Youth /Rec/ JR High/ High School Safety Guidelines

The age of the competitor as of August 31, 2011 will be the age used for competition purposes throughout the 2011-2012season for all divisions.

RECREATIONAL TEAMS

Note: In order to compete in a Rec League Division, the team must meet  of the criteria listed below:

1. Are governed and/or affiliated with a YMCA, a Boy and Girls Club, or your county’s Recreation and Parks.
2. The team’s main purpose is to cheer/dance for their associated recreation’s sports clubs (i.e. football, basketball, soccer, etc.).
3. Official member of the team/league/association they represent.           
4. Participants may not represent more than one recreation program.

With the offering of bids to the US Finals for school and recreational teams, we want to make the process as uniform as possible.  US Finals has just released their guidelines for the school and recreational teams and we will be following their format to allow the transition from competition to competition.    

RECREATIONAL TEAMS CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NEW DIVISION GUIDELINES!!

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** NON MOUNT TEAMS--These rules specify guidelines for mounting teams, but non mount teams should follow the same general guidelines as well as tumbling guidelines and disregard the stunts/pyramids section of the rules.

  In addition to the rules set forth by The US Finals, we will require that the routine include a cheer and/or a chant.  You may still do your routine to all music or partial music, with no debate as to which is better, but you must include a cheer and/or a chant in your routine.    Times for both recreational and school routines may be a maximum of 2:30 (two minutes and 30 seconds)     We reserve the right to combine and delete divisions.  Prep cheer teams and recreational teams may be combined if only one or more of the same level are registered. 

SCHOOL TEAMS

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In an effort to maintain a competitive atmosphere, The GMCE reserves the right to close, combine or open divisions at any time leading up to each event. 

The competitor has to be in the grade for the appropriate division for the 2010-2011 school year.

*If a school district allows for athletes below 9th grade to compete at the "high school level" the athlete is eligible. Proof must be available upon request.

To be considered a School team, all must apply:

1. Governed by their associated school’s administration.
2. The team’s main purpose is to cheer for their associated school’s sports clubs (i.e. football, basketball, soccer, etc.)           
3. Official student of the school team they represent.
4. Participants may not represent more than one school.

In addition to the rules set forth by The US Finals, we will require that the routine include a cheer and/or a chant.  You may still do your routine to all music or partial music, with no debate as to which is better, but you must include a cheer and a chant in your routine.    Times for both recreational and school routines may be a maximum of 2:30 (two minutes and 30 seconds)