CHEER DIVISIONS

 

DIVISIONS	AGES	SKILL LEVELS
Division 6	4, 5, 6	1 Limited
Division 8	5, 6, 7, 8	1, 2
Division 10	7, 8, 9, 10	1, 2, 3
Division 12	9, 10, 11, 12	1, 2, 3
Division 14	11, 12, 13, 14	1, 2, 3, 4
Division 16	13, 14, 15, 16	2, 3, 4
Inspiration Division	5 through 21	1
The AYC Inspiration Division enables youth with either cognitive or physical diabilities to participate in cheer competition.   Division 16 teams are not required to cheer at weekly games. Athletes that have graduated high school are not eligible to be a participant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DANCE DIVISIONS

 

DIVISIONS	AGES	CATEGORY
Division 8	5, 6, 7, 8	Pom, Hip Hop, Step
Division 10	7, 8, 9, 10	Pom, Hip Hop, Step
Division 12	9, 10, 11, 12	Pom, Hip Hop, Step
Division 14	11, 12, 13, 14	Pom, Hip Hop, Step
Division 16	13, 14, 15, 16	Pom, Hip Hop, Step
Step is for local and regional competitions only - no National Championships.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Competing Up - Cheer

AYC provides an "Age Waiver Request Form" that an association may use for an age waiver. The form is located on MyAYF.com. This form MUST be signed and approved by the applicable AYC Region Cheer and Dance Director and then submited to the AYC National Cheer Commissioner prior to the athelete's placement on a team. Not having the proper waiver could result in the director denying the waiver.

Size and Skill Level Division Guidelines

Splitting Divisions into small and large teams.

At the National Championship, divisions may be combined from small and large to an open division when there are fewer than three teams that will ultimately compete in each division.

• Small Cheer team: 5-18 members, male and/or female.
• Large Cheer team: 19-36 members, male and/or female.

National Championships

Road to the National Championships.

Each year, over 200 Cheer, Dance and Step squads, across all AYC divisions, compete for a National Championship Title in Kissimmee, Florida, home to Universal Studios Orlando, Islands Of Adventure and Disney world. For more information please visit AYFchampionships.com.

Qualifying:

AYC has eight regions including Desert Pacific, Mountain Northwest, Midwest, Southwest, Big East, Atlantic, New England, and Southeast. Each region hosts a regional tournament, which is the qualifier for the National Championships. (Learn about your region.) The top 3 teams in each division will win a bid to compete for a national championship.

Regional championships occur in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving weekend. Each region is responsible for scheduling their own Regional Cheer tournament.

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