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A STEP BEYOND NATIONALS
University of South Florida
Sun Dome Arena
4202 E. Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL 33620
April 17, 2010

This competition is televised on Sun Sports

New 10 and younger & 60 and over get in FREE. 

All Grand Champions Receive Sterling Silver Championship Rings

Tentative Summary

The schedule will be posted by Tuesday the week of competition

Fees:
Athletes - Show Teams

Early Bird Team

$85.   Special Athlete Team FREE

On Time Team

$95.   Parent Team $55.

Late Team (week of)

$100.   College $35.
Crossover (Reduced) $40.   Open Team (Cheer Only) $35 or free with 60 paid athletes from same gym

Open Team Champions DO NOT receive Jackets or Rings unless they pay full price.

Early Bird:  Registered and paid 3 weeks prior to event. 

ATTENTION COACHES:  Payment made the last 2 weeks before competition must be paid by Credit Card, Cash, or Money Order.

Coaches -
Competition fee is FREE.  Please report to Registration at least 2 hours prior to warm up time.
Please report and check in with warm ups 30 minutes before your scheduled time. Remember everyone wants the competition to run on time and in correct order.  PLEASE HELP US MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

Spectator: $15.00 at the door.  10 and younger & 60 and over get in FREE

ATTENTION PARENTS:  Our program schedule must be printed in advance!  many times the program will not have LATE CHANGES OR TEAM NAMES THAT REGISTERED LATE!   This event will not be on the schedule.  No one may bring food or drinks into venue.  NO Video tapping allowed at this event

Awards and Gifts:

Teams:
GIFT for every athlete
TROPHY for every team
MEDALS for 1st - 3rd place
JACKET for Champions
STERLING SILVER RINGS for Grand Champions
CASH AWARDS $1,000 Cheer Program Award (5 Cheer Team Scores)
CASH AWARDS $250 Dance Program Award (2 Routines/Teams Scores)
BANNER for Champions and Grand Champions
PLAQUES for Choreography and Showmanship
TROPHY & SHIRT for Parent Teams
PLAQUE for Team Participation and Travel Team
SENIOR SHIRTS for graduating seniors
TROPHY for all Show Team members
Open Team Champions DO NOT receive Jackets or rings unless they pay full price

CASH AWARDS


Click logo for Varsity All level Championship

Discounts:
COMMIT TO COMPETE (Payment Plan)
- Coach will have the opportunity to sign a Commit to Compete Form (found on cheerpower.varsity.com) and pay a $250.00 non-refundable deposit per team to lock your early bird price for the competition(s) of your choice.  The form and deposit must be SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 17, 2009!  No forms will be accepted after this date. 

FAMILY DISCOUNT (TEAMS AND INDIVIDUAL EVENTS) Must have 3+ immediate family members on teams (excludes parents on a parent team) and/or 3+ immediate family members participating in individual events to receive the $25.00 discount.  The discount is only applied to the 3rd or more family members.  

SPONSORED ATHLETE – Cheer Power will sponsor 1/2 of the registration fee for ONE ATHLETE per team from every program across the nation!  Coaches please submit the names of athletes you feel need financial help to cheer@cheerpower.varsity.com.  Sponsored athletes are not eligible for 3+ family member discounts.

NATIONAL EARNED CREDIT (NEC)-  Any team that attends competitions using one of the combinations listed below in addition to submitting their payments at least 2 weeks prior to each competition, will receive a $10.00 rebate, per participant, for each team that competes at Nationals: (Example: 15 participate during the season- 18 compete at Nationals, team will receive rebate for 15 athletes). 

1 HOLIDAY CHAMPIONSHIP & 1 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

2 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 

REBATE CHECKS WILL BE ISSUED AT NATIONALS.  NEC IS A CHEER POWER/ POWER DANCE’S WAY OF GIVING BACK TO YOUR SCHOOL/ GYM/ YOUTH/ REC LEAGUE.

NOTE: Registration and Payments MUST be received 2 weeks prior to all events in order to receive NEC!!!

VARSITY FAMILY PLAN- To qualify for the 2009-2010 Varsity Family Plan, follow the 4-2-2 guidelines…

§         In order to participate in the Varsity Family Plan and receive a rebate, gyms must register and enter a qualifying event schedule at www.varsityfamilyplan.com .

§         Gyms must compete in at least four (4) events, produced by a minimum of two (2) Varsity Brands, and must bring two (2) or more teams to compete at the event.

Registration Forms:
All-Star Cheer and Dance Athletes no longer need to turn in compliance forms.
School and Rec. Team Athletes DO need to turn in compliance forms
Please click on a form to download it. 
Online registration is NOW available.

Registration Form         ONLINE FORM
Cheer Roster     ONLINE FORM

Dance Roster    ONLINE FORM
Code of Conduct (1 per gym/school/studio/rec PER SEASON)   Online Form
Compliance Form
Credit Card Authorization Form

Hotels:
Cheer Power Hotels are provided by Game Time Travel.  You can visit their website at http://www.gametimetravel.com/ACP or just click the logo.

Venue Information:
Sun Dome Arena
4202 E. Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL 33620

Directions:

FROM ST. PETERSBURG/CLEARWATER:
Take 275 North to Fowler Avenue in North Tampa. Exit right at Fowler and proceed 3 miles to main campus entrance on north side of Fowler. Turn left into main entrance. To proceed to all athletic facilities, take the first right, once inside the main campus, on Alumni Drive. Sun Dome and baseball field are immediately ahead on Alumni Drive. Soccer, Softball and Tennis facilities are all north of the Sun Dome.

FROM SARASOTA AND ALL POINTS SOUTH:
Take 75 North to Fowler Avenue exit, which is the first exit north of I-4. Veer left off of Fowler exit and proceed three miles to Bull Run (Sun Dome marquee). Turn north (right) on Bull Run and Sun Dome and baseball field are immediately ahead. All other facilities are due north.

FROM ALL POINTS NORTH:
Take 75 South to Fowler Avenue exit. Veer right to Fowler and follow above directions.

Floor Type:
This competition is on a spring floor

Warm up Floor:
Please report and check in with warm ups 30 minutes before your scheduled time. Remember everyone wants the competition to run on time and in correct order.  PLEASE HELP US MAKE THIS HAPPEN.  Teams will receive 6 minutes on a 12' X 60' spring runs. and 6 minutes on a 42' X 54' cheer floor.  A sound system will be provided.

Legality Verification
It is the coach's responsibility to be current on all level and safety guidelines.  If you have questions concerning any legality, please video tape the stunt or element in question and send it either via email to cheer@cheerpower.com or mail it to 201 Spruce St. Dickinson, TX  77539

Spotter Policy:
SPOTTER POLICY – Cheer Power will provide up to three spotters on the performance floor at all competitions, for any division with stunts. (Teams will not be allowed to waive the right to have spotters or have their own staff or coaches spot routines on the performance floor.) Teams will be required to provide their own qualified spotters, for any warm-up area.

MUSIC:
 Bring 2 quality recorded CDs or an MP3 player. 
 
Provide a representative to run music at the music station.
 
Music systems are different; therefore, coaches are strongly advised to create routines that finish at least 5 seconds before the maximum time limit in order to avoid time limit penalties.
 If a mistake is made because of Cheer Power’s/Power Dance’s personnel or sound system failure, the team will be allowed to perform again from the point in the routine where the mistake was made.