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Spotter Policy on Competition Floors The Cheerleading Worlds WILL provide spotters for all competition floors for ALL divisions. All teams during this time MUST use the provided spotters on the competition floor.
VII. Spotter Policy in Rehearsal Areas A. Teams must follow the level rules and have the required team member spotters in place during the execution of skills while in the rehearsal area.
B. USASF / Club Divisions— The Cheerleading Worlds will have event spotters available upon request in all rehearsal areas. The Cheerleading Worlds WILL NOT require event spotters to be used in the rehearsal areas. USASF / Club division teams may choose to provide their own spotters in the rehearsal area( referred to as additional spotters), request to use The Cheerleading Worlds event spotters or elect not to use spotters in the rehearsal. The use of provided spotters or additional spotters is not mandatory and will be at the discretion of the USASF division team coach or club owner. Additional spotters must meet the requirements as listed in item VII D below.
C. IASF Divisions— The Cheerleading Worlds will provide spotters in the rehearsal areas, upon request, for all teams competing in the International Level 5, 6 and 7 divisions. Teams may also elect to use additional spotters. Additional spotters must meet the requirements as listed in item VII D3 below. Teams are required to confirm the request for spotters and or confirm their own spotters in the registration form.
D. Additional Spotters— Definition: Individuals on the rehearsal floor provided as a safety precaution to spot certain elements of a routine during rehearsal only. Additional spotters: 1. must meet the eligibility requirements to enter the warm-up room. 2. should only be used during the stunt, pyramid, and / or basket toss sections. Additional spotters are provided by the team for added safety and should stand at the back of the floor when not spotting those sections.
3. should not touch, assist, or save skills being performed. Additional spotters should only be used to prevent a fall to the rehearsal floor.
4. should be dressed so that they are presentable, professional, and distinguishable from the performing athletes. Team-provided additional spotters should not wear clothing similar to the performing team’ s uniform.
5. should not dress or act in a manner that distracts from the athletes and their performance.
6. should be at least 18 years old and familiar with spotting the skills of the performing team. NOTE: To provide the safest competitive environment, teams should not attempt skills beyond their ability level.
VIII. Interruption of Performance
A. Unforeseen Circumstances If, in the opinion of the competition officials, a team’ s routine is interrupted because of failure of the competition equipment, facilities, or other factors attributable to the competition rather than the team, the team affected or competition officials may stop the routine. The degree and effect of the interruption will be determined by the competition officials. The competition officials will determine if the team will be allowed to perform at a later time. If decided by officials, the team will perform the routine again in its entirety, but will be evaluated ONLY from the point where the interruption occurred. The spot in the schedule where the re-performance is to take place is at the sole discretion of competition officials.
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