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After its break-out star Jerry Harris was charged with the sexual exploitation of children, it seemed inconceivable that Netflix would commission a second season of the hit series CHEER. The news of Harris’ crimes devastated the cheerleading world. It also opened up a critical and long overdue conversation about safeguarding in the sport, sparking multiple initiatives to improve athlete safety, including SQUAD SAFE. Netflix has just announced a surprise January premier of a s

Over 3000 people on LinkedIn have already read "5 things you need to know about the sport of Cheerleading". The blog below is a re-post of the original article, which can also be found here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-things-you-need-know-sport-cheerleading-2020-joanna-gamper-cuthbert/ 5 things you need to know about the sport of Cheerleading Forget everything you think you know about Cheerleading, and get ready to discover a visually exhilarating sport, at which England are re

I was thrilled to be invited this month to write a guest blog for CheerConditioning.Academy. Like all of us, they had watched Netflix’s ‘Athlete A’ with horror and a strong resolve that we must not let anything like this happen again …but how? Using their international platform and reach, they invited Squad Safe to discuss the basics of Safeguarding, and signpost coaches to further resources. You can read the article here: https://www.cheerconditioning.academy/single-post/saf