Coaches Info
GENERAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
All participants agree to conduct themselves in a manner displaying good sportsmanship throughout the event. The advisor and/or captain of each team is responsible for seeing that team members, coaches, parents, and any other person affiliated with the team conduct themselves accordingly. Severe demonstrations of unsportsmanlike conduct are grounds for disqualification as explained in these rules.
Cheer Teams
- Total routine must be between 2 min and 2 min 30 seconds.
- Must perform all elements of score sheet to receive points in that category.
- Must perform skills in specific level only.
- We suggest "all music" routines for All Star ONLY.
Dance Teams
- Total routine time must be between 2 min and 2 min 30 seconds.
- Performed entirely to music.
- Only forward rolls, back rolls, and shoulder rolls are allowed. Individual back bends and handstands are permitted so long as they do not involved hip over head rotation (exception: Hip Hop stalls are allowed). No back handsprings, back tucks or aerials allowed.
- Dance lifts are permitted and are defined as an action in which a dancer is elevated from the performance surface and set down. The lifting dancer must maintain direct contact with the performance surface at all times. The lifting dancer must maintain ultimate control over the momentum, positioning, changes in position and return to the performance surface of the lifted dancer through hand/arm to body contact.
- If the lifted dancer is supported by 2 or more people, rotation below the lifting dancer's shoulders may occur.
- All cheer stunts and/or pyramids, or tosses are prohibited.
- Suggestive, offensive, or vulgar choreography is inappropriate for family audiences and therefore lacks audience appeal. Routine choreography should be appropriate and entertaining for all audience members. Vulgar or suggestive material is defined as any movement or choreography implying something improper or indecent, appearing offensive or sexual in content, and/or relaying lewd or profane gestures or implications. Inappropriate choreography affects the judges' overall impression of the routine. Please make sure that all choreography is age appropriate. All costuming should be appropriate for all dancers.
- Wearable items are allowed (Examples: Hats, sunglasses, gloves and jackets).
Individual Cheer
- Total routine must be between 1 min and 1 min 30 seconds.
- A musical segment of at least 45 seconds, but no greater than 1 minute is required.
- At least 4 eight counts of dance must be included in the musical segment.
- Individual routines that include a non-music cheer portion are allowed, however the cheer portion itself is not on the scoresheet and therefore cannot be judged.
Individual Dance
- Total routine time must be at least 45 seconds in length, but no greater than 1 minute and 30 seconds.
- Performed entirely to music.
- Forward, backward, or side rolls are permitted.
- Gymnastic skills (tumbling) are not permitted.
- Routines should be choreographed to demonstrate a variety of styles and techniques.
Stunt Groups (All Girl 5 and Coed Partner Routines)
- Total routine must be at least 45 seconds in length, but no greater than 1 minute and 30 seconds.
- No males are allowed in All Girl 5 beyond the Junior level.
- Routine performed entirely to music.
- Jumps and tumbling are not permitted unless as part of a direct transition into a stunt.
- Routines should be choreographed to demonstrate a variety of stunts and transitions.
- Must follow Level 5 rules for stunts, release moves and inversions.
adopted by the United States All Star Federation. (USASF) For most recent revisions please see www.nacccongress.com or www.usasf.net as well as National High School Federation.
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