On every sideline, in every halftime show, in every school across America… It’s Game Time!

The Game Time Competition is divided up into 3 divisions: Time-Out Cheer, Fight Song and Time-Out Dance

Time-Out Cheer

Showcase your best sideline crowd-leading material. The use of signs, poms, flags
and/or megaphones is encouraged.

RULES AND RESTRICTIONS:

• 1 minutes 15 seconds time limit
• Time will begin and end with Buzzer sounds-similar to Time Out at Games
• Emphasis on crowd involvement
• At least 2 components required from the following: cheers, chants, traditional yells,
  and/or drum cadences.
• No music permitted. Drum cadence can be used (CD or Live Drummers)
• No baskets, sponge, elevator or similar type tosses permitted
• No inversions and/or twisting into or out of stunts
• No single leg extended stunts
• Maximum difficulty in tumbling is limited up to standing back handspring
• Running tumbling is prohibited
• See GUIDELINES for complete and comprehensive Rules.
• Sample SCORESHEET 

Fight Song
Perform your favorite school fight song.

RULES AND RESTRICTIONS:

• 1 minute 15 seconds time limit. Time will begin with first note of music
• Up to three eight counts may be incorporated with stunts, tumbling and/or jumps
• Same skill restrictions as listed in Time Out Cheer Rules and Restrictions
• A kick will not be considered as a skill and can be performed at any time during routine.
• See GUIDELINES for complete and comprehensive Rules.
• Sample SCORESHEET 

Time-Out Dance
Perform your favorite Time-Out dance. Any dance style appropriate for time-outs within a sideline cheering setting is acceptable

RULES AND RESTRICTIONS:

• 1 minute 15 seconds time limit. Time will begin with first note of music
• Traditional sideline uniforms required
• Emphasis on crowd entertainment
• Dance skills are permitted
• No stunts or tumbling permitted
• See GUIDELINES for complete and comprehensive Rules.
• Sample SCORESHEET

No matter what division you’re competing in, the judges are looking for good motions!

Cheer teams are encouraged to include other sideline spirit groups (i.e. dance team, song/pom, mascot, pep/short flag, etc.) but sideline spirit groups will not be judged separately.