UCA Game Day: From the Sidelines to the Competition Mat

UCA Game Day: From the Sidelines to the Competition Mat

Have you always wanted to show off your complete Game Day spectacle on the regional or national level? Then Game Day is the division for you at a UCA Regional event or even the National High School Cheerleading Championship. The Game Day division envelopes the game day experience but on the competition mat. In this order, routines will consist of a band dance, a situational sideline, a time out cheer, and your school’s traditional fight song!

Experience the UCA Game Day Championships

Band Chant

At UCA Competitions, the Band Chant can be any song of choice. The Band Chant cannot incorporate any skill other than kicks and jumps but should showcase the squad’s sharp motions, high energy, and synchronization. Teams can choose to use signs, flags, and other spirit raising props to help encourage crowd response.

Situational Sideline

With a designated game situational cue – either an offensive or defensive – the squad will determine which Sideline to perform. Teams are encouraged to use spirit raising props such as signs, poms and megaphones. Skills should be minimal and simple.

Time Out Cheer

The Time Out Cheer is the best time to showcase crowd effective skills! Squads are highly encouraged to use signs, poms and flags to enhance crowd effectiveness, as well as incorporate skills. Just like you learned at UCA camp, the Situational Sideline can roll right into your Time Out Cheer.

Fight Song

The Fight Song is an additional element to what you do at Summer Camp for the Game Day Championship at the 2019 UCA NHSCC and Regionals. Your Fight Song should represent the traditional Fight Song your school has always done at games. Your team can incorporate up to 3 consecutive 8-counts of crowd effective stunts, tumbling, and/or jumps to your band’s recorded music.

With all four elements combined, the Game Day Routine cannot exceed a 3-minute time limit.

The Game Day Championships give squads the perfect opportunity to showcase their crowd leading abilities while incorporating traditional Game Day elements and use of skills and props. Cheerleaders are meant to lead the crowd right? This division is the best way for squads to compete what you do every Friday night under the lights!

Learn more and register for a UCA Game Day Competition today

Good luck this season!