THE CHEERLEADING WORLDS 2022 ____________________________________________________________________
USASF WORLDS DIVISIONS
USASF WORLDS DIVISIONS 2022
LEVEL |
DIVISIONS |
TARGET AGE |
BIRTH YEAR |
FEMALES / MALES |
NUMBER ON TEAM |
6 |
Senior XSmall ( SXS ) |
13-18 yrs |
6 / 1 / 2002-2008 |
no males |
5-16 members |
6 |
Senior Small ( SS ) |
13-18 yrs |
6 / 1 / 2002-2008 |
no males |
17-22 members |
6 |
Senior Medium ( SM ) |
13-18 yrs |
6 / 1 / 2002-2008 |
no males |
23-30 members |
6 |
Senior Large ( SL ) |
13-18 yrs |
6 / 1 / 2002-2008 |
no males |
31-38 members |
6 |
Senior XSmall Coed ( SXSC ) |
13-18 yrs |
6 / 1 / 2002-2008 |
1-2 males |
5-16 members |
6 |
Senior Small Coed ( SSC ) |
13-18 yrs |
6 / 1 / 2002-2008 |
1-5 males |
5-22 members |
6 |
Senior Medium Coed ( SMC ) |
13-18 yrs |
6 / 1 / 2002-2008 |
1-8 males |
5-30 members |
6 |
Senior Large Coed ( SLC ) |
13-18 yrs |
6 / 1 / 2002-2008 |
1-19 males |
5-38 members |
6 |
Senior Open ( SO ) |
13 + yrs |
2008 or earlier |
no males |
5-24 members |
6 |
Senior Open Small Coed ( SOSC ) |
13 + yrs |
2008 or earlier |
1-4 males |
5-24 members |
6 |
Senior Open Large Coed ( SOLC ) |
13 + yrs |
2008 or earlier |
5-12 males |
5-24 members |
6 |
Limited XSmall / Small ( LtdXS / S ) |
13-18 yrs 3
|
6 / 1 / 2002-2008 3
|
no males |
5-22 members |
6 |
Limited XSmall Coed ( LtdXSC ) |
13-18 yrs 3
|
6 / 1 / 2002-2008 3
|
1-2 males |
5-16 members |
6 |
Limited Small Coed ( LtdSC ) |
13-18 yrs 3
|
6 / 1 / 2002-2008 3
|
1-5 males |
5-22 members |
Adult athletes must have a current background screening with a green light determination and SafeSport training . Adult athletes are those who are 18 years and older or will turn 18 before June 1 , 2022 . Exceptional Athletes are excluded from this requirement
BID REQUIREMENTS
Event producers will publish the procedures they will follow for awarding bids prior to the start of their qualifying competition . An event producer may not award more than one bid and / or type of bid to the same team .
DEADLINE FOR BID ACCEPTANCE
Paid-bid winners 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 . The process to ACCEPT a bid includes : 1 . returning the Bid Winners Acceptance Form and / or giving verbal approval 1 to the sponsoring event producer , and
2 . completing the Worlds Bid section in your USASF program membership profile after accepting the Worlds bid . Therefore , prior to competing in a Worlds bid-qualifying event , each team will need to 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 13 of this guide . Any team holding its registration past the deadline in hopes of receiving a 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 .
1Revised 2.7.2022
CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS AT BID EVENTS
NEW ! USASF LIMITED DIVISIONS
The 2022 Cheerleading Worlds offers three new Senior divisions :
1 . Limited XSmall / Small ( All Girl ) 2 . Limited XSmall Coed 3 . Limited Small Coed
Limited Divisions are reserved for programs represented by only one team at The Cheerleading Worlds . A team qualifies for a Worlds bids by competing in the traditional division : XSmall , Small , XSmall Coed or Small Coed . However , when registering for Worlds , the team now has the option to transfer to the appropriate Limited Division or remain in the traditional division in which they earned the bid .
NOTE : Limited Division options are offered exclusively at The Cheerleading Worlds , not during regular season competitions .
All cheer teams competing at The Cheerleading Worlds are required to have a coach , or combination of coaches , with credentials in both building and tumbling as follows :
• LEVEL 6 TEAMS : credentialed through Level 6 in either building , tumbling or both .
• LEVEL 7 TEAMS : credentialed through Level 7 in building and 6 in tumbling .
• NON-TUMBLING TEAMS : credentialed in building to the level of the team .
3 Correction 2.17.2022