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NCA PERFORMANCE DIVISIONS NCA reserves the right to be the arbitrator and interpreter of all rules covered in this document. HIGH SCHOOL DIVISIONS JV/FRESHMAN DIVISIONS JUNIOR HIGH/ MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISIONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIVISIONS NOVICE INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SMALL NOVICE HIGH SCHOOL 5 - 12 Members 12th Grade and Below Female/Male MEDIUM NOVICE HIGH SCHOOL 13 - 20 Members 12th Grade and Below Female/Male LARGE NOVICE HIGH SCHOOL 21 - 30 Members 12th Grade and Below Female/Male NOVICE JV/FRESHMAN 5 - 30 Members 11th Grade and Below Female/Male SMALL INTERMEDIATE HIGH SCHOOL 5 - 12 Members 12th Grade and Below Female MEDIUM INTERMEDIATE HIGH SCHOOL 13 - 20 Members 12th Grade and Below Female LARGE INTERMEDIATE HIGH SCHOOL 21 - 30 Members 12th Grade and Below Female COED INTERMEDIATE HIGH SCHOOL 5 - 30 Members 12th Grade and Below Female/Male INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE GAME DAY 5 - 30 Members 12th Grade and Below Female/Male INTERMEDIATE JV/FRESHMAN 5 - 30 Members 11th Grade and Below Female/Male JV/Freshman teams must officially represent thei JV/Freshman program at their school. SMALL NOVICE JH/MS 5 - 15 Members 9th Grade and Below Female/Male LARGE NOVICE JH/MS 16 - 30 Members 9th Grade and Below Female/Male SMALL INTERMEDIATE JH/MS 5 - 15 Members 9th Grade and Below Female/Male LARGE INTERMEDIATE JH/MS 16 - 30 Members 9th Grade and Below Female/Male Teams comprised exclusively of 9th Graders must compete in the JV/Freshman or a High School Division INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY 5 - 30 Members 6th Grade and Below Female/Male Elementary teams must represent an Elementary School and not a Junior High or Middle School SMALL ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL 5 - 12 Members 12th Grade and Below Female MEDIUM ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL 13 - 20 Members 12th Grade and Below Female LARGE ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL 21 - 30 Members 12th Grade and Below Female COED ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL 5 - 30 Members 12th Grade and Below Female/Male NON-TUMBLING HIGH SCHOOL No Tumbling Allowed 5 - 30 Members 12th Grade and Below Female ADVANCED JV/FRESHMAN 5 - 30 Members 11th Grade and Below Female/Male SMALL ADVANCED JH/MS 5 - 15 Members 9th Grade and Below Female/Male LARGE ADVANCED JH/MS 16 - 30 Members 9th Grade and Below Female/Male NCA reserves the right to split, combine, and delete divisions as warranted and/or deemed appropriate. Please refer to the NCA Competition Rules for Age Eligibility, Skill Restrictions and Enrollment Requirements prior to registering for a specific Division. RULE BOOK • 10
NCA PERFORMANCE DIVISIONS NCA reserves the right to be the arbitrator and interpreter of all rules covered in this document. PERFORMANCE ROUTINE REQUIREMENTS A. Each team will perform a choreographed routine not to exceed 2 minutes and 30 seconds (150 seconds). B. Up to 1 minute and 30 seconds (90 seconds) of the routine may be performed to music. No voice-overs or words may be recorded to make the team’s vocal projection sound louder. C. Organized, formal entrances that involve organized cheers or run-ons with jumps, tumbling, or stunts are not permitted. Cheerleaders should enter the performance area in a timely fashion. D. Timing will begin with the first organized word, movement, or note of music by the team after they are officially announced and have taken the floor. Cheerleaders must have at least one foot on the performing surface when the routine starts. E. Timing will end with the last organized word, movement, or note of music by the team. Teams must exit the performance area immediately following the routine. F. Teams should utilize all areas of their squad’s technical strength in jumps, tumbling, partner stunts, pyramids, motion technique, projection and expression, choreography, showmanship, and dance. G. Team names will be called twice: once as the team on deck and once as the next team to perform. H. Routines must be appropriate for family viewing. Any vulgar or suggestive movements, words, or music will result in a score deduction. No tear-away uniforms or removal of clothing is allowed. NEW! INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE GAME DAY • This division will follow NCA Performance Division Guidelines with Intermediate restrictions and requires a cheer portion that emphasizes crowd-leading ability. Categories on the score sheet include: Spacing and Formations, Crowd Effective Material, and Use of Props. PERFORMANCE ROUTINE RESTRICTIONS NOVICE SKILLS RESTRICTIONS Novice teams will follow AACCA Safety Guidelines with these additional skill restrictions. • Standing Tumbling: Standing tumbling is limited to a standing single back handspring. Standing back handspring series and jump/back handspring combinations are not allowed. Standing tucks are not allowed. • Running Tumbling: Running tumbling is limited to front and back handspring series. Flips and aerials are not allowed (no tucks). • Stunts: Single leg stunts may not be held or pass through an extended position. No extended liberties. Twisting transitions are limited to a ½ twist by the top person (full ups are not allowed). Exception: Log Rolls/Barrell rolls are allowed. Release moves must start below prep level and must be caught at prep level or below. Release moves may not pass above extended arm level. All release moves must land in a cradle. Inversions in stunts are not allowed. All inversions must maintain contact with the performance surface. Exception: Transitions from ground level inversions to non-inverted positions are allowed. Example: Legal: Going from a handstand on the ground to a noninverted stunt such as a shoulder sit. Example: Illegal: Going from a cradle to a handstand or from a prone position to a forward roll. • Pyramids: Extended one leg stunts must be braced by at least one person at prep level or below. Connection must be made prior to executing single leg extended stunt and must be made at prep level or below. Any time a top person is released by the bases and braced by other top persons , they may not perform any skill during transition and must land in a cradle. Inversion in pyramids are not allowed with the exceptions of the inversions allowed under Novice Stunts. Exception: Release moves in pyramids are not allowed with the exception of the release moves allowed under Novice Stunts. • Dismounts: Only straight pop downs, basic straight cradles and 1/4 turns are allowed. • Tosses: The only body position allowed is a straight ride. RULE BOOK • 11
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Page 15 and 16: NCA SLIDING CRITERIA The following
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