GSSA and Jamfest

Worlds Watcher · GURU

GSSA and Jamfest

cheer1 · Veteran Member

Yes My friend called me today about it. There is also an announcement on the Jamfest Website. As far as the rest of the season I don't think it will change much just the offical announcement at the GSSA March competition. As far as next year who knows. I wonder if it will all become jamfest.?

COmomof2 · Senior Member

That is interesting.

Who knows how this will turn out.

Only time will tell. Maybe it'll be an exciting year next year! Let's see!

Tamara · cheergyms.com Master Poster

Hopefully, more free spectators! ;)

Seriously, what are some of the more obvious differences between the two?

Fierce Coach · GURU

For me it's kind of strange. GSSA is ran, and ran well. Strict, clean cut, confident. And Jamfest is hyper, fun, comforting...
Seems like two totally different ways to produce a competition coming together.
It's strange, yet kind of exciting... I wonder if their ideas will mesh well? And I wonder if they will completely be called something entirely new, or if they will stay Jamfest? Or GSSA? Or maybe even Golden State Jamfest... LOL.

I guess we'll find out sometime in the near future!!!

cheerwatcher · GURU

Well, I have a great idea lets come up with a bunch of names for them that they can use. It'll be kinda fun, right?

cheerwatcher · GURU

Heres mine!!

1.Spirit Fest Association
(gsSa) (jamFEST) (gssA)

2.Golden State Spirit Fest

3.Jam Spirt Association

4.Jamfest spirit

5.Spirit Jam

6.Golden Jamfest Association

I personally Like #1 the best!

Fierce Coach · GURU

I like Spirit Jam. It's simple and to the point... and it only uses one word from both companies original names.

Or what if they just name it GSSA Jamfest? LOL. That would be boring.

-- Edited by Fierce Coach at 09:46, 2007-02-26

Tamara · cheergyms.com Master Poster

This is a fun idea.

I like adjusting #1 to be just "Spirit Fest". That way it's still just one word from each and it flows well enough that people probably wouldn't shorten it to just SF - well when saying it, I know they will when writing. Boy oh boy try saying GJA five times fast. ;)

-- Edited by Tamara at 10:51, 2007-02-26

Tamara · cheergyms.com Master Poster

I don't know about the attendance of each of these companies (and I'm too lazy to do that much research), so I'm not referring to this specific merge. But, a question just popped into my head.

I believe a competition company is allowed to give out one paid bid per 100 teams performing the year before. If two companies that have widely different number of teams competing merge, how does the number of bids allowed get calculated?

ACEDAD · GURU

Not sure about the numbers, but if it is really treated as a merger, the location will matter. A company has to choose one nationals to give cheer or dance bids. If it is a merger (in the eyes of the USASF), the Jamfest bids are given in Indy (cheer) and Cincinnati (dance). That would mean no more bids for GSSA.

-- Edited by ACEDAD at 18:44, 2007-02-26

Cheer411 · Senior Member

Well that definitely puts a new spin on mergers. Hummm....one less California bid. What are all the competitions that hand out bids in California?

Fierce Coach · GURU

Ohhhhh that sucks...

Worlds Watcher · GURU

ACEDAD wrote:

Not sure about the numbers, but if it is really treated as a merger, the location will matter. A company has to choose one nationals to give cheer or dance bids. If it is a merger (in the eyes of the USASF), the Jamfest bids are given in Indy (cheer) and Cincinnati (dance). That would mean no more bids for GSSA.

-- Edited by ACEDAD at 18:44, 2007-02-26

Maybe it will be the same type of partnership that Varsity runs. Varsity has mulitiple cheer companies: NCA, USA, UCA, CTC, ACA, American Championships, Athletic Championships, and WSF. Each of these companies offer bids. So I think we need clarification from Jamfest and GSSA exactly what this new relationship is and how it will effect bid offerings.