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

The Game Time Championships were created to showcase what traditional cheerleading is all about – leading the crowd! The championship gives teams who traditionally don’t compete a chance to show how they rule the field and lead the crowds at their schools.  

For this competition, there is no preparation needed - really! Teams can step off the sideline and into the competition. Teams will be able to enter three different categories: sideline cheerleading, fight song and time out dance. All divisions have a time limit of 1 minute 15 seconds and include skill restrictions.

Game Time Categories will be offered at almost all UCA school competitions. The Game Time National Series Championships will take place during the 2009-2010 competition season and will be held in four regions – West, Southwest, South and Northeast. Teams do not have to qualify in order to compete at the National Series Championship. At this time, these categories will not be offered at the National High School Cheerleading Championship. 

Check out the four Championships:

Find out which competitions this will be held at!

Check out the Game Time Divisions!

Sideline Cheerleading

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

• 1 minute 15 seconds time limit
• Emphasis on crowd involvement.
• At least 2 components required from the following: cheers, chants, traditional yells, and/or drum cadences.
• No music permitted. Single drummer or drum line allowed.
• no baskets, sponge, elevator, or similar type tosses permitted.
• No inversions and/or twisting into or out of stunts.
• No single let stunts.
• Maximum difficulty in tumbling is limited to back handsprings.
• Running Tumbling is permitted only during team entrance.