Contact: Kenna Johnson
email: kennajohnson47@gmail.com
phone: 515-250-8968
address: 1800 North 8th Ave, Winterset, IA 50273
2024 State Championships
Saturday, November 2
4H and Jacobson Buildings, Iowa State Fairgrounds
2024 State Championships
Congratulations!
Information for Coaches
NEW Information About All ICCA Events:
- All coaches (head and assistants) must be on the membership registration list to participate in ICCA events. This includes volunteer and junior high coaches.
- Every coach must take the rules meeting and the concussion video to participate in ICCA events.
- No choreographers will be allowed in the warm up area of the State Championships. If this is violated the team will receive a sportsmanship violation.
- Any cheerleader involved in a college cheer program many not participate in an ICCA event. (All State Tryouts/All State, State Championships, Honor Squad, All-Stars, Special Olympics, Shrine Bowl (juniors only), Academic Scholarships, and Fall Clinics.)
Coaches of teams are required to take the Online Rules Meeting (August 5 – August 30, 2024) and Concussion Video Training through the National Federation website. Both must be completed before registering teams for the Championships. See State Championship General Information for more details.
WHEN A TEAM IS LATE REPORTING FOR WARM UP
Registration Dates: Online registration. Registration opens August 12, 2024 and closes at 5:00 p.m. on September 20, 2024.
Important Dates
August 5 – August 30, 2024: Online Spirit Rules Meeting
All coaches and choreographers participating in ICCA EVENTS: State Championships, Honor Squad and All-State Tryouts must complete the AUGUST ONLINE RULES MEETING.
September 20, 2024: DEADLINE for ONLINE ICCA Event Registration: State Championships, Honor Squad and All-State Tryouts. The registration process must be done online. No other registration is allowed.
September 27, 2024: Deadline for mailing entry fees and ICCA Event Registration paperwork.
Performance Schedules
PLEASE NOTE:
WARMUP TIMES ARE STILL BEING WORKED ON. YOUR WARMUP TIME WILL START APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES BEFORE YOU PERFORM. MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE IN THE BUILDING WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO SPARE. WE WILL BE RELEASING A PASS GATE DOCUMENT SOON WITH THE TIMES THAT TEAMS CAN ENTER. IF YOU ARE DROPPING A TEAM FROM THE COMPETITION PLEASE LET US KNOW ASAP.
Please Note:
*There could still be some shifting of times due to drops. But, if there is any change of order, we will contact coaches immediately.
*Inform family and friends to be at the arena early to make sure they are there in time.
Attendance Information
All performances at the Championships will be held in the Jacobson Exhibition Center.
Jacobson Building: Doors will open 45 minutes before the Championships begin. Times to be determined.
Admission: $10.00 (under school age children admitted free). Tickets can be purchased at the Jacobson Center (west end). Spectators should be stamped at the main entrance if leaving and coming back.
Pass Gate Admittance Information: Will be posted after October 15, 2023
Bus Parking Map for State Cheer
Bus Drivers: The area typically used for bus parking is under construction, so busses will not be able to park there. See the map for recommended parking. (Fairgrounds staff calls is the “mid-way lot.”)
Apparel, Photography & Videography Order Info
All apparel can be purchased at a lesser cost by ordering ahead of time rather than purchasing the day of the State Championships.
Pre-paid team pictures and live action shots purchased ahead of time will receive a 25% discount. Live action shots will be taken of those teams who have pre-ordered at least one CD of the shots. No action shots will be taken of teams who have not pre-purchased at least one CD. Just click on the link below and order.
Picture Form: All cheerleaders must fill out this form. Coaches need to show completed forms at check-in.
DVD Order Form: (Link will be active when ready.)
USA Cheer
Music Copyrights Educational Initiative
IMPORTANT: The Iowa Cheerleading Coaches Association has received information from the National Federation regarding the playing of copyrighted music at any school cheer event. Copyright laws need to be followed, because they are the law.
ALL COACHES will be required to provide a proof of purchase for the music they will be using for the 2023 State Cheerleading Championships.
Questions about Music Royalty Rights may be directed to: Kenna Johnson at kennajohnson47@gmail.com.
Helpful Links
Team Size by Divisions
*Cheerleaders MAY NOT BE ENTERED in both the Cheer Dance AND Time Out divisions. Coaches, enter cheerleaders in EITHER Cheer Dance OR Game Time Spirit.
CHEER/DANCE:
(1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A teams are all-girl. All males must be entered as coed.)
1A – up to 12 team members
2A – up to 12 team members
3A – up to 16 team members
4A – up to 20 team members
Coed – up to 25 team members
GAME TIME SPIRIT:
Any combination of male/female members
1A – up to 16 team members
2A – up to 16 team members
3A – up to 25 team members
4A – up to 25 team members
GROUP STUNT:
Group Stunt – up to five female team members
Coed Group Stunt – up to three team members, one male/female couple plus one designated spotter
Please Note
- 2024 Online Spirit Rules Meeting will open August 5 and close at midnight on August 30, 2024. ALL COACHES in ICCA Events of All-State tryouts, State Championships and Honor Squad must take this rules meeting. Coaches must also take the National Federation Concussion Video. Print the certificate at the end to send with ICCA registration paperwork.
- 2024 ICCA Event Registration deadline is September 20. Register your school early for your school’s payment processing.
- ICCA Event Mailing Fees Deadline: September 27, 2024.
- Reminder: Choreographers will NOT be allowed to go through the warm up at the State Championships. Schools allowing their choreographer to go through the warm up area is subject to a sportsmanship penalty.
2024 State Championship Rubrics
Cheer-Dance Score Sheets
- Cheer & Dance – Jumps
- Cheer & Dance – Pyramids, Tosses, Partner Stunts
- Cheer & Dance – Tumbling
- Cheer & Dance – Overall Impression
- Cheer & Dance – Motions & Dance
Game Time Spirit Score Sheets
- Game Time Spirit – Motions & Jumps
- Game Time Spirit – Formations & Tools
- Game Time Spirit – Crowd Effect
Stunt Group Score Sheets
Point Deduction and Safety Information for All Divisions
Point Deduction and Safety Information for All Divisions
For Questions regarding RULES, email AskICCARules@gmail.com
Championships Cancellation Policy
If the State Championships need to be delayed or cancelled (i.e., severe weather), the ICCA Executive Directors will be the ones to delay/cancel the ICCA State Cheerleading Championships after consulting with the Executive Board. No refunds will be given if the Championships are cancelled. Also, no refunds will be given if the Championships are held and a school chooses not to attend and/or is unable to attend.