| RCCA Recreation
Levels Guidelines
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In
keeping with nationally recognized spirit rules
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Partner
Stunts |
Dismounts/Tosses
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Tumbling
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Basing
and Spotting |
Novice
I
Cherubs
Anklebiters
Tykes
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No
stunts beyond shoulder level high
One
footed stunts at shoulder level must be arm or hand
braced on both sides by shoulder level bracers |
-Straight
cradles and Pencil Dismounts only
-No
tosses
-No
cradles from single legged stunts at shoulder level
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-No
running and standing tumbling beyond handsprings
-No
full team tumbling beyond basic skills such as round
offs |
No
extended stunts
No
more than five bases, including spotters, basing any
one footed stunt
Basing
limit see below |
Novice
II
Anklebiters,
Tykes,
Youth
Jr.
Prep, Jr., Sr.
Youth
Open, Jr. Open
Sr.
Open, Jr. or Sr. Coed
Elementary,
Jr. High,
High
School, CYO
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-No
stunts beyond 2 persons high
-No
free standing, one-footed extended stunts.
One
footed stunts must be arm or hand braced on both sides
by shoulder level bracers
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-Straight
cradles and Pencil Dismounts only
-No
twist dismounts
-No
basket tosses |
-No
running and standing tumbling beyond handsprings
-No
full team tumbling beyond basic skills such as round
offs
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No
more than five bases, including spotters, basing any
one footed stunt
Logic:
Having too many bases interferes with spotting and catching.
Needing too many bases signals that the team is not
ready for the stunt |
Intermediate
Tykes-Youth
Jr.
Prep, Jr., Sr.
Youth
Open, Jr. Open
Sr.
Open, Jr. or Sr. Coed
Elementary,
Jr. High,
High
School, CYO
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-No
stunts beyond 2 persons high |
-No
double twist dismounts except from two-legged stunts
at shoulder level or below
-No
twisting dismounts
beyond
2 ¼ rotations
-No
double twist tosses
-No
somersaulting tosses |
-No
tumbling series after back tucks
-No twist tumbling
-No Standing Tucks, Layouts, Whip backs,
X
outs, or Arabians
-No full team tumbling beyond handsprings
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No
more than five bases, including spotters, basing any
one footed stunt
Logic:
Having too many bases interferes with spotting and catching.
Needing too many bases signals that the team is not
ready for the stunt |
Advanced
Jr.
Prep, Jr., Sr.
Youth
Open, Jr. Open
Sr.
Open, Jr. or Sr. Coed
Elementary,
Jr. High,
High
School, CYO
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-No
stunts beyond 2 persons high |
-No
twisting dismounts
beyond
2 ¼ rotations
-No
triple twisting tosses
-No
somersaulting tosses
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-No
twist tumbling beyond two rotations |
No
more than four bases, including spotters, basing any
one footed stunt
Logic:
Having too many bases interferes with spotting and catching.
Needing too many bases signals that the team is not
ready for the stunt |
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*All lower level skills may be performed in a higher level *All
stunts and pyramids are limited to two persons high
*No
Inversions except for forward roll dismount to floor and inversions
in tumbling skills
*No somersaulting tosses permitted by any team
Updated
November 7, 2006
Recreation
Cheerleading defined
Teams that cheer as
a team for any non-school sponsored, sports team during the fall
or winter season
and are attached to a civic-recognized, recreational association.
Recreational
Organizations Defined:
- Non-profit organization
- Volunteer coaches
- Charge no fee other than team registration and competition
fees, or fees to cover camps, events, or travel
- Can provide proof of identity by submitting a certificate
naming their township and organization as insured party
Independent Organizations
- Non-profit organization
- Volunteer coaches
- Do not cheer for a sport
- Teams that make no cuts
- Charge no fee other than registration fees and competition
fees, or fees to cover camps, events, or travel.
- Can provide proof of identity by submitting a certificate
naming their township and organization as insured party.
Recreation
Cheer Coaches Association Divisions and Ages
| Division |
Grade |
Age |
| Cherubs |
Kindergarten & Pre School |
4-5 |
| Anklebiters |
1st |
5-6 |
| Tykes |
2nd 3rd |
7-8 |
| Youth |
3rd 4th |
9-10 |
| Jr. Prep |
5th 6th |
11-12 |
| Junior |
7th 8th 9th
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13-15 |
| Senior |
9 - 12th |
14-18 |
| Senior Coed |
9 - 12th having 2 or more males
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15-18 |
| Youth Open |
2nd 3rd 4th
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7-10 |
| Junior Open |
4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9th |
9-15 |
| Senior Open |
7-12 |
13-18 |
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| Team
Guidelines |
Team membership:
Members must be currently
enrolled in a school district not to exceed grade 12. Please
see 10% rule below.
Competition
team size: Teams in competition may be divided by
Small, Medium, and Large,
according to team size and numbers of entries at each event.
10% performance
rule: A team may have up to 10% of its members who
are older than the division standard because of grade/age/ability
exceptions. This exception must be noted on any entry or registration
forms. See Team Members above.
Combined
teams: A team may be combined with another
team at one division/ or level higher in age/ability. For
example, Youth and Jr. Prep, Jr. Prep and Junior.
Double-teaming:
Cheerleaders are not permitted to cheer on more than one recreation
team. Additional acceptable team membership would include:
Elementary, Jr. High, or High School teams. Cheerleaders are
permitted to compete in stunt groups or as individuals without
penalty.
Birthday
cut-off date: Cheerleaders cannot be older than
the age standards for their divisions before October 1 of
each season.
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