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
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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
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533
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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
. You may upload your video for
review to
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 •
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