Time Limits

Show Cheer:

Total Routine Time Limit:                        2 ½ minutes

Music:  Min/Max                                    20 seconds - 1 ½ minutes

Routine:  Perform a routine that includes at least 1 cheer/chant, 1 dance routine and 1 pyramid in any combination.

All Stars Show Cheer:

Total Routine Time Limit:                        2 ½ minutes

Music:                                                  Can be all music

Routine:  Perform a routine that includes 1 dance routine and 1 pyramid in any combination.  Routine can be all music.

JH Performance Cheer:

Total Routine Time Limit             1 ½ minutes

Routine:  No music.  Perform cheer/chant with stunting, transitions and tumbling.

Pom:

Total Routine Time Limit:                        2 ½ minutes

No tumbling.  Poms must be used at least 50% of routine.  Costuming is not allowed.

Varsity Jazz/Hip Hop:

Total Routine Time Limit:                        2 ½ minutes

Appropriate costuming is encouraged.  No tumbling.  Hip Hop may incorporate Hip Hop styles of tumbling.

Dance Teams:

            Dance

            Total Time Limit             2 ½  minutes

            No tumbling.  Appropriate costuming is permitted.

Jazz

            Total Time Limit             2 ½ minutes

            Props/tumbling are not permitted. Appropriate costuming is permitted.

            Hip Hop

            Total Time Limit             2 ½ minutes

            Appropriate costuming is permitted.

All Girl Stunt/ Partner Stunt:

Total Routine Time Limit:            1 minute

Music and tumbling may be incorporated.

Mascot: 

Total Routine Time Limit:            1 minute

Music may be incorporated.

ü  Should our sound system break down during your performance, you will be allowed to start your routine over.

ü  There will be a seven (7) second grace period for the maximum time limit.

Timing:

Entrance is allowed but not timed or judged.  Timing for your routine will begin with the first note of music, voice command, or movement by the squad.  Timing will end by the last note of music, last voice command or last movement by the squad.

Routine Material:

We encourage all squads to use original and appropriate material.  There is not a penalty for using camp material, however, representatives from cheer companies may be judging the tournament.

Music:

Please be sure to bring a duplicate of your music.  We advise that you NOT use a continuous running tape.  A coach or a person you designate will be responsible for starting and stopping the music for your squad’s performance.  Music can be either a CD or a cassette tape.  We highly encourage the use of SURE PLAY.  Routines will not be done over due to music errors based on teams CDs.