Individual Divisions Click Here
Team Competition Divisions Below
The information below is associated with the Age Chart above.
The list above is a “menu” of divisions that may be offered by an individual event producer. An event producer does not have to
offer every division listed above. However, a USASF-member event producer may only offer divisions from the grid above or
combine/split divisions based upon the guidelines below, unless prior written approval is granted from the USASF.
The maximum size for a team is 36 competitors on the floor for the 2007-08 season.
For previously designated “Small” and “Large” divisions based on total team size (see above chart), event producers will combine “Small”
and “Large” teams into one division when there are not at least 2 teams registered for each of these respective divisions. (Exception:
Divisions will not be combined if a gym has both a “Small” and a “Large” team competing in the same category, so as to avoid having a
gym compete against itself.)
For divisions that have not previously been designated “Small” and “Large” based on total team size (see above chart), event producers
will split the division into “Small” and “Large” divisions when there are at least two teams that will ultimately be registered in each
respective division. The number of 5-20 (“Small) and 21-36 (“Large”) will be used as an initial guideline to split divisions.
Event producers at their discretion may further split divisions according to overall team size should total number of teams and the variance
of number of performers on each team warrant this. Event producers may not split “Small” and “Large” divisions further if there are less
than 15 teams in the division. They may only further subdivide if there are 15 or more teams in the division. Should divisions be split to
anything besides 5-20 (“Small”) and 21-36 (“Large”), then event producers must use a name such as “Division I”, “Division II” or “Division
A”, “Division B” to denote the split and must clearly define the number of competitors permitted on the team for each of these particular
divisions. No division may be subdivided further from the “Small” (5-20) and “Large” (21-36) classification if it means that a one team will be
left in a division.
For co-ed divisions that have not been previously designated "Limited" and "Unlimited" based on total number of males on the
team (see above chart), event producers may split the division into "Limited" and "Unlimited" when there are at least two teams
that will ultimately be registered in each respective division. This excludes the "Junior" level. The number of 1-4 Males
("Limited") and 5+ Males ("Unlimited") will be used as the initial guideline to split these divisions. A "Semi-Limited" (5-12 Males)
designation may be used if there are at least two teams for this division as well. A co-ed division may be further split into small (5-20
members) and Large (21-36 members) when there are at least two teams that will ultimately be registered in each respective division.
Event producers may also, at their discretion, split divisions into “Worlds Qualifying” and “Non-Worlds” qualifying divisions as long as the
levels, age and female/male restrictions designated above remain the same for each division.
International Junior (Level 5 Co-Ed and All Girl) divisions will still be offered at the 2008 Cheerleading Worlds. The International Junior
divisions that were offered on the age grid during the 2006-07 season are now covered under the Junior Level 5 divisions (Small, Large
and Co-Ed) for 2007-08, since the International Junior divisions at the Cheerleading Worlds are the same age range as the Junior divisions
written in the age grid above. Event producers may offer “At Large” bids to these Junior divisions per the guidelines of the tier level in
which that event producer participates.
The divisions of "Group Stunt", "Partner Stunt" and "Individual" may be offered by an event producer at their discretion. The age, level and
female/male restrictions designated above must remain in place for stunt divisions (i.e. no Mini Stunt Group may perform at Level 5).
The age of the competitor as of May 31, 2007 will be the age used for competition purposes throughout the 2007-2008 season for all
divisions.
*The Senior Open divisions (Levels 2-4) are open to all female (0 males) or female/male (limit 1-4 males) teams with participants 18 yrs
and younger and the team size limit of 5 - 36 members. Event producers will split these divisions into Small Senior Open and Large Senior
and/or Senior Open and Senior Co-Ed Open when there are at least two teams that will ultimately be registered in each respective division.
The USASF recognizes the concern with fielding teams of a broad age range and will continue to address this , with the goal of bottom and
top age restrictions for all divisions in the future. It highly recommends that individual gyms/programs be vigilant in monitoring participants
of various ages on the same team and that, whenever possible, a team’s composition is made up of participants of similar ages.
It is the recommendation of the Rules Committee that the “bottom” age for Senior divisions be raised by one year to the following over the
next two seasons:
2008-09 – 11-18 years of age
2009-10 – 12-18 years of age