Rec USA Cheer Rules Questions

[cheercoachcourt]

Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone here can possibly help me out. I coach cheer for a 13U squad that’s affiliated with a football team and a youth league in our area. We have our own set of by-laws and stunting rules which I feel are very competitive compared to where they were two years ago.

When we go out of our conference for competitions, we always place well, but there are other teams from different leagues that allow more in terms of stunting. So for this upcoming season when we go out of conference, we’re now allowed to follow the USA cheer rules to be more competitive with teams from other leagues.

As someone who is very familiar with my league’s rules and the USASF rules (the only two I’ve ever had to follow), I know nothing about the USA cheer rules. Is this image (the middle column) that’s attached literally all I can do? Or is there a more descriptive set of rules out there? Because if I’m reading correctly, we will not be allowed to do anything that we can within my league’s rules.

Any help is appreciated!! My season doesn’t start until June, but I’m an overachiever and like to plan in advance my routines.

If you read this far, thank you thank you thank you!!!

 

[RDMM]

First are you traditional or performance?

 

[cheercoachcourt]

First are you traditional or performance?

Traditional! We do three cheers and a two minute dance. Our area is a little different for rec cheer compared to others.

 

[RDMM]

What do you mean by that? I always say that about our area too.
What comps do you plan on going to?

 

[cheercoachcourt]

What do you mean by that? I always say that about our area too.
What comps do you plan on going to?

We do two league competitions, which is specific to the teams within our youth league. Then we attend a charity competition and a competition hosted by a local college team, both against teams from other leagues in our area. We currently do not attend any varsity sanctioned events, though I do want to grow our program as we are one of the most competitive teams in our area.

For our routines, we do a hello cheer, sideline cheer, and hometown cheer (must mention our team name and colors), and a two minute routine to music. Every team in our area follows this format.

For our league, we have a specific set of bylaws, but we’re allowed to follow the competition rules for any of the outside comps we attend. USA cheer is brand new to me and I just want to make sure I am compliant in my routines. Thank you!

 

[RDMM]

We do two league competitions, which is specific to the teams within our youth league. Then we attend a charity competition and a competition hosted by a local college team, both against teams from other leagues in our area. We currently do not attend any varsity sanctioned events, though I do want to grow our program as we are one of the most competitive teams in our area.

For our routines, we do a hello cheer, sideline cheer, and hometown cheer (must mention our team name and colors), and a two minute routine to music. Every team in our area follows this format.

For our league, we have a specific set of bylaws, but we’re allowed to follow the competition rules for any of the outside comps we attend. USA cheer is brand new to me and I just want to make sure I am compliant in my routines. Thank you!

So U.S.A. Cheer is really just a governing body that coaches belong to. They will give you certifications to coach at the competitions. They don’t really have the rules per se.
If you are a team that does a cheer in your routine then UCA is what you want to look at for rules. However, some of the competitions will be leveled and they won’t be UCA, they will use the United Scoring System.
Feel free to DM me if you have questions.