%
related to head injuries, even with a waiver from a
parent or legal guardian.
d.
In addition to the Varsity Brands head injury policy,
we encourage you to be familiar with the specific
laws of the state where the competition is being held.
III. HOW TO HANDLE PROCEDURAL
Q
UESTIONS
A.
RULES & PROCEDURES --
Any questions concerning the
rules or procedures of the competition will be handled exclusively
by the owner / coach of the team and will be directed to the
Competition Director. Such questions should be made prior to the
team’s competition performance.
B.
PERFORMANCE --
Any questions concerning the team’s
performance should be made to the Competition Director
immediately after the team's performance or following the
outcome of the competition.
IV. INTERPRETATIONS AND / OR RULINGS
Any interpretation of any aspect of these Rules and Regulations
or any decision involving any other aspect of the competition
will be rendered by the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee
will render a judgment in an effort to ensure that the competition
proceeds in a manner consistent with the general spirit and goals
of the competition. The Rules Committee will consist of the
Competition Director, Head Judge, and a designated competition
official.
V. SPORTSMANSHIP
All participants agree to conduct themselves in a manner
displaying good sportsmanship throughout the competition with
positive presentation upon entry and exit from the performance
area as well as throughout the routine. The gym owner and
coach of each team is responsible for seeing that team members,
coaches, parents and other persons affiliated with the team
conduct themselves accordingly. Severe cases of
unsportsmanlike conduct are grounds for disqualification.
VI. DEDUCTIONS
Any team in violation of any USASF Safety Guideline or an
above mentioned rule or regulation will be assessed a TWO
point (2) deduction for each violation. This deduction does not
apply to violations mentioned above that are designated a
different point value.
VII.
DISQUALIFICATION
Any team that does not adhere to the terms and procedures of
these "Rules and Regulations" will be subject to disqualification
from the competition, will automatically forfeit any right to any
prizes or awards presented by the competition, and may also
forfeit the opportunity to participate in a competition or the
Championship the following year.
VIII. FINALITY OF DECISIONS
By participating in this championship, each team agrees that the
decisions by the judges will be final and results may ONLY be
reviewed for clarification. Each team acknowledges the
necessity for the judges to make prompt and fair decisions in this
competition and each team therefore expressly waives any legal,
equitable, administrative or procedural review of such decisions.
IX.
SCORES AND RANKINGS
Each judge has the responsibility and authority to review and
submit his/her final scores and rankings prior to the calculation
of final scores. Scores and rankings will be available only to
gym owners or coaches at the conclusion of the competition.
X. ALL STAR JUDGING CRITERIA
UCA scoring system contains seven categories to be evaluated
for both difficulty and execution. Difficulty points are earned
when the majority of a team executes their highest level of
difficulty with precision. The four remaining categories allow
the teams to score points for the overall creativity and
performance of the routine. For more information, please visit
XI. IMAGE GUIDELINES
1.
Judges reserve the right the assess warning and / or
deductions when a team’s choreography does not meet the
appropriate standards.
2.
COVER UP GUIDELINES – Athletes with non-full top
uniforms must wear a t-shirt or other suitable cover up over
their uniforms unless they are in the warm-up area, traveling
as a group directly to or from the warm up area, or on the
performance stage.
3.
APPROPRIATE CHOREOGRAPHY – All facets of a
performance / routine, including both choreography and
music selection, should be appropriate and suitable for
family viewing and listening.
a.
Examples of inappropriate choreography may include,
but not limited to, movements such as hip thrusting and
inappropriate touching, gestures, hand/arm movements
and signals, slapping, positioning of body parts and
positioning to one another.
b.
Music or words unsuitable for family listening, which
includes, but is not limited, to swearwords and
connotations of any type of sexual act or behavior,
drugs, explicit mention of specific parts of the body
torso, and/or violent acts or behavior are other
examples of inappropriate choreography. Removing
improper language or words from a song and replacing
with sound effects or other words may still constitute
‘inappropriate’.
c.
Music or movement in which the appropriateness is
questionable or with which uncertainty exists should be
assumed by the coach to be inappropriate and removed
as to not put their team in an unfortunate situations.
4.
MAKEUP – Makeup should be uniform and
appropriate for both the performance and the age of the
athletes. Face/Eyelid Rhinestones are not allowed. False
eyelashes are allowed but may not be decorated in
rhinestones or additional jewelry.
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