1. That Cheer Canada embrace and implement the ICU Safety Rules according to the recommended Scholastic Grid at the link below.
2. That PSO’s completely implement the Scholastic Grid as approved by the Cheer Canada Board by the 2020/2021 cheer season.
3. That PSO’s implement a required a minimum of 30-second cheer requirement with a max routine time of 2:30 for 2018/19. In 2020/21 this would be modified to a music limit of 1:30 and a routine limit of 2:30 to align fully with ICU.
a. Cheers can be in French and/or English.
b. The ICU routine requirements are 1:30 of music, the maximum time for a routine is 2:30, therefore most cheers would be 45-50 seconds in length.
c. It is understood that many provinces do not currently require a cheer. In order to recognize the importance of this portion of our sport, and to gradually reintroduce school teams to cheering, the Committee recommends a minimum 30-second cheer requirement with a maximum routine time of 2:30. In 2020/21 this would be modified to a music limit of 1:30 and a routine limit of 2:30 to align fully with ICU.
4. The Tumbling/Non-Tumbling Divisions may be offered by a PSO for the High School level in order to increase success at the ICU’s World School Cheerleading Championship.
a. These Divisions should only be offered to the Advanced Division.
b. Tumbling/Non-Tumbling Divisions are a PSO choice division until the 2020/2021 season when Cheer Canada will nationally mandate all divisions.
5. That the Scholastic Cheer Season be recognized as:
a. Competition Season, September 1 to April 30: Teams may hold tryouts and compete within this time frame.
b. Off-Season, May 1 to August 31: Teams may practice, work on team development, technique, skill progression, but may not compete in the off-season.
6. That these rules be implemented for the 2018/19 and 2019/20 cheer seasons and re-evaluated by the Scholastic and University Cheer Committee before the 2020/2021 season. The purpose of this re-evaluation is to:
a. Evaluate the effectiveness of the Scholastic Grid in the provinces; and,
b. Make sure that the long-term goals of the Committee are still relevant.