UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship

I. Additional Restrictions for Elementary, Middle

and Junior High School

The following restriction for elementary, middle school and junior high

teams is in addition to the above rules for high school teams:

1. Basket tosses, elevator tosses and similar multi

based tosses are

prohibited.

Copies of these guidelines should be distributed to all squad members

and any administrators involved with the cheerleading program. All

guidelines should be understood and accepted by all parties involved in

the cheerleading program including coaches, assistants, squad members,

parents, and administrators.

The above safety guidelines are general in nature and are not intended to

cover all circumstances. All cheerleading gymnastics including tumbling,

partner stunts, pyramids and jumps should be carefully reviewed and

supervised by a qualified adult coach.

Cheerleading jumps, gymnastics and stunts may involve height and

inversion of the body and there is an inherent risk of injury involved with

any athletic activity. While the use of these guidelines in coordination

with the AACCA Safety Course will help minimize the risk of injury, the

American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators makes

no warranties or representations, either expressed or implied, that the

above guidelines will prevent injuries to individual participants.

For more information, visit AACCA.org. If you have questions regarding a

specific rule, contact us at 800

533

6583.

XIV. PRELIMINARIES, SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS

1. UCA reserves the right to determine if a preliminary, semi-final or final

round will be necessary. All divisions with only one round prior to the

finals will be classified as a semi-final.

2. The top two teams in each preliminary round (“A”, “B”, etc.) will

automatically advance to the finals in their respective division.

3. There will be a minimum of 50% of the teams that will advance from

each round of competition.

4. Tournament officials will have full authority to make the final

determination of the number of teams selected to advance to the next

round.

XV. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPATION

It is understood that teams that participate in the National High

School Cheerleading Championship will NOT knowingly and willingly

participate in any other cheerleading event promoted as a national or

international championship for the 2014-2015 school year. (Exception:

USA National Championship) Teams who violate this rule will be subject

to disqualification and will forfeit the opportunity to participate in the

subsequent National High School Cheerleading Championship.

XVI. TELEVISION COVERAGE

The National High School Cheerleading Championship is nationally

televised on ESPN and ESPN2. Because of the format of the show, not all

finalist teams will be shown on the telecast.

XVII. TOURNAMENT FACILITY

1. The competition is scheduled to be held at Disney’s Hollywood

Studios® and Disney’s Wide World of Sports® hp Field House, J

Center and Varsity Arena.

2. The tournament officials shall have the right to alter the time and

location of the competition in the event changes become necessary

due to inclement weather, facility problems, television production

requirements, or any other situation deemed by the tournament offices

to be essential to the successful execution of the championship.

XVIII. APPEARANCES, ENDORSEMENTS AND

PUBLICITY

All teams winning titles, awards or prizes agree to have all appearances,

endorsements and publicity approved through the NHSCC office.

For any clarification or interpretation of the above safety guideline please call Orry

Clayborne at 1-888-CHEERUCA or Email

oclayborne@varsity.com

. You may upload your video for

review to

http://eventuploads.varsityspirit.com

by January 8, 2015.

ON BEHALF OF MY TEAM, I HEREBY ACCEPT THE COMPETITION AND ROUTINE RULES AND

GUIDELINES AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES

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(School/Team Name)

(Date)

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(City/State)

(Advisor / Coach’s Signature)

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(Division — Junior High, Small Varsity, etc.)

(Administrator’s Signature)

• Retain a copy of these rules for your files •

Please tear out along the perforations. You may make copies of this form.