Cheerleading Competitions

WIAA All-Classification High School State Championships

TEAM DIVISIONS:
Small Varsity
Medium Varsity
Large Varsity
Small Coed Varsity
Large Coed Varsity
Non Tumbling
Coed Non Tumbling

Excerpt from the WIAA Handbook: 23.3.1.D Stunt Certification is required for Cheer Coaches who intend to have their cheer squad(s) perform stunts. The certification program must be approved by either the Washington State Cheer Coaches Association or the WIAA. Coaches must be recertified every three (3) years.

1.0        QUALIFYING EVENTS
1.1 The team must have performed in at least ten (10) school events, such as school assemblies, sideline cheerleading, half-time performances, pep rallies, etc.

The team must have participated in at least one (1) WIAA, WSCCA or school sponsored competition. The team can qualify for WIAA State competition in one of three ways:
(1) Must have scored at least 195 as a minimum qualifying score (whole numbers only; there will be no rounding of decimals) after all deductions (based upon the cumulative scores awarded by three (3) judges) in the competition, or
(2) Score in the top 50% of high school teams at a qualifying event, or
(3) Receive one of the top fifty scores of all competing teams during the competition season

The competition must:
     1) Be staffed entirely by school personnel and/or affiliates (school administrators, teachers, coaches, booster clubs, etc)
     2) Have all registration/entry fees deposited into the school ASB account
     3) Not exceed the maximum per team registration/entry fee as approved by the WIAA and WSCCA
     4) Utilize WOA/WSCJA judges

Qualifying competitions may be held during the months of November, December and January.

CATEGORIES: NFHS Spirit rules will be strictly enforced in all categories.

Varsity categories (One male may be a member of the following squads)
Small: 12 and under participants
Medium: 13-16 participants
Large: 17 and over participants

        Change for 2009-2010
Coed Small: 2-4 males with up to 20 participants
Coed Large: 5 or more males with no participant limit or teams of 2-4 males with over 20 participants.

       Change for 2009-2010
Varsity Non-Tumbling (maximum one male) with up to 20 participants
Coed Non-Tumbling (2 or more males) with up to 20 participants

Non-Tumbling Division: Tumbling, except for inversions into load in positions, stunts and pyramids, is not allowed. Tumbling is defined as any skill with feet over head rotation.

Competition routine is a total of 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Music section can be a maximum of one minute thriry seconds.

2.4       A school may participate in a maximum of three categories, provided each student participates in only one category. The third category must be a coed division.

3.0       STATE EVENT FORMAT
3.1  If one (1) to three (3) schools of the same classification qualify within a specific category, that classification will be combined with the other classification.
3.2  If one (1) to three (3) schools in both classifications combined qualify within a specific category, that category may be combined with another category.
3.3  If up to 30 schools qualify for the state championships, one coaches meeting will be held. If 31 or more schools qualify for the state championships, two coaches meetings will be held. All coaches are urged to be members of the Washington State Cheer Coaches Association (WSCCA).
3.4 COMPETITION SCHEDULE: A random draw of all teams participating in each category will be done. Teams drawn for the first competition slot would not be eligible for that first slot during the following year; teams drawn for the final competition slot would not be eligible for that final slot during the following year.
4.0   PRACTICE SCHEDULE: Available practice time will be divided equally among the teams. The practices may be closed to other teams.
5.0   SCORING/JUDGING
5.1   Three (3) WOA judges plus two (2) safety/technical judges will judge each routine.
5.2    Judges will be positioned on one side of the facility.
5.3   Points deducted for any safety violations will be subtracted from the final score.
5.4   Placement of teams will be posted on the WIAA Web site following the event.