• Includes the USA Cheer Youth Rec Sideline Rules and General Rules

• Definition of terms

• USA Cheerleading Rules

• Before the game begins, coaches and cheer squads introduce themselves.

• Cheerleaders may play a friendly icebreaker

• Cheer teams will take turns cheering during the game. 

• Before the game, coaches discuss whether or not they are performing a half-time dance, and which team will go first.

• Half time dances should be 1 to 1 ½ minutes long to allow both teams to perform during halftime. (half time is 5 mins)

• At the end of the game, each cheer team will make a tunnel to celebrate the athletes’ game play or they make one giant tunnel.

YOU MAY NOT STUNT OR TUMBLE WITHOUT A NFHS CERTIFICATION

• Practicing stunts or tumbling must be done on the mats

• Participants must not stunt or tumble when the ball is in play

• A spotter is required for all stunts

• Contact John Moritz or Alexis Camacho to get registered for an online certification course through NFHS