Game Time Competitions

The Game Time competitions were created to showcase what traditional cheerleading is all about — leading the crowd! The competition gives teams who traditionally don’t compete a chance to show how they rule the field and lead the crowds at their schools.  

For this competition, there is no preparation needed — really! Teams can step off the sideline and into the competition. Teams will be able to enter three different categories: Game Situation/Time-Out Cheer, Fight Song and Band Dance/Time-Out Dance. All divisions have a time limit of 1 minute 15 seconds and include skill restrictions.

The Game Time Competition is divided up into 3 divisions:  Game Situation/Time-Out Cheer, Fight Song and Band Dance/Time-Out Dance. Choose to compete in one, two or all three!

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Band Dance/Time-Out Dance

Perform your favorite Band Dance/Time-Out dance. Any crowd-oriented, dance style appropriate for time-outs within a sideline cheer setting is acceptable.

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Basic Overview:

• 1 minute 15 seconds time limit
• Time will begin with first note of music
• Sideline/traditional school uniforms are required
• Emphasis on crowd entertainment
• Dance skills (i.e. turns, leaps, kicks, etc.) are permitted 
• No stunts or tumbling permitted

>> Scoresheet (PDF)

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Basic Overview:

• 1 minutes 15 seconds time limit
• Timing starts once the situation has been presented and ends at the conclusion of the time-out cheer section of the routine
• Emphasis on crowd involvement
• After the situation response, include at least 1 time-out type of component required from the following: cheers, chants, traditional yells, and/or drum cadences
• No music permitted. Drum cadence can be used (MP3 or Live Drummers)
• No baskets, sponge, elevator, or similar type tosses permitted
• No inversions are allowed
• No twisting dismounts are allowed
• Single let extended stunts are limited to liberties and liberty hitches
• No running tumbling is allowed.
• Standing tumbling is limited to standing back handspring(s) and/or standing back tuck(s)

>> Scoresheet (PDF)

Fight Song

Perform your favorite school fight song!

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• 1 minute 15 seconds time limit. Time will begin with first note of music
• Up to three eight counts may be incorporated with stunts, tumbling and/or jumps
• No baskets, sponge, elevator, or similar type tosses permitted
• No inversions are allowed 
• No twisting dismounts are allowed
• Single leg extended stunts are limited to liberties and liberty hitches.
• A jump is considered a skill and can only be performed in the three (3) eight count segment
• A kick will not be considered as a skill and can be performed at any time during the routine
• No running tumbling is allowed.  
• Standing tumbling is limited to standing back handspring(s) and/or standing back tuck(s)

>> Scoresheet (PDF)