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At-Large Bids
At-large bids are generally awarded to runner-up teams or teams scoring next highest to the paid / partial-paid bid-winning team ( s ). Recipients of at-large bids must pay for their own Worlds registration packages and all other related expenses .
Deadline for Bid Acceptance
• Paid / partial-paid and at-large bid winners who choose to accept their bids must do so within 72 hours after the last day of the bid-receiving event . Return the Bid Winners Acceptance Form and / or give verbal approval to the sponsoring event producer .
• Prior to competing in a Worlds bid-qualifying event , each team should decide whether it will accept the bid should they receive one , who will be going and what the travel specifics will be . The purpose of this tight timing is to control last-minute changes that increase costs and make the entire travel experience disorganized .
• Once a team accepts a bid , all required registration materials must be completed by the deadlines noted on page 27 of this guide . Any team holding its registration past the deadline in hopes of receiving a paid / partial-paid bid at a later Worlds bid qualifier , but is ultimately unsuccessful in achieving one , will be charged a late registration fee .
• Bids that are not accepted or declined by the deadline may be transferred to an alternate team at the sponsoring event producer ’ s discretion . The sponsoring event producer may not transfer ( hand down ) any unaccepted or declined at-large bid after 96 hours from the last day of the qualifying event .
50 % Roster , Team Size Policy ( Only non-U . S . -based teams in IASF divisions ) Rosters may change up to 50 percent within the division in which the bid has been awarded . Fifty percent of the athletes on the original team roster must remain on the roster for the The Cheerleading Worlds . Example : A team of 14 athletes can change seven of those athletes after tryouts to maintain the 50 percent . Season 2 clubs that have tryouts after receiving their Worlds bid ( s ), may add to the roster as long as 50 percent of the original roster is maintained . Clubs must notify the Event Producer if their roster changes so a new IASF roster can be submitted to the IASF .
Team Bid Limitations ( Only non-U . S . -based teams in IASF divisions ) A team is limited to accepting only one bid for The Cheerleading Worlds within a specific division . If a team has accepted a bid and intends to compete for an upgraded bid ( e . g ., from an at-large bid to a paid bid ), no formal declination is necessary . However , if a team chooses to vie for a similar bid ( e . g ., from at-large to at-large or from paid to paid ), they must officially DECLINE the original bid no later than 11pm ( local time of event ) on the evening before the qualifying event commences .
The process to DECLINE a bid includes : 1 . writing to the sponsoring event producer and 2 . writing to the IASF Director , Marcy Kuzemchak , marcy @ iasfworlds . com .
Cheer Athlete Bid Limitations ( Only non-U . S . -based teams in IASF divisions )
• An athlete on a non-U . S . -based team may qualify for Worlds with only one gym in the same World ' s season . Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must be presented to the IASF director within 60 days before the World Championships .
• Athletes on non-U . S . -based teams within the same club are limited to the number of teams on which they are eligible to compete and earn paid or partial-paid bids .
• Once an athlete on a non-U . S . -based team has competed on a team and earned a paid / partial-paid or at-large bid , they are permitted to move to another team within their club . If their second team earns a bid , they are bound to the second team and may only compete with the second team at Worlds . They no longer are eligible to compete with the first team once the second team is awarded a bid .
• The number of athletes that have already earned a paid / partial-paid bid that are eligible to compete for and be awarded / accepted a paid / partial-paid bid on a second team is limited : IASF division teams may have up to four athletes that were previously awarded a paid / partial-paid bid .
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