General Information

Event Information/Location:
CSULB Pyramid 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, Ca.
Directions: Click Here

Event Begins: Sunday, March 22, 2009

Spectator Ticket Price: Adults $, Children $ (12 - 3 years of Age)
Open Doors: 8:00AM
Directions / Parking

We have no control over the parking situation. Parents and teams should be prepared to pay for parking. All parking tickets disputes must be handled with the facility where the event is being held.

General Admission / Food
Tickets may be purchased at the door on the day of the event. The doors will open 30 minutes before the competition begins.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase throughout the event. We are not responsible for the type, price, quality of the food, if the vendors run out of food, or how many stands are open.

School Teams may perform skills that are accepted by USA, NCA/NDA, UCA/UDA, or COA sponsored competitions.

All-Star Teams may perform skills approved by the U.S. All-Star Federation www.USASF.net
Placement and Judges Rulings All Judges ruling on the day of the event can only be questioned within one week following the event, in writing to the Best of the West company offices. We reserve the right to change placing within one week of the event. All teams in the division will be notified of such changes if they occur.

Eligibility
An individual may not perform on 2 teams of the same level even if the division is divided.
School Entrants School entrants may not compete in both Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice divisions and must be registered students in the proper grade level of the selected division in which they are competing.

All-Star and Open Entrants All-Star and Open Entrants must follow the most current USASF/NACCC eligibility guidelines and rules.

Stacking (Participants who compete on more than one performing group but not of the same level even if team is divided and not competing as an Advanced, Int. or Nov. participant) All Star programs may Stack their teams, however there will be no special considerations for changing of uniforms, practice, or times between performances. No exceptions will be made in changing the order of appearance in the line up.

Penalty Any team or group/soloist will be disqualified for violation of any of these eligibility rules.

Sportsmanship
It is the goal of U.S. Spiritleaders to make competitions fun, innovative, and positive. We will not tolerate bad sportsmanship by participants, coaches, and fans/parents. We reserve the right to remove any person/persons that are unsportsmanlike or do not follow the directions of the security and event staff. Coaches should set a good example and make their teams and fans aware of the team penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct. (20 points for each occurrence.) U.S. Spiritleaders Events invites judges from different cheerleading and dance backgrounds so different styles are taken into consideration. All judges decisions are final and are objective. Coaches should prepare their teams and fans/parents in the way they conduct themselves during the day, during the awards ceremony, and even after the event is over.

Performance Rules
Please refer to the appropriate safety rules and guideline PDF files for your division. Dance, Flag, and Mascot divisions will perform on a gym or hardwood floor. Cheerleaders will compete on a 42x54 Spring Floor. There are no out of bounds penalties.
Order of Performance
Teams will perform in their divisions based on when we receive their entry forms paid in full. The earlier you turn your entry in, the later in the division your team will perform

Timing
1.Timing begins with the first note of music or cheer and ends with the last note of music or cheer. 2. Squads will be penalized 10 points from the total score for each time infraction. 3. Teams will be penalized 5 points if they or the coach are not ready to perform or start the music. 4. The event reserves the right to call teams to perform no more than 30 minutes ahead of time or if running behind schedule, announce the new estimated time of performance.

Music
1. A representative from the competing team must be present at the sound table to start and stop the tape, cd or ipod. 2. Music for each performance should be labeled with the team name/division and begin at the start of a high quality tape or cd and be the only music that is recorded. 3. You must have back up music in tape and cd format. 4. We are not responsible for tapes that break or cds that skip or stop during performance. 5. Ipods may be used to play your competition music. More than one routine may be on the ipod.

Interruption Of Performance
1. Teams or soloists run the risk of their CDТs being unreadable or skipping by the events equipment. It is recommended that tapes or ipods be used. 2. If the interruption of the routine occurs due to a failure of the equipment, facilities, or other factors associated with the event, the squad may perform the routine again. 3. If the routine is interrupted due to the failure of the teamТs tape cassette ( damaged or in poor condition) or CD (that skips or is unreadable by the events equipment) the team may perform the routine again from the section where the interruption occurred after the first occurrence. On the second occurrence, the tournament director reserves the right to decide if a team may perform again based on time, safety, and any event circumstances. TeamТs should be prepared with back up music in tape, CD or ipod formats. 4. If an injury takes place during the performance the squad may either continue the routine or withdraw. 5. The tournament director reserves the right to decide if a team may completely re-perform their routine due to time, safety, and any event circumstances.

Jewelry
1. Wearing any jewelry is prohibited except religious or medical medals which must be taped to the body under apparel. 2. A participant wearing a cast shall not be involved in a stunt. 3. Dance divisions may wear hair hair pieces or head/hair jewelry pieces but will be deducted if they fall off during the performance. 4. Any jewelry that is part of the costume is permissable but it must be securely attached to the garment/hat. 5. Glitter that does not readily adhere (brushes off) is not permitted. Glitter woven into fabric that will not brush off is legal.

Entry Confirmation & Line-up Posting
Coaches will be notified via e-mail that we have received your entry form. Medical/Insurance forms, rules, and all general information is available on the website. A preliminary line and final line-up PDF file will be posted on the website at least 7 days prior to the event. You may request to have any of these forms faxed 1 week prior to the event.