NAIA Competitive Cheer Dance Webinar 2014 Season Cheer

NAIA Competitive Cheer & Dance Webinar 2014 Season – Cheer Division

NAIA Cheer Division �Competitive Cheer and Dance in the NAIA is changing to better mirror other, traditional team sports in the NAIA. To this end, there will be a regular season, consisting of at least 2 countable competitions (3 in 2014 -2015) and teams will have to compete in a Qualifying Competition in order to move to the National Invitational. �The purpose of this webinar is to familiarize coaches and judges with the scoring criteria and requirements for the NAIA Competitive Cheer Division.

NAIA Cheer Division �If you have not done so already please visit the NAIA Competitive Cheer & Dance Official Web-Site that has resources for coaches and officials. NAIA Competitive Cheer & Dance Official Web-Site

NAIA Cheer Division �There will be 1 division in cheer. �The routine must be a least 1: 45 in length and cannot exceed 2: 15 (completely performed to music – no crowd involvement section). �Score sheets will reflect a balance between all-girl and coed routines by emphasizing deductions and execution categories – skills can be at varying degrees of difficulty. �There will be a minimum of 8 participants and a maximum of 20. Teams are allowed to have male members that equal half plus one of the entire squad (with a maximum of 10 males).

NAIA Cheer Division �Skill requirements: All skill requirements can be at varying degrees of difficulty with execution being the main focus. Requirements include Partner/Group Stunts, Pyramids, Tosses, Jumps and Tumbling. Score sheets will reflect deductions and execution categories. �Judges/Officials Cheer: 4 Total: 3 Panel Judges; 1 Difficulty, Penalty, & Execution Official Plus a Tally Checker: To double check tabulations from the penalty judge.

NAIA Cheer Division � Scoring � Teams will be scored by all three panel judges. � Those three scores will be added together (raw score) and then deductions will be taken from that raw score. � Teams will be ranked from highest score to lowest with the highest score being named the winner. � The score sheet categories for Tumbling, Partner Stunts, Pyramids, Basket Tosses and Jumps should be evaluated using the NAIA Cheer Rubric (see next page). � Teams should score in the high end of a point category when they have not only the skills represented in their routine for that point level, but also a majority of the team performing the skills. The following slides will break down each category of the rubric

NAIA Cheer Division Partner/Group Stunts Category Breakdown 5– 6 Points 6– 7 Points 7– 8 Points Beginning Stunt Skills • Shoulder Stands, Extensions, Chair sits, etc. Intermediate Stunt Skills - Minimal incorporation of braces inverting/twistin g/unique mounts, dismounts, and transitions • Liberties, Liberty variations, Awesomes, etc. Intermediate Stunt Skills Strong incorporation of braced inverting/twistin g/unique mounts, dismounts, and transitions • Liberties, Liberty variations, Awesomes, etc. 8– 9 Points 9 – 9. 5 Points 9. 5 – 10 Points Advanced Stunt Elite Stunt Skills Strong Unbraced Unassisted incorporation of inverting/twistin inverting or a braced and g mounts to an 1. 5 -2 twisting unbraced extended level mounts (release inverting/twistin that also include toss for coed) to g mounts and inverting/twistin an extended dismounts • g dismounts • immediate body Toss 1 -arm Full-up position or 1 and/or 1 -leg extension full arm stunts, inverting down pop-off, followed and twisting Rewind target, immediately by stunts, etc. a flipping or double twisting dismount. • Double-up immediate lib/stretch, Rewind awesome Double down, etc.

NAIA Cheer Division Pyramids Category Breakdown 5– 6 Points Beginning Pyramid Skills • 2 High nontransitional pyramids 6– 7 Points 7– 8 Points Intermediate Advanced Pyramid Skills – 2 high pyramids incorporating minimal to no 2 ½ multiple 2 ½ high transitions and includes minimal multiple incorporation of braced inverting/twisting/un ique mounts, and dismounts 8– 9 Points 9 – 10 Points Elite Pyramid Skills – A pyramid sequence that contains single or contains multiple structures and incorporating One multiple transitions. top person at the 2 Each structure in ½ high level of the sequence multiple 2 ½ high should contain 2 or people with minimal more top people at twisting/inverting/un the 2 ½ high level. ique mounting and The top people dismounting by the should use top person(s) numerous twisting/ inverting/unique in both mounting and dismounting each structure.

NAIA Cheer Division Tosses Category Breakdown 5– 6 Points 6– 7 Points 7– 8 Points 8– 9 Points 9 – 10 Points Non Flipping Tosses • Ex. Toe touch, tuck arch, bottle rocket, etc. Non Flipping Tosses – with single twisting skills • Ex. Toss full twist, kick full twist, etc. Non Flipping Tosses – with double twisting skills • Ex. Toss double twist, kick double twist, etc. Flipping Tosses • Back tucks, layouts, x-outs, Arabian ½, etc. Flipping and twisting tosses • Ex. Layout with full twist, Arabian 1 ½, layout double full, x -out full twist, etc

NAIA Cheer Division Jumps Category Breakdown 5– 6 Points Below Level Jumps 6– 7 Points 7– 8 Points 8– 9 Points 9 – 10 Points Level Jumps and Jump Combinations with average with above average execution by the majority of the team. Must include at least one back least one jump to handspring immediate back combination by tuck combination by handspring back majority of the team. tuck (or layout position) combination by majority of the team.

NAIA Cheer Division Standing Tumbling Category Breakdown 5– 6 Points 6– 7 Points 7– 8 Points 8– 9 Points 9 – 10 Points Beginning Tumblin g Skills. Forward rolls and walkovers Intermediate Tumbling Skills. Standing BHS, etc. Advanced Tumblin g Skills. Elite Tumbling Skill s. Standing back tuck s & BHS back tucks with some type of jump included, standing fulls, standing BHS fulls, Elite Tumbling Skill s team must meet t he 8‐ 9 requireme nts plus at least one synchronized standing skill where by the majority of the team starts and finishes together. The synchronized skill must include a minimum back tuck flip backhandspring back tuck. Standing BHS serie s, standing Back tucks, & BHS tucks

NAIA Cheer Division Running Tumbling Category Breakdown 5– 6 Points 6– 7 Points Beginning Tumbling Intermediate Skills Tumbling Skills round offs, cartwheels, etc roundoff BHS, etc. 7– 8 Points Advanced Tumbling Skills 8– 9 Points Elite Tumbling Skills numerous running roundoff BHS series, passes consisting o roundoff BHS to f layouts back or alternate passes tucks, layouts, etc. and full twists 9 – 10 Points Elite Tumbling Skills team must meet the 8‐ 9 requirements plus a tleast one synchronized running skill whereb ythe majority of the team starts and finishes together. The synchronized skill must include a minimum back tuck flip.

NAIA Cheer Division Remaining Categories Breakdown Choreography Degree of Difficulty Overall Effect Perfection of Routine Music Transitions Flow Pace Creativity Visuals, etc. Level and pace of performance according to rubrics Showmanship Projection Performance Clean Routine Mistakes not deductions

NAIA Cheer Division �Deductions & Penalties �All cheer teams must follow the safety rules and guidelines of AACCA for their competitive routines. �Deductions will be taken from each teams raw score.

NAIA Cheer Division

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NAIA Cheer Division �Sample Score Sheets and Deductions Sheets NAIA Webinar Home Page �Click here to complete a short and simple quiz. This will allow us to verify with NAIA that you have read the information provided in this webinar. Cheer Webinar Quiz