A LETTER FROM BILL SEELY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF USA
在 USA Cheer 的官方網站中，一封由行政總監 (Executive director) Bill Seely 屬名的公開信，內容大約是在說 USA Cheer 將其新的競賽型態「Stunt」 向 NCAA 申請新興運動觀察名單的結果，以及後續的因應對策，看完後，不免讓人想起一句電影的經典台詞，「投降輸一半」！
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A LETTER FROM BILL SEELY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF USA CHEER
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As many of you know, USA Cheer applied for NCAA Emerging Sport Status earlier this summer and has been anticipating a response.
眾所皆知，USA Cheer 在今年夏天向NCAA提出新興運動認可的申請，並非常期待最後的結果。
While USA Cheer was not ultimately granted Emerging Sport status at this time, we were given some clear instructions on our next steps in the process.
雖然本次 USA Cheer 最終未能進入新興運動觀察名單，但我們也獲得許多關於這項運動未來發展的明確方向。
With only one year under our belt, we were encouraged by the response and feedback from the NCAA and are confident in our ability to provide the CWA with the information they have requested. The NCAA’s Committee on Women’s Athletics (CWA) responded that they appreciate the efforts of USA Cheer to create an innovative sport with the mission of providing new opportunities for athletic competition for women. They also stated that they are interested in watching the sport’s growth beyond the first organized season.
In addition to having 22 teams participate in our inaugural season, we also have received interest from more than a dozen additional universities as well as several state high school associations. USA Cheer also teamed up with the American Sports Medicine Institute to ensure that we are doing all we can to provide a safe environment for our athletes.
It is USA Cheer’s belief that we’ve been given a unique opportunity – to create a new and innovative sport that opens up important athletic opportunities for female athletes.
In keeping with the CWA’s recommendations, and in the spirit of what we are trying to accomplish for young people, we have reached out to the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association (NCATA) to begin discussions about the progress of the sport format and the potential of working together towards this common goal.
為符合 NCAA 女子運動委員會的建議，並秉持我們一直以來向年輕人推廣這項運動的精神與初衷，我們已經向全美大學校際技巧與騰翻協會 (NCATA) 接觸，共同討論雙方的合作空間，與這項運動模式未來的發展方向，並朝向共同的目標前進。
As the authority on cheerleading, USA Cheer will continue its leadership role in uniting all of the key players in the cheerleading community under USA Cheer’s umbrella to support the growth of our newest sport.
身為啦啦隊的權責單位，USA Cheer 將持續扮演領導的角色，結合啦啦隊領域的關鍵人士，並在 USA Cheer 的統籌管理下支持屬於我們新興運動的發展。
--Bill Seely
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這封公開信，很明確的提到， USA Cheer 在申請 NCAA 新興運動觀察名單碰了壁，並且 NCAA 的女子運動委員會 (Committee on Women’s Athletics, CWA) 也建議 USA Cheer 向 NCATA 接觸，並尋求對話與合作的空間，而 USA Cheer 也從善如流的比照辦理。很明顯的，USA Cheer 在 NCA National 隔天急就章的 Stunt，終究比不過紮紮實實擁有一整季聯賽資料的 NCATA。所以，真正的體育運動與教育，不是地區商人玩得起的遊戲！場邊助陣的啦啦隊要原封不動成為運動場中的主角，機率似乎是愈來愈小。
然而，「投降輸一半」不只是香港規矩，連美國也有！
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