SoCal Kickoff

2011 DATES TBD

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General Information

All New Information Is Highlighted In Red. Division Breakdowns and Specifc Guidelines for Cheer and Dance Teams are to be found in the appropriate PDF Files above.

Event information/Location:

Event begins: 2011 DATES TBD

Spectator Ticket Price: Adults $8.00 Children $4.00 (12 - 3 years of Age)

Directions: A Mapquest Link will be posted one month prior to the event.

Hotel Information

1.Directions / Parking
Directions to the event will be posted on our website at least 2 weeks prior to the event. 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.

2.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.

Regional's $8 Adults/$4 Children 3-12 years of age
X-Treme Games $Adults /$Children 3-12 years of age
King of the Bleachers $Adults /$Children 3-12 years of age

3.Travel Arrangements
Call the U.S. Spiritleaders Office to receive information on local hotels offering group discounts.

4.Performance Fee, Payment and Entry Deadlines
Entry Fee for Teams and Individuals:
Regional's: $35
X-Treme Games: $45
King of the Bleachers: $65

All Second and Third Event Team Performances:

Regional's and X-Treme Games: $150
King of the Bleachers: Second Event $32 Third Event: $25

Cross Over Fee:
Regional's and X-Treme Games: There is no Cross Over fee for an individual. King of the Bleachers: Second Event $32 Third: $25

Solos and Individual:
Regional's, X-Treme Games, King of the Bleachers: $35
Second and Third Individual Solo Performance: $25 (all events)

College/Open Fees:
The fee for College Open teams is $300 per team per division. The fee for the same College/Open team entering a second or third division is $150 per division.

Multiple Family Participants: The first family member is the regular set entry fee for Team and Individual Performance. The second family member is $10 off all set entry fees. The third and above family member is $15 off all set entry fees.

• There will be no refunds 21 days prior to the event and a $200 change/late fee per occurrence.
  
• All entry checks must be received 21 days prior to the event. There is a $200 late fee for entries after the deadline, if accepted.
  
• There are no refunds for cancellations 21 days prior to the event. Only school checks, cashiers checks, or money orders made payable to U.S. Spiritleaders will be accepted prior to the deadline of the event.
  
• Only cashiers checks or money orders will be accepted from Schools or All-Star Gyms within 21 days of the event.
  
• Teams or individuals will not be placed on the order of performance list until all fees have been received. All change of performances will not be made unless we have received the $200 entry fee change. Only cashiers checks or money orders will be accepted from Schools or All-Star Gyms for entry changes. Only cash will be accepted if there are any changes on the day of the event.

5.Regional Qualifier
All squads are eligible to attend The King of the Bleachers Invitational by attending The Winter Classic, SoCal Kickoff, Spirit Spectacular, X-Treme Games or another U.S. Spiritleaders affiliated regional competition. Teams must receive a superior rating.
Individual/Group, Mascots, College, Open and Flags do not need to qualify for King of the Bleachers.

6.DVD/VHS Video Qualifying
If you cannot attend The Winter Classic, SoCal Kickoff, Spirit Spectacular, X-Treme Games or another U.S. Spiritleaders affiliated regional, squads may also qualify by video tape or DVD to enter The King of the Bleachers Invitational. Videos must be submitted 4 weeks prior to Invitational. Video routines should reflect your entered division and will not be returned. The fee is $150 per team. Video entry forms are available on the King of the Bleachers section of the website.

7.Coaches Policy Agreement
The main coach/sponsor must sign and turn in the “Coaches Policy Guide” at check-in. This
acknowledges the acceptance of our rules concerning medical/insurance, routine safety guidelines, eligibility, trainer restrictions, sportsmanship, and performance rules.

8.Routine/Safety Guidelines
U.S. Spiritleaders recognizes that teams attend other competition events. Because of this fact rules and guidelines are constantly changing. The most current safety rules and guidelines for cheer and dance teams are available in the PDF forms listed above.

• School Teams may perform skills that are accepted by USA, NCA/NDA, UCA/UDA, or COA sponsored competitions. U.S. Spiritleaders Safety Rules
  reflect these organizations guidelines which follow AACCA Rules and can be found in the appropriate PDF forms listed above.
  
• All-Star Teams may perform skills approved by the U.S. Spiritleaders affiliated National All-Star Coaches Congress (NACCC) and the U.S. All-Star Federation www.USASF.net
  
• Questionable Skills It is the responsibility of all coaches to send in a video of any skill that could be illegal or fall within a gray line of legality to the U.S. Spiritleaders office one month prior to the competition date for approval.
  
• Placement and Judges Rulings All Judges rulings on the day of the event can only be questioned within one week following the event, in writing to the U.S. Spiritleaders office. It is the right of U.S. Spiritleaders to change placing's within one week of the event. All teams in the division will be notified of such changes if they occur.

9.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 the division is divided and not competing as an Advanced, Intermediate or Novice participant.) All 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.

10. 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.

11.Performance Rules
Please refer to the appropriate Safety Rules and Guideline PDf files for your particular 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 the order of when their entry forms are received and 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 5 points every 5 seconds over the time limit. 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 MP3. 2. Music for each performance should be labeled with the team name/division and begin at the start of a high quality recording. 3. You must provide at least two forms of music at the time your team performs. 4. We are not responsible for tapes that break, cds that skip or stop during performance, and MP3 Players that cannot be read by our sound system. 5. MP3s may be used to play your competition music. More than one routine track may be on the MP3.
  
  
• Interruption Of Performance
  1. Teams or soloists run the risk of their CD’s being unreadable or skipping by the events equipment. It is recommended that tapes or MP3s 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 team’s tape cassette ( damaged or in poor condition), CD (that skips or is unreadable by the events equipment) or MP3 cannot be read, the team may perform the routine again from the section where the interruption first occurred. 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. Team’s should be prepared with back up music in tape ,CD, or MP3 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.
  
  
• Uniforms/Jewelry/Props/Shoes
  1. It is important that you receive the guidelines of your particular division(s). 2. School Guidelines differ from All Star Guidelines. 3. Dance Guidelines differ from Cheer. 4. These policies can be found in the PDF sections above. 5. You must email the U.S. Spiritleaders office at least two weeks prior to the event for any questions or clarifications.

12.Entry Confirmation and Line Up Posting
Coaches will be notified via e-mail that we have received your entry form within 10 working days. Medical/Insurance forms, sample score sheets, rules, and all general information is available on the website. A Preliminary and Final Line-up PDF file will also be posted on the website at least 7 days prior to the event. You may request to have any of these forms mailed or faxed 1 week prior to the event.

13.Trophies and Medals
Trophies and Medals will be awarded at U.S. Spiritleaders sponsored Regional and Invitational Competitions in the following manner:

1. All teams will receive trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and placing.
2. Team members will receive medals as follows:
   1st Place medals for divisions with three or more teams in the division.
   2nd Place medals for divisions with four or more teams in the division.
   3rd Place medals for divisions with five or more teams in the division.
3. All Individual and Group Divisions will receive medals for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and placing.

Championship Jackets
Teams will be awarded first place jackets in every division instead of awarding money in selected divisions.

1. U.S. Spiritleaders reserves the right the terminate the awarding of jackets to teams or coaches who are disrespectful to the staff who are working in the jacket award room.
2. Teams who enter the event after the entry deadline and place first must wait until the end of the entire event to receive their jackets. Teams entering prior to the deadline will be given first priority in receiving and sizing of jackets.
3. Only one jacket will be awarded per participant regardless of the amount of events they may win.
4. The one coach who will receive a jacket and all winning participants must be present at the same time when jackets are being awarded. Coaches may not ask for extra jackets for additional coaches or for participants who are not present unless they have sent a note to the U.S. Spiritleaders office that a participant needed to leave prior to the announcement of awards.
5. U.S. Spiritleaders cannot guarantee that all participants will receive the proper size of jacket due to the unpredictability of which teams will place first. Due to set-up time, U.S. Spiritleaders tries to estimate to the best of it’s ability how many jackets and sizes will be needed on the day of the event. If there are not enough jackets on the day of the event U.S. Spiritleaders reserves the right to award jackets of a different style or color.

Banners

1. Team Banners will be awarded at King of the Bleachers Nationals only.
2. All first place teams will receive Team Banners regardless of the amount of teams in the division.
3. It is the choice of the team to have their Division and Group name silkscreened on the banner.
4. Teams must incur the financial cost and find their own silkscreener.

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