independent contractors who work with each local STUNT association, state high school association, league, or hosting school independently of USA Cheer. As such, USA Cheer does not offer any insurance with membership. STUNT officials are responsible for obtaining any desired insurance policies related to their participation as an official, such as accident/catastrophic coverage. We recommend obtaining membership with the National Association of Sports Officials at https://www.naso.org. When asked for your sport, enter “STUNT” in the “Other” box.  USA Cheer does not require that you obtain coverage in order to participate as a STUNT official. Check with your local jurisdictions to determine if they have more specific requirements or recommendations.