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25.01.2022 ACSA were proud to hold our 2nd AGM in Melbourne yesterday and thankful for the Members who attended in person or via video conference link Many fruitful discussions ensued for our direction moving forward:-) ACSA - The Peak Body for Australian Cheer & Dance

25.01.2022 Great article on how parents impact upon their childrens participation in sport Key points for Gym/Studios are - - "For all segments, a key motivating factor for sport participation is the opportunity of a free trial by the club. This can address concerns some parents have about committing time and money to a sport club before being sure that it will suit them and their children."... - "The Family focused segment, whose priorities are activities that fit in with family time, may be inclined to join a club if it offers flexible, family friendly options and clear information about what commitment is required." - "As the name suggests, the Child focused segment is strongly driven by the child. Parents in this segment are motivated to have a child join club sport if their child will primarily enjoy it and secondly will learn values such as teamwork and responsibility" - Barriers (children) Wrong age (too old/young) for available activities is the primary barrier for children up to 8 years. For children 9-14 years the main barriers are: Dont like sport/PA Not enough time/too many other commitments Cant afford it/transport ***** "Parents have a unique opportunity to help their children develop life-long engagement and enjoyment with sport and physical activity. The behaviour of many adult figures (coaches, teachers, extended family, etc.), as well as peers and siblings, play an important role in influencing a childs behaviour. However, parents above all remain the enduring role models that their children use as a basis for their own development. Parents who actively enable their childs sport and physical activity can offer encouragement and supportthat is, financial, practical and psychological support. This plays a significant role initiating and sustaining a childs sports participation and positive mindset towards maintaining physical fitness through life." https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au//engaging_parents

24.01.2022 ACSA FRAMEWORK FOR RESUMPTION OF ALL STAR CHEER AND DANCE A big thank you to our amazing All Star Cheer and Dance community for your support and cooperation through these challenging times. We have definitely played our role to help flatten the curve. You have likely heard about the exciting progress made to reboot sport in Australia and may have read the framework produced by the Australian Institute of Sport and endorsed by the Australian Government.... As there is no current National Sporting Organisation recognised by the Australian Government, there was no reference to All-Star Cheer and Dance in these documents. ACSA, in its role as Peak Body has used this framework and made it applicable to our community. It also includes a Hygiene Policy and other recommended measures to ensure a safe transition back to training. https://australiancheersportalliance.com.au//acsa-framewor These have already been sent to our Club and EP Members and are now excited to release them to the wider community. As of today, 8th May, we are currently in Level A. Stay tuned, as it is hoped that Scott Morrison or State Premiers, will soon provide further information on timings as to when each State can progress onto Level B. We are excited to see the light at the end of the tunnel and look forward to the safe return of All-Star Cheer and Dance.

24.01.2022 As many of you will be aware the NSW and Victorian State Governments will be ordering a shutdown of non-essential services over the next 48 hours. This will include cheer gyms and dance studios in these States. The NSW and Victorian Premiers have advised they will provide further information tomorrow (Monday 23rd) Please refer to your State Government websites for the latest and official information. The ACSA COVID-19 guidelines have been updated here: https://australianche...ersportalliance.com.au//acsa_covid-19 ACSA has engaged an employment lawyer to seek further guidance on the implications on staff and will provide this to Gym and Studio Owners as soon as it is available. We are also working on further support materials to help gyms and studios. We urge everyone to adhere to the Australian and State Government advice as well as support each other through this unprecedented situation. Victorian Government Statement: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-from-the-premier-/ NSW Government Statement: https://www.nsw.gov.au//statement-from-the-nsw-premier-gl/

23.01.2022 IMPORTANT NOTICE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA COACHES South Australia has introduced stronger, more effective, and transparent screening laws for people working or volunteering with children. The new laws mean that, from 1 July 2019, everyone working or volunteering with children must have valid child-related screening.... These changes were recommended as part of South Australian and federal royal commissions, to help keep children safe in our communities. The new working with children check (WWCC) that is being introduced from 1 July 2019 replaces the current system, where people can have either a Department of Human Services (DHS) child-related employment screening, or a National Police Certificate assessed by their employer/volunteer-involving organisation. Key changes include: WWCCs replace all other types of child-related employment screening checks. people can apply for their own WWCC, to help them be job-ready organisations can no longer use National Police Certificates for people working or volunteering with children. Only the South Australian Department of Human Services (DHS) Screening Unit can do a WWCC. a WWCC is valid for five years and is portable across organisations and roles in South Australia . There will be transitional arrangements to make it easier for people to move to the new scheme. All current, valid DHS/DCSI childrelated employment screening clearances will be recognised as WWCCs under the law, until they expire. Certain industries will have staggered entry times to the new scheme, to help them transition smoothly. National Police Certificates assessed by organisations are valid for working with children until 1 July 2020. For most people working or volunteering with children, the transitional arrangements mean they dont need to do anything to be ready for the new laws starting on 1st July 2019 You can continue using your current, valid DHS/DCSI child-related employment screening until it expires. When it is time to renew it, you will need to apply for a new working with children check. Dont leave it until the last minute allow at least six weeks for processing your application. You can apply for a new check up to six months before your current one expires. More information available https://screening.sa.gov.au//new-working-with-children-che

22.01.2022 he 2020 Worlds Championship Event Date Change 08/26/2019 5:45 PM - From the U.S. All Star Federation and the International All Star Federation regarding The Cheerleading and Dance World Championship... Were looking forward to 2020. Circumstances outside of our control have necessitated a slight adjustment of the dates of The Cheerleading and Dance Worlds for 2020. Worlds will take place on April 24, 25 and 26. The location remains at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL The Cheerleading & Dance Worlds 2020 Date Change FAQ Why is there a date change for The Cheerleading and Dance Worlds? The International Cheer Union is slightly changing their event date due to a scheduling conflict with important international meetings. That change is causing the USASF and IASF to slightly change their event date for The Cheerleading and Dance Worlds to avoid event overlap at Walt Disney World. What are the dates of the ICU World Championships? To avoid a scheduling conflict with important international meetings, the 2020 ICU Worlds Championships will change their event date to April 27, 28 and 29. Will this be the schedule for the following year At this time, we are only aware that it is a one-time change to the schedule http://usasf.net/news/?article_id=93

22.01.2022 CORONAVIRUS - COVID-19 We understand peoples concern given the potential seriousness of the situation, but ask our community not to panic, and instead listen to evidence-based, real-time advice of health professionals and government officials. With the current global situation evolving around Coronavirus (COVID-19), ACSA have developed guidelines for best practice hygiene, sterilisation and infection minimisation which has been distributed to our studio/gym owners to assis...t them in taking maximum measures to mitigate the risk to our athletes, families and staff members. This includes 1. Isolation Protocols 2. Equipment / Area Sterilisation 3. Practice good hygiene/hand sterilisation 4. Food and drink As we move through the uncertain times in the weeks ahead it is paramount our community keeps our communication lines open between athletes/families and studios/gyms to understand what is being done to to ensure their collective wellbeing. While coronavirus is of concern, it is important to remember that unless there is an imminent threat of exposure in your area, most people displaying symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat or tiredness are likely suffering from a cold or other respiratory illness not coronavirus. https://www.health.gov.au//coronavirus-covid-19-what-you-n It may also be beneficial to note what pandemic actually means now that the WHO has declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. The fear is that the public will now see that as being more dangerous than what the term actually means. So what is a pandemic, exactly? The classical definition doesnt consider the severity of the disease. Its more about geography, specifically denoting a disease that spreads globally and infects a large number of people. A widespread yet relatively mild illness, therefore, could still be classified as a pandemic whereas in contrast, an endemic disease is isolated to a particular area, and an epidemic is a sudden increase in the number of cases in that area.

21.01.2022 The National Cabinet has endorsed a set of principles for the return of elite and community sport. ACSA is reviewing these and developing a roadmap to the safe return of dance and cheer training & events. https://www.pm.gov.au//attacha-national-principles-resumpt... In addition, they have endorsed the AIS Framework for rebooting sport in a Covid-19 environment https://www.pm.gov.au//attachb-ais-framework-rebooting-spo In the meantime, we remind everyone to follow the current Government advice in their State, so we can all work together to bring the cheer and dance back into the community.

21.01.2022 IASF 2020/2021 RULE CHANGES The IASF have advised that Australia (Season 2 country) will continue to utilise the 2019/2020 IASF Rules for the next year. We thank the IASF for listening to our communities concerns and wishes .... We (the IASF) have decided, with respect to the Season 2 Countries who have already had their tryouts for next season, to remove the new 2020-21 rules and will continue to use the 2019-20 IASF Rules for the next year. The timing of the release of the new rules was not ideal for Season 2 Countries and there is nothing in the IASF 2019-20 rules that have caused an imminent safety situation that needs to be immediately addressed. This will also give us additional time to re-evaluate the rules and take all of your suggestions into consideration."" https://www.facebook.com/groups/IASFworlds/

20.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/theAIS/posts/560171311227273

20.01.2022 A further update to the easing of restrictions for Queensland clubs. Formal non-contact training for groups of up to 20 can only resume from 12th June. Until then no formal training is allowed (unless an exemption is granted by the Queensland Government) See here for further information, and we will send an update to members. https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au///sport/clubs-organisations

19.01.2022 IASF 2020/2021 RULE CHANGES Many of our coaches would be aware that earlier today the IASF released the 2020-2021 rules, which can be found here http://www.iasfworlds.com///IASF-2020-21-Rules-Final-1.pdf. ACSA is aware there has been quite a bit of conversation and reaction to these rule changes, and appreciate many clubs have already held 2020 team placements. ... As such ACSA is seeking feedback from the community. This feedback has two objectives. Firstly to determine which rules should be used for the 2020 cheerleading season, and secondly to gather feedback that ACSA can use for its communication with the IASF on behalf of the Australian Cheerleading Community. ACSAs members being ALL THINGS CHEER (ATC) AUST CHEER ELITE (ACE) AUSSIE GOLD AUST ALL STAR CHEERLEADING FEDERATION (AASCF) CHEER UNLIMITED AUST SPIRIT INDUSTRIES CHEERCON INFINITE SPIRIT ALL STARS are in the process of distributing the survey to our Gym Owners & Coaches seeking replies no later than Midday (AEDT) Friday 13th December. We will have an official ACSA response, along with the scoring system released shortly there after.

19.01.2022 ACSA Club Membership now available ACSA would like to advise that information regarding Club Membership has been released! Club Members (who meet voting requirements) will have Full Voting Rights at Annual General Meetings etc. alongside Event Producer Members. The size of the Board has been expanded to include up to 3 Directors representing Clubs. The Board would like to invite club owners to become a member of ACSA. For 2020 club membership is FREE. For more information, pl...ease visit the online application form - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RRQKDJN Why become a member? Its free for 2020 Access to resources to help manage and grow your program Support with funding, grants, Visa support letters Club referrals via email or phone enquires Attend and participate in General Meetings Benefits will be continually added throughout the year If you require assistance with your membership or further information please email: [email protected]

18.01.2022 Government restrictions on opening: ACSA has received and collated the relevant advice from Government sources for Cheerleading Gyms and Dance Studios. We appreciate the enormity of the situation as well as the vast amount of information, and even though this makes it challenging we encourage Gyms and Studios to stay up to date with the latest Government advice. We will provide more information as it comes to hand and we encourage all our wider community to remain vigilant i...n their own daily hygiene and social distancing practice so we can all flatten the curve of this horrible virus, and bring back the full force of the allstar spirit into Australia. The summary can be found here: https://australiancheersportalliance.com.au//ACSA_Informat

18.01.2022 Dear VIC Club Members, We are saddened to communicate Victoria’s latest restrictions which means that all Victorian Metropolitan clubs & clubs located in the Mitchell Shire must close and revert to level A (online training) from midnight 8th July for the next 6 weeks. https://www.premier.vic.gov.au//200707-Statement-From-The-... The updated ACSA Framework for Resumption of All-Star Cheer and Dance:State table has been updated for Victoria with key dates on training and the corresponding ACSA Framework levels and sent to all ACSA Member clubs We don’t have any updates yet on what level training will resume at after the 6 weeks but will work on sourcing this information to assist with planning. We appreciate this is extremely difficult situation to be in and we are always here to help. We know that the All Star community is very strong and we wish you all the best as we continue to navigate these uncertain and challenging times. Kind regards, ACSA

18.01.2022 With the global situation evolving around Coronavirus (COVID-19), ACSA have developed guidelines for current best practice regarding social distancing, hygiene, sterilisation and infection minimisation which has been distributed to our studio/gym owners to assist them in taking maximum measures to mitigate the risk to our athletes, families and staff members. This includes 1. Isolation Protocols... 2. Equipment / Area Sterilisation 3. Practice good hygiene/hand sterilisation 4. Food and drink 5. Athlete Responsibilities 6. Social Distancing Measures - No Physical contact / Cease Stunt / Cease Tumble Spotting 7. Absence Policies 8. Exercise & Participation in Sport ACSA supports the message from Sport Australia that Exercise and participation in sport remains an important part of physical and mental health for everyone. Those who are well should continue to be active by engaging in exercise and playing sport https://www.ais.gov.au/health-wellbeing/covid-19 We encourage you to support the options facilitated by your program as they will continue to do the best they can with their both their athletes and wider communities best interests in mind. We all in this together so we encourage you to continue to support your coaches and gym owners while we all navigate these uncertain times.

18.01.2022 ACSA is proud to be educating & supporting the future leaders of our sport sending out our ASSISTANT / INTRODUCTORY CHEER COACH Course certificates to over 100+ successful participants:-) ACSA - THE PEAK BODY FOR AUSTRALIAN CHEER & DANCE

17.01.2022 A reminder to our Members that the ACSA Annual General Meeting will be held this Saturday at 3pm (AEST) via Zoom. Please check your email for an invitation to register for the AGM, and to vote for who you wish to represent you on the ACSA Board of Directors (Voting closes Friday 15th May 5pm AEST). At the AGM we will reflect on the past year as well as announce the new Club Board Directors (x3) and EP Board Directors (x2). ... If you have any questions please contact [email protected]

15.01.2022 This COVID-19 crisis will eventually pass and all need time to work our way through it It is vitally important that we care and support for each other at this time and remember that our sport is passionately run by gyms which are small businesses so lets support them through this crisis as much as we can so your children will still have a gym to go to on the other side Life must go on as best we can so be careful, be kind and do not panic

15.01.2022 Firstly, thank you all for complying with the Government Order, and prior to this, the wonderful effort you all put in to follow the stricter hygiene guidelines. The cheer and dance community is certainly doing its part to flatten the curve. As ACSA understands the situation: * The Prime Minister and National Cabinet decreed a closure of non-essential businesses. This will be enacted through the State Government Orders (See below for those available)... * As this is an unprecedented situation that is rapidly evolving there is a lack of clarity over the interpretation of these orders. * ACSA is working to get further clarification from the Government on the following topics, and we have listed ACSAs current interpretation of the order beside it: * Are Cheerleading Gyms and Dance Studios considered Indoor Sporting Venues? ACSAs current understanding is that Cheerleading Gyms and Dance Studios are considered Indoor Sporting Venues and fall under this order * Are there any exceptions to the above based on the building size or participant numbers? ACSAs current understanding is that there are no exceptions based on the club/studios specific make-up * Is training outdoors allowed? To quote the Prime Ministers media release These measures also apply to outdoor spaces associated with the above venues. * ACSA is also seeking clarification on what these orders mean for virtual classes, 1:1 training and other business operations. Yesterday ACSA emailed a pack to EPs, Gym and Studio Owners that outlines the implications of the closure and information about how to keep your business running during this difficult period. We hope it was useful, and we will be updating it regularly when news comes to hand. Thank you again for all of your hard work. Our hearts go out to everyone in our amazing community. We will all work together through this crisis, so we can come out stronger when our gyms and studios can reopen to normal activites. We also encourage you to remain vigilant in your own health and hygiene and continue to listen to the medical professionals and government authorities. VIC Official Order: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au//Directions-Non-Essential-Busi QLD Official Order: https://www.health.qld.gov.au//non-essential-business-clos

15.01.2022 ACSA has heard some dance studios have been advised that they may continue operating. ACSA has taken the position that Cheer Gym and Dance Clubs will fit into the definition of Gyms and Indoor Sporting venues. If you are considering remaining open, we strongly suggest that you call your State Health Department to confirm if your facility meets their definition of an Indoor Sporting Venue.... You should only consider opening if you have received written official Government advice that it is ok to do so, and you will still need to abide by all social distancing and gathering requirements (can refer to ACSA COVID-19 recommendations). Bear in mind each State is finalising the details of their legislation so the situation is still evolving and again we caution that you do not open without written confirmation that you are allowed to. ACSA will shortly be sending out (via EPs) a resource which provides advice to Gym and Studio Owners on how to maintain business continuity during this difficult time

14.01.2022 Proud to see that ACSA has been included as one of the Concussion in Sport Australia HIGH PERFORMANCE partners :-) https://concussioninsport.gov.au/partners

13.01.2022 As many of you will have heard Scott Morrison just addressed the Nation. ACSA will be following up further clarification on the allowance of Boot Camps / Personal Training for groups of 10 or less. Also we will seek the further information on social and sporting activities that was prefaced to come later in the press conference ACSA has been advised by the Prime Minister and Cabinets office that the full statement will be available tonight and further information tomorro...w. We will work as hard as we can to find these answers, as we appreciate the difficulty of extra uncertainty at an already uncertain time. As always, we recommend everyone to follow the advice of the Government and Medical authorities both at a business level and in your daily lives. Take care everyone. You can rewatch the address here https://www.facebook.com/abcnews.au/videos/2598773730441768/

13.01.2022 We are excited to see progress towards resuming full activity with QLD, WA and SA announcing dates for when full sporting activity can resume. With all States recently announcing changes, ACSA Club Members have been sent the latest version (6) of the ACSA Framework for Resumption of All-Star Cheer and Dance. Club Membership If you are not yet an ACSA Club member you can join for free for this year via: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RRQKDJN ... Club Members will be kept up to date with developing changes to restrictions and the latest information on ACSAs Framework as well as templates, resources and guidelines. Play by the Rules- upcoming live stream events Clubs may wish to register for the upcoming live stream events hosted by Play by the Rules that address the recovery of community sport post COVID-19: Exploring equity, emotional wellbeing and collaborative approaches to return to community sport - Friday 5th June at 10.00 am AEST - (https://events.humanitix.com/exploring-equity-emotional-wel) How do we ensure the safe return to sport and mitigate the risk, using the Sport Australia Return to Sport Toolkit? - Tuesday 9th June at 5.30 pm AEST (https://events.humanitix.com/how-do-we-ensure-the-safe-retu) Please feel free to message or email ACSA [email protected] with any queries

12.01.2022 ACSA Club Membership Reminder ACSA would like to advise that information regarding Club Membership has been released! Club Members (who meet voting requirements) will have Full Voting Rights at Annual General Meetings etc. alongside Event Producer Members. The size of the Board has been expanded to include up to 3 Directors representing Clubs. The Board would like to invite club owners to become a member of ACSA. For 2020 club membership is FREE. For more information, please ...visit the online application form - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RRQKDJN Why become a member? Its free for 2020 Access to resources to help manage and grow your program Support with funding, grants, Visa support letters Club referrals via email or phone enquires Attend and participate in General Meetings Benefits will be continually added throughout the year If you require assistance with your membership or further information please email: [email protected]

11.01.2022 ACSA acknowledges the significant impact the Government restrictions is having on our industry, and as the Peak Body we are passionate to support our industry as much as we can. To help support our clubs and studios navigate through these challenging times. ACSA has partnered with a financial planner to provide a free webinar for Cheer Gym and Dance Studio owners to break down the Government stimulus packages and answer questions. It will be held this Thursday at 7:30pm AEDT.... We will be providing details to Gym and Studio owners shortly. We have also updated the ACSA COVID-19 Business Continuity pack, which provides advice on important topics to keep their business going during this closure and prepared for when our gyms and studios get to re-open. Re-open is the key word. The current closure is a critical step to help flatten the curve and contain this horrible virus. But once we all do our part and get through to the other side, we will re-open, be stronger and hit the world with a whole lot of cheer and dance!

10.01.2022 The FINAL 2020 ACSA Age & Division grid has been released to Member EPs who will be including it in their upcoming 2020 Information Packs. All Things Cheer and Dance Australia Aussie Gold Cheer & Dance Australian All Star Cheerleading Federation (AASCF) Australian Cheer Elite Cheer Unlimited Australia CheerCon Infinite Spirit All Stars Spirit Industries Australia

09.01.2022 2020 ACSA AGE GRID The 2020 ACSA Cheer & Dance Age Grid has been updated, to include High Kick and clarification of wording with age cut offs (no changes to age divisions have been made). Please click below to review the latest version (released 14/1/20 v3). https://australiancheersportalliance.com.au/n/2020-age-grid

09.01.2022 ATTN - AUSTRALIAN GYM / STUDIO OWNERS If you are an Australian Gym or Studio Owner that would like to join the already established ACSA Gym Owner Advisory Group to help guide the direction of ACSA, please click on the link below for further information and the nomination form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZCM29DD

08.01.2022 ACSA 2020 CHEER & DANCE SCORING SYSTEM ACSA is pleased to advise the 2020 Cheer and Dance Scoring System, including skills lists and rubric has been distributed to Member EPs. Contact ACSA Member EPs for more information: All Things Cheer and Dance Australia Aussie Gold Cheer & Dance Australian All Star Cheerleading Federation (AASCF) Australian Cheer Elite Cheer Unlimited Australia CheerCon Infinite Spirit All Stars Spirit Industries Australia

08.01.2022 20/3/20 CLARIFICATION RE SOCIAL DISTANCE GUIDELINES There is some confusion surrounding the Dept Of Health notice today regarding guidelines for Indoor Gatherings and about density calculations. General Population Indoor Gatherings... - In a given occupied space, there must be a density of no more than one person per four square metres of floor space. Gyms and indoor fitness activities - Settings like gyms and indoor fitness centres are not required to close at this time providing they meet these requirements for social distancing and hand hygiene. Such venues should take actions to ensure regular high standards of environmental cleaning take place. How do gyms interpret this information? Following the ACSA Social Distancing Guidelines should keep gyms within all current criteria requirements. Below is a 4 step guide: 1. Calculate maximum capacity allowed in your facility based on your facility size. Find out the square metre size of your venue (indoors) and divide it by 4. For example: If your indoor venue space is 300m2, then your absolute maximum capacity is 75 people. This must adhere to the 100 person limit. Note: Maximum capacity is a general guide on numbers. Where you can reduce people within your facility, do so. The less number of people in the one space at the one time, the lower the risk. 2. Adhere to social distancing criteria (1.5 metre per person). Ensure that you can adequately adhere to social distancing criteria within your facility. It is likely that when considering social distancing criteria, your capacity calculation will be less. 3. Give consideration to your venue specifics and how you can achieve appropriate social distancing. Each venue is different and consideration should be given to individual venue set up. 4. Make determinations specific to you and what you feel works for your facility. The ACSA Social Distancing Guidelines provides tips to help you with this. https://australiancheersportalliance.com.au/news

08.01.2022 ***Attention NSW Programs: The Active Kids program will now provide two $100 vouchers per year*** Parents, guardians and carers of school-enrolled children can use the vouchers towards sport and active recreation costs each year.... As a for-profit (or not-for-profit) activity provider located in NSW there are three simple steps to register as a provider: 1. Visit www.sport.nsw.gov.au/activekids (read the Guidelines and Fact Sheets to learn if you are eligible, and the documents you will need to register). 2. Visit www.service.nsw.gov.au and create or login to your MyService NSW Business Profile. 3. Register for the Active Kids program. Enter your details, upload your documents and activity program, then submit for approval. What information will be required to register as a provider? Organisation entity details, location, activities oered (e.g. sport or active recreation activity), upload Certificates of Currency for insurance and indemnity cover, bank details, declarations including Working With Children Check (WWCC) clearance, and acceptance of Terms and Conditions For more information visit www.sport.nsw.gov.au/activekids, phone 13 77 88 or email [email protected]

06.01.2022 CORONAVIRUS - COVID-19 We understand people’s concern given the potential seriousness of the situation, but ask our community not to panic, and instead listen to evidence-based, real-time advice of health professionals and government officials. With the current global situation evolving around Coronavirus (COVID-19), ACSA have developed guidelines for best practice hygiene, sterilisation and infection minimisation which has been distributed to our studio/gym owners to assis...t them in taking maximum measures to mitigate the risk to our athletes, families and staff members. This includes 1. Isolation Protocols 2. Equipment / Area Sterilisation 3. Practice good hygiene/hand sterilisation 4. Food and drink As we move through the uncertain times in the weeks ahead it is paramount our community keeps our communication lines open between athletes/families and studios/gyms to understand what is being done to to ensure their collective wellbeing. While coronavirus is of concern, it is important to remember that unless there is an imminent threat of exposure in your area, most people displaying symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat or tiredness are likely suffering from a cold or other respiratory illness not coronavirus. https://www.health.gov.au//coronavirus-covid-19-what-you-n It may also be beneficial to note what pandemic actually means now that the WHO has declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. The fear is that the public will now see that as being more dangerous than what the term actually means. So what is a pandemic, exactly? The classical definition doesn’t consider the severity of the disease. It’s more about geography, specifically denoting a disease that spreads globally and infects a large number of people. A widespread yet relatively mild illness, therefore, could still be classified as a pandemic whereas in contrast, an endemic disease is isolated to a particular area, and an epidemic is a sudden increase in the number of cases in that area.

05.01.2022 ACSA are continuing to support our members through the COVID-19 Pandemic by partnering with The Office of the eSafety Commissioner to provide a free Child Safe and Online Learning webinar tailored to cheer and dance. The eSafety webinar is being held this Friday 1st May, current members have been provided with registration details. If you would like more information on becoming an ACSA member or about The eSafety webinar please get in touch via message or email [email protected]

05.01.2022 ATTN : GYM / STUDIO OWNERS/COACHES Are aware that Cheer & Dance Schools will no longer need to get a licence from APRA AMCOS and a separate licence from PPCA in the coming year? OneMusic Australia will replace this run-around (cheers all round :-)).... OneMusic will offer the dance community (and that includes cheerleading coaching businesses) time savings and a common-sense approach to definitions recognising the nuances of our sector. This is the new licensing scheme from 1 July (next week), which will be on a rolling basis for a full 12 months - there are a couple of hundred Dance and Performance Schools in the first wave - these are the Schools who have a licence due for renewal in September so you can see we have given them a lot of time to get their head around the change. https://onemusic.com.au/licences/dance-schools/ The big benefits are: The licence scheme is now based on the number of classes per week rather than days per week. Smaller dance schools running a limited number of classes will hugely benefit. If an individual dance and performance instructor is running their tuition out of multiple spaces, we will only count their operation as a single location. We know venues such as community halls are scarce. Digital copy/delivery (Spotify, Apple Music, others) is now only $2.02 per student rather than $6.00 per student under previous arrangements. The scheme is customisable. If schools dont need all the music rights (directly-licensed sound recordings, for example) they can opt for a partial rights discount. If a school doesnt need digital copying/recording because they have a live pianist each week they just need to let us know. A school can make a choice on the number of standard concerts and events they have and only pay for what they need. Of the two dozen licence schemes we are launching, the Dance and Performance Instructors and Dance Schools licence scheme has the most rights bundled into one licence (including ARIA) which should be a welcome reduction in paperwork for your members and a guarantee of comprehensive music licence coverage. If you want more background on OneMusic Australia there is loads on the OneMusic site - including FAQs which should help to understand what were about.

04.01.2022 ACSA thanks our Members and the All Star community for their continued adaptability during these unprecedented times. ACSA are continuing to support our members by again partnering with Paul from 5Ways Group to provide a free webinar on the Job Keeper payment. We have also updated the ACSA COVID-19 Business Continuity Pack & Closure Order Information with advice received from Government Departments. The pack contains vital resources to support clubs during the shutdown and to be prepared for when they can re-open. ACSA wishes everyone a happy and safe Easter and wanted to pass on confirmation from the Prime Minister that that there is an eggsemption for the Easter Bunny

04.01.2022 Scott Morrison announced tonight that Indoor Sporting Venues across Australia are required to close from Midday tomorrow (23rd March). ACSA believes cheer gyms and dance studios will fit the definition of Indoor Sporting Venues and need to comply with this order. We are working to gather further information and support for our Gym and Studio Owners.

02.01.2022 ACSA held our third AGM today and are proud to announce the election of our new Directors! Congratulations to Danielle Jimenez (CheerCon) and Tamara Manning (Infinite Spirit All Stars) elected to represent the Event Producer Members. Congratulations to Danelle Cooney, Emma Vasudevan and Edward Miles elected as the first Club Director representatives on the ACSA Board.... Thomasine Warmington, George Tatai and Jordan Wilson-Otto have been elected as Appointed Directors. Stephen James (AASCF) continues his term as Chairperson. AGM Minutes will be circulated to ACSA Members in due course.

01.01.2022 Scott Morrison just finished a press conference where he announced that there is now a two-person limit on outdoor activities (down from the previous ten person limit) with the exception of if you are outside with members of your household. Further details, including penalties for breaching this, will be determined by the States. But for the meantime we recommend all gyms and studios immediately adapt to this two-person limit. Take care of each other, and lets all do our part in social distancing and hygiene measures to help flatten the curve.