Warm-up Room , Backstage Access Policy
Warm-up Room , Backstage Access Policy
• Worlds team rosters must include all participants who plan to enter the warm-up room with a team preparing to compete : club owners , coaches , choreographers , athletic trainers , personnel , athletes and alternate / substitute athletes .
• Failure to produce proper credentials and identification will prohibit entry into the warm-up area . Unauthorized entry into the warmup area will result in immediate disciplinary action .
• Prohibited from entry into warm-up rooms : Children not rostered as athletes or reserves , VIPs , team photographers and media
U . S . -Based Teams
• Athletes must be current members of the USASF and listed on the official Worlds roster .
• Athletes must understand that they are representatives of the event producer that awarded the team ’ s bid to The Cheerleading and Dance Worlds ; and agree to act with complete respect , sportsmanship , and graciousness at all times while representing the USASF
event producer from whom they received a bid to The Cheerleading Worlds or The Dance Worlds .
• Adult athletes must have current background screenings with green light determinations and abuse prevention education . Adult athletes are those who are 18 years and older or will turn 18 before June 1 , 2025 . Exceptional Athletes are excluded from this requirement .
• Alternate and substitute athletes ( reserves ) must meet the age grid criteria for the teams on which they are serving as reserves .
• Reserve athletes must be registered and paid athletes of The Cheerleading Worlds .
• Reserve athletes must be on the Worlds roster in order to be allowed in the warm-up areas .
• Reserve athletes must be competition-ready and in the venue where the team is competing .
• If an injury occurs , reserve athletes may be used , as needed , as long as they meet eligibility requirements , are listed on the roster and have been approved during the roster verification appointment . Reserve athletes must report , be ready to warm up and compete
with the team , within 15 minutes of the injury .
• Athletes must present photo IDs for verification by a USASF official . See page 15 .
• ALL athletes on U . S . - based Open teams ( any division that does not have a top age ) must complete abuse prevention education .
Non-U . S . -Based Team Athletes
• Each non-U . S . -based team must have an official team roster , verified during the scheduled roster verification appointment in Orlando and signed by the team coach and a Worlds official . See page 13 .
• Each athlete must present a photo ID ( passport or visa ) to a Worlds official to enter the warm-up area . See page 14 .
• Alternate and substitute athletes ( reserves ) must meet the age grid criteria for the rostered team .
• Reserve athletes must be registered and paid athletes of The Cheerleading Worlds .
• Reserve athletes must be on the official roster to be allowed in the warm-up room .
• Reserve athletes must be competition-ready and in the venue where the team is competing .
• If an injury occurs , reserve athletes may be used , as needed , as long as they meet eligibility requirements , are listed on the roster and have been approved during the roster verification appointment . Reserve athletes must report , be ready to warm up and compete with the team , within 15 minutes of the injury .
Worlds Cheerleading Coaches ( U . S . -Based Teams )
• Coaches must have active USASF coach memberships and meet all eligibility requirements through their USASF member profile .
• Coaches must understand that they are representatives of the event producer that awarded the team ’ s bid to The Cheerleading and Dance Worlds ; and agree to act with complete respect , sportsmanship , and graciousness at all times while representing the USASF event producer from whom they received a bid to The Cheerleading Worlds or The Dance Worlds .
• Coaches must present USASF ID cards , either digital or plastic .
• Coaches must wear the Worlds coach lanyard at all times .
• Additionally , The Cheerleading Worlds teams must have coaches who are credentialed in both building and tumbling through the level of the team . This may be one coach with both skill sets or a combination of coaches who have both skill sets between them .
• Non-tumbling teams are only required to have a coach with building credentials to the level of the team . See page 10 for more information .
• Credentialed coaches must be listed on their respective Worlds rosters and physically present in the warm-up rooms with their teams at all times .
Personnel ( U . S . -Based Teams )
• Personnel must meet all membership eligibility requirements .
• Personnel must present a USASF ID card , either digital or plastic .
• Personnel must have a Worlds Park Hopper or admission ticket for venue entry .
• Only one personnel member per team will be permitted in the warm-up room .
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