CIF approves competitive cheer standards

The CIF Board of Managers voted to approve bylaws for competitive cheer.

The unanimous Board of Managers vote April 5 adds competitive cheer to the list of CIF-approved sports, defines competitive sport cheer as a spring sport, and establishes bylaws for competitive cheer covering definitions, official rules documents, and safety certification of coaches.

"We've been talking about this for a long time," said CIF commissioner Jerry Schniepp.

In October 2015 Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 949 which required the CIF to develop guidelines, procedures, and safety standards to add competition c...