Iowa High School Cheerleading
Championships
Iowa
Cheerleading Championships 2008
Where:
Veterans Auditorium,
Des Moines
When:
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Who:
Iowa
High School
Cheerleaders
Information: Watch for the Fall Packet of
Information! It will come to your high school in early August.
The Paperwork for registrations will be added to the website in August.
Recommendations
for successfully burning your CD for competition
2007 Iowa State
Cheerleading Championships Final Results
Divisions
Cheer/Dance
- 2 ½
minute, choreographed routine (max 90 sec. Music)
Score Card
Divisions (use football classifications)
- Class
1A, 2A
- Class
3A, 4A
- Class 4A Large
- Open
Divisions
-
Small Squad
-
school size is not involved
-
maximum of 8 girls (this is for a school who usually cheers with
8 or fewer cheerleaders. (see “Integrity Clause”)
-
Co-ed Division
*If a minimum of 3 teams with
16 or fewer members and a minimum of 3 teams with 17-25 members register
for the competition, the director may divide the Co-ed Division into 2
divisions of Co-ed Small (
up to 16 members) and Co-ed Large (17 – 25 members).
Non-Stunt/Mount
- 2 ½
minute choreographed routine with no stunting
- Maximum
of 12 girls
Score Card
SIDELINE
The emphasis of this division is side line cheering.
The cheerleaders will lead the crowd in chants and/or cheers. The idea is
that cheer teams bring some regular chants and/or cheers (that your home
crowds love) and present them for the judges. The volume of the crowd
response will not be judged to make it fair to every school whether they
have 20 or 200 fans in attendance. However, the judges will be looking at
the potential for crowd response, as well as the squad’s motion technique
and personality.
- Jumps
will be allowed, but will not be evaluated by the judges. Teams will
use jumps to show enthusiasm and lead the crowd, not to be evaluated by
judges for performance points.
- Stunts
at shoulder level will be allowed, but will not be evaluated by the
judges. Teams will use stunts to show enthusiasm or lead the crowd, not
to be evaluated by judges for performance points. Teams will receive
deductions for stunts extended above shoulder height.
- Poms and
signs may be used (but not required) to help lead the crowd.
- No
tumbling is allowed.
- No music
is allowed.
- TIME:
One minute
Score Card
STUNT GROUP
This routine represents a continuous flow of stunts by
a five- person team accompanied by music. Bases and flyers may switch
places as long as it is the same five members involved.
- Tumbling
into the stunt will be permitted as long as it doesn’t violate NF
rules. No other tumbling will be allowed.
- There
will be no leading of cheers, jumps, or dance.
- Teams
may be any combination of males and/or females
- Teams
registered in the Cheer/Dance divisions or no other division will be
allowed to compete in the Stunt Group Competition. --- example #1- A
girl is registered on a team for any cheer/dance division, she may also
participate in one stunt group for her school; ex. #2- A girl’s team is
not registered in any team division for state, but her school has put
together a stunt team; ex #3- A girl is on a team in the Sideline
Division, she is not allowed to participate on a stunt team.
- Teams
registered in the Non-Stunt/Mount Division or the Sideline Division will
NOT be allowed to compete in this division. (see example #3 above)
- A school
may enter up to TWO Teams in this division. Participants are allowed to
participate on only one stunt team.
- TIME:
One minute
Score Card
Integrity Clause
Purpose: ICCA is
asking participating coaches to take the definitions of the various
divisions in the spirit of creating opportunities for our cheerleaders.
Coaches need to use the ethical code in choosing the proper division for
their teams’ participation. This choice should truly benefit their
cheerleaders and allow them to grow as people.
The Small Squad has been created for
those teams which cheer varsity ball games with 8 or fewer girls on the
team. This is not intended for teams to “load” a squad and cut several
girls who would normally cheer with the squad so that their school may be
more competitive. This is for schools with limited numbers of cheerleaders
on their teams.
The Non/Stunt Mount division has
been created for those teams whose coaches do not allow their teams to stunt
for safety purposes, but wish to participate in a competition. Teams in
this division should be those who cannot or do not stunt on a regular basis
at games or competitions. Teams who stunt on a regular basis should not
enter this division to put themselves in better trophy contention.
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