UPro Homehttp://www.uproav.com/upro-home/en-US2012-02-23T09:22:57ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)UPro Drop Boxhttp://www.uproav.com/upro-home/2011/12/24/upro-drop-box.htmlScot Adamson2011-12-24T17:51:39ZThose of us at UPro Media are always searching for ways to better cover the sports of Cheerleading and Dance.  We are offering our viewers the opportunity to upload video or photo files to our website.  we are not sure how long we will continue to offer this as a new feature, but will try it for a short time. Please only send applicable competition footage. Our editors will choose which files will be published to the website. 

]]>Congratulations To Our State Qualifiers & Champions!http://www.uproav.com/upro-home/2011/11/1/congratulations-to-our-state-qualifiers-champions.htmlScot Adamson2011-11-01T16:00:53ZThe Georgia Cheerleading State Championship Competiton was a true battle this year!  Congratulations to all teams that qualified, and congratulations to our champions!  Those of us at UPro Media are very proud of your efforts and accomplishments!!!!!

Our 2011 State Champions!

                         A Trion

                       AA Coosa

                   AAA Carrollton

                  AAAA Northgate 

                  AAAAA Mill Creek  

                Coed Winder-Barrow

]]>Half A Million Views In Octoberhttp://www.uproav.com/upro-home/2011/10/30/half-a-million-views-in-october.htmlScot Adamson2011-10-30T17:35:39ZUPro is pleased to assist in so many people being able to scout, view, and enjoy the sport of cheerleading!  we have logged more than a half million views this October! Our site was designed for the use and enjoyment of coaches, athletes, and spectators of the sport of cheerleading.  Our goal is to cover every Georgia cheerleading event and have the footage posted in order that coaches and athletes can work to improve their team's performance in the effort of improvement and becoming a champion! 

]]>GHSA's No Flash Rulehttp://www.uproav.com/upro-home/2011/10/11/ghsas-no-flash-rule.htmlScot Adamson2011-10-11T15:13:06ZI'm not sure spectators that challenge this rule know the risk of their actions!  I by no means want to justify the rule, yet it remains the rule to be followed.  You see, we as spectators do not have the ability to make rules to be followed, and create risk for the teams and athletes we care about each time we do not abide by the rules as they are written. 

First, I would like to express the reason GHSA has created the flash photography rule.  They have determined that the flash creates a distraction to the athletes, therefore is dangerous to the athletes that are competing.  That being said, if they are correct, I can't believe anyone would continue flashing under those circumstances!  I am sure that no one wants their child, athlete, or team to be endangered while performing! 

Second, the judges have the right to stop any performance where the rulse are being violated, and if thieir performance is interupted, that will clearly create a danger to the athletes!  That being said, I cannot believe anyone is still flashing!  I have begun to aggressively announce this only because I have listened to the judges as they threaten to stop more routines due to the violation of this rule.  I am not willing to see these competitors placed in that situation.  I care too much for their safety and right to a fair and uninterupted performance/competition. 

Finally, knowing that the judges have a history of stopping a performance, knowing that their purpose is safety, and knowing that none of us have the ability to change any rules, I recommend that we all honor the rules, and stop placing our athletes at risk of not only being endangered, but also being stopped in the middle of their performance.  I have attached a video of one event where the action of stopping a performance was taken to enforce the rule.  Watch this video and understand that when flashes are going off while your team is on the floor, this could happen to your team!!!  Take a look!!! Then take action to protect your athletes!!!

The judges will stop a performance. Don't cause this problem for your team!!

I have continually offered assistance to anyone that needs help turning their flash off.  Just brig your camera to me or any of my staff, and we will assist you!  That being said lets not show our dislike to any rule where the judges might stop a team due to our lack of better judgement.  It only will harm the athletes that we care to see have the most success possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]>Competitive Week 3&4http://www.uproav.com/upro-home/2011/10/4/competitive-week-34.htmlScot Adamson2011-10-04T12:56:47ZTeams and judges appear to be settling into the new scoring rubric for the year.  The kinks seem to be smoothing out in terms of deductions, performance, and the judges time to score each team.  While I am not a total fan of the scoring system, it is nice to see the calming of the storm that existed throughout the start of the competitive cheerleading season. 

Judging has improved the amount of time required to score a performance from roughly 10 minutes per team to now requiring roughly 5-6 minutes.  Whil I never want to rush a judge, thus gaining an inaccurate score, it is nice to see them improve efficiencey to a point of reason. 

We are covering the great performances of weeks 3 and 4 with

     Alpharetta as the champions of the AAAAA                        Peachtree Ridge As the champions of the

     Division at North Gwinnett and Ken Mtn                                Coed Division at North Gwinnett

                                   

     Winder Barrow as the champions of the                                  Mill Creek as the champions of

     Coed Division at Ola's Quest For The Best                                the AAAAA Division at Grayson

                                   

]]>Competitive Week 2http://www.uproav.com/upro-home/2011/9/19/competitive-week-2.htmlScot Adamson2011-09-19T12:19:41ZTeams are looking stronger in week 2 as they polish, and progress toward the championship rounds at the end of the season.  I first want to congratulate the competition organizers from this week as each event that we attended was very well run! There were several stand out performances this week.  From the Chiefs Cheerleading Classic, the team that stood out for me was Whitewater.  While they do have progress which needs to be made in their stunting, I thoroughly enjoyed their presentation, jumps and cleanliness.  I also enjoyed their cheer with the collegiate feel it possessed.

 

From Darlington, I enjoyed seeing Trion, Calhoun, and Cedartown. 

   

 From Mill Creek I loved seeing Northgate, and Peachtree Ridge!

       

]]>Competitive Week Onehttp://www.uproav.com/upro-home/2011/9/11/competitive-week-one.htmlScot Adamson2011-09-11T12:18:45ZCompetitive cheerleading's first week of competitions went well.  The teams are noticeably watering down their routines, but most found success in their first performance of the season. 

The stand out performance of the day was clearly The Ola Mustangs.  They swept the Wildcat Pride Invitational winning the JV and Coed divisions, as well as receiving the highest score of the event.  The Mustangs captured everyone's attention with 4 standing Fulls up front, and continues their action paced routine with a strong performance.  Take a look!!

   

The wildcat Pride Invitational really gave back to its spectators by providing free DVDs to everyone that wanted one (Who does that, for free).  Competition organizers wanted every participant, coach and spectator to be satisfied and have a pleasant experience with this event.  They provided video footage for the athletes in the holding area, and video replay for the athletes that attended their event. The wildcat Pride Invitational was a first class event. 

A word of caution for future competition organizers, the judges required roughly 8-10 minutes per team to judge the new rubric.  If you wish to stay on schedule, provide adequate time for them to perform their tasks. 

]]>2010 Georgia State Cheerleading Championshttp://www.uproav.com/upro-home/2011/7/19/2010-georgia-state-cheerleading-champions.htmlScot Adamson2011-07-19T14:53:00ZThe State Champions of 2010!  Will they repeat in 2011, or will we have new champions this year? 

 

   

               Coed Peachtree Ridge                         AAAAA Alpharetta                             AAAA Northgate

   

                    AAA Columbus                                   AA Calhoun                                           A Trion   

]]>Georgia Dance Team State Championshipshttp://www.uproav.com/upro-home/2011/7/13/georgia-dance-team-state-championships.htmlScot Adamson2011-07-13T13:52:00ZDance teams from all over Georgia attended the Georgia State Dance Championship.  This event was hosted by UDA at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City and highlighted the very best dancers form the state.

Here are a few of my favs:

   

   


Be sure to turn on the HD & Stretch functions when using the full screen view!! 

They are both at the bottom right of the video player window. 

For those that have never used my website, you can use the share button to send your video via email to friends, post them on a website, or send them via facebook, twitter, etc. ENJOY!!!

]]>GA State Soloist Championshipshttp://www.uproav.com/upro-home/2011/7/12/ga-state-soloist-championships.htmlScot Adamson2011-07-12T22:14:00ZThe artful expression and athleticism of The Georgia State Soloist Dance Championships was exciting as well as entertaining!  This incredibly competitive group of talented dancers were able to deliver meaningful athleticism and artful expression to each spectator in such a way to leave us all wanting to experience more.  Below is a sample of that talent!

All competitors can be viewed by navigating to the Georgia Dance Championship page using the link to the left of this article. 

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