SIDELINE CHEER Table of Contents (click on an item to jump directly to that section) Page IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES ......................................................................................................................... 2 MAJOR SPIRIT RULE CHANGES .................................................................................................................................... 2 SOUTH DAKOTA CHANGES ............................................................................................................................................. 3 SOUTH DAKOTA MODIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 3 GENERAL Mandated Team Practice ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Definition of Sideline Cheer ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Safety Guidelines .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Catastrophic Insurance Coverage ...................................................................................................................................... 3 THE SPIRIT RULE BOOK .................................................................................................................................................. 3 ONLINE RULES MEETING ............................................................................................................................................. 3,4 COACHES MUST MEET SDHSAA EDUCATIONAL REQUIRMENTS ...................................................................... 4 GENERAL RISK MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................... 4 PARTICIPANT APPAREL/ACCESSORIES .................................................................................................................. 4,5 COMMENTS ON THE RULES ........................................................................................................................................ 5,6 CHEER AND DANCE SAFETY CERTIFICATION COURSE RULES ....................................................NFHS website SUBSTATE AND STATE TOURNAMENTS Rosters Must Be Posted on the SDHSAA Website ........................................................................................................... 6 Supervision Forms Required ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Cheer Regulations at All Post-Season Football Play-offs ................................................................................................. 6 Cheer Regulations at State Wrestling Tournaments ....................................................................................................... 6,7 Cheer Regulations at State Basketball Tournaments ......................................................................................................... 7 Expense Reimbursement ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Recommended Cheer Coach Uniform Rule ...................................................................................................................... 7 CHEERLEADING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ........................................................................................................ 7,8 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT TEAM AWARD ............................................................................................................... 8 PARTICIPANTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES General .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Sportsmanship ................................................................................................................................................................ 8,9 Techniques for Leading Cheers ......................................................................................................................................... 9 When to Cheer ................................................................................................................................................................... 9 When Not to Cheer ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 When to Perform ............................................................................................................................................................... 9 SOUTH DAKOTA GENERAL CHEER GUIDELINES FOR STUNTING & NON-STUNTING TEAMS ............ 9,10 GENERAL SPORT CHEER GUIDELINES ................................................................................................................ 10,11 SDHSAA TOURNAMENT TEAM AND SPECTATOR CONDUCT RULES............................................................... 12 SDHSAA ARENA RULES .................................................................................................................................................. 13 DAMAGE TO BLEACHERS AT A STATE EVENT ...................................................................................................... 13 FORMS – available on SDHSAA website on Sideline Cheer page Boys’ Basketball Tournament Cheer Supervision Girls’ Basketball Tournament Cheer Supervision Football Finals Cheer Supervision Wrestling Tournament Cheer Supervision ................................................................................................ SIDELINE CHEER IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES Day/Week 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 First Date Team Selection Monday, Wk. 38 March 22, 2021 March 21, 2022 March 20, 2023 (5 days total- does not need to be consecutive) First Practice Monday, Wk. 5 August 2 August 1 July 31 Summer Moratorium July 1-7 July 1-7 July 1-7 Winter Moratorium December 23-26 December 23-26 December 23-26 Participation in school activities teaches that it is a privilege and an honor to represent one’s school. Interscholastic activities constitute a part of the right kind of “growing up” experiences for students. Participants learn to accept success and failures, gain poise and confidence, achieve tolerance and understanding of others and gain the self-satisfaction of accomplishing goals. Under a well-administered school program, students and spectators become better citizens through participation and observation of activities conducted under established rules. Please refer to the Sportsmanship Section of the SDHSAA Athletic Handbook for policies and statements concerning the following items: General Sports Objectives and Coaching Responsibility Athletic Code of Ethics Fundamentals of Sportsmanship Code of Sport Ethics for Coaches Racial Harassment, Violence and Taunting (See General Section) 2021-2022 Spirit Rules Changes 2-1-21 Head coverings worn for religious reasons so as not to expose ones uncovered head may be worn and must be attached in such a way that it is unlikely to come off during performance. It must be made of non-abrasive, soft materials; must fit securely and not pose a danger to any other participant. 3-2-1, 4-2-1 Apparel/Accessories: ART. 1 … b. Hold objects in a hand that is supporting a top person. Exception: A base and top person may share a pom during a dismount from a thigh stand, shoulder sit/straddle, shoulder stand, or prep. 3-3-3 Inversions: ART. 3… Braced inversions in a pyramid that do not flip or roll are permitted provided the following conditions are met: … c. The top person and at least one bracer maintains hand-to-hand/arm contact. 3-3-6d Suspended Stunts ART. 6… d. When the stunt begins in an inversion and transitions to a non-inverted position, the upper body contact may be released before the top person is no longer inverted. 3-5-5c Release Stunts/Tosses ART. 5… Release transitions are permitted provided all of the following conditions are met throughout the transition: … c. The top person and at least one bracer maintain hand-to-hand/arm contact except for the following skills: 1. If the release is to a cradle position, the contact may be hand-to-foot and the bracer must be in a double-based prep with a spotter. 2 1. A non-braced top person in a vertical position at prep level or above may be released to the original bases to a stunt at any level provided the top person remains in a position where the upper body remains vertical and the legs are not in a seated/pike position. Vertical releases from an extended position to an extended position may not perform more than a ¼ turn. 3 2. A non-braced top person in a cradle position or horizontal position at prep level or below may be released to the original bases in a loading position or stunt at any level with no more than a 1/4 turn. 4-2-8 Stunting Personnel ART. 8… A spotter is required for tosses to single-base prep-level stunts in which the foot/feet of the top person is in the hands of the base and for tosses to single-base shoulder stands. Revised 7/21 Sideline Cheer - 2 South Dakota Reminders 1. Limit the number of sideline basketball cheerleaders per level