Event Information

Four-Day Format

Dear Coaches, Athletes and Cheerleading Fans –

Our goal for the National High School Cheerleading Championship is to provide the best possible experience for all athletes, coaches and spectators every year.  To that end, we are thrilled to announce that we are adding a 4th day to the NHSCC championship weekend in 2024. 

As the event continues to grow, we believe this will help improve the experience at the venue and the schedule of events.  And — our goal is to maintain the three day competition format for each team to limit school days missed.

Our preparation for next year begins now (just like many of you), and we look forward to seeing you next year in Orlando February 9-12th and providing you and your teams with an experience they will remember for the rest of their lives.

CLICK HERE for the tentative 4-Day Block Schedule

Bid Information

Teams can register for NHSCC prior to receiving your bid.  If for any reason you do not receive a bid at your regional event, your deposit for NHSCC will be refunded to you.

HOW TO QUALIFY FOR THE 2024 NHSCC

In order to qualify for our National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC), teams are required to fulfil the following requirements:

  • 75% of the qualifying team must have attended a 2 Day Varsity Spirit Summer Camp and participate in the Squad Credentialing program.
  • Compete and receive a bid at a 2024 UCA qualifying regional competition for the 2024 National High School Cheerleading Championship.
  • The division the team competes in at the regional will be the only division the team is allowed to compete in at the NHSCC. Exception – some divisions are further split further by Team Size or School Size at the NHSCC than they are at a qualifying regional competition.
  • Individuals may NOT represent more than one team at the National Championship. Exception – Junior Varsity members may perform with the Varsity in a Varsity Game Day Division.

To create a Championship that gives equal opportunity for schools of similar student composition, UCA will subdivide the Varsity divisions at the NHSCC based on school enrollments in the 9th – 12th grades as of October 1, 2022. Varsity Divisions I & II – Please provide a letter signed and verified from your registrar’s office on school letter head with your total enrollment information.

Please mail to the UCA office no later than three weeks prior to the NHSCC. Check out www.uca.varsity.com for more details.

Event Registration and Pricing

Registration for the 2024 National High School Cheerleading Championship will open later this Fall.

  • For more information about UCA Regional Competitions, CLICK HERE.

2024 Championship Pricing Guide – COMING SOON

  • CLICK HERE to view the 2023 pricing guide for reference.

Park Hopper Ticket Upgrade Pricing

  • 2-Day to 3-Day: TBD
  • 2-Day to 4-Day: TBD
  • 2-Day to 5-Day: TBD
  • 3-Day to 4-Day: TBD
  • 3-Day to 5-Day: TBD

Scoring and Division Information

Divisions and Scoring

CLICK HERE for more information regarding Divisions, Rules and Scoring.

Game Day and Game Day Live

  • Game Day Live Information
  • Pep Band Battle

    • Pep Band Battle is an optional additional performance opportunity for pep bands that participate in the Game Day Live divisions of National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC). Participating pep bands and drumlines will engage in a bracket-style performance, competing for crowd engagement against other Game Day Live pep bands. The purpose of this performance is to provide participating bands with another performance opportunity, engage with their peers in a fun and crowd-driven environment and showcase the spirit raising abilities of bands to their audiences and administrations.

World School Cheerleading Championships

General Rules and Information

  1. The World School Cheerleading Championships (WSCC) is held in conjunction with the National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC). All U.S. teams must follow all Rules and Regulations of the NHSCC.
  2. The top 5 placing teams from the 2022 NHSCC are eligible to compete in the divisions offered.
  3. Due to the size of the NHSCC – Game Day divisions will not be offered in the WSCC. The NHSCC will attempt to ensure teams will not have overlapping performance / warmup with WSCC.  However, The NHSCC cannot guarantee that a performance overlap will not occur during the final schedule.
  4. Teams must be registered participants of the National High School Cheerleading Championship to be eligible.

 Schedule of Events

  1. Friday – NHSCC Preliminary and Semi-Final rounds of competitions, visit parks.
  2. Saturday – NHSCC Semi-Final and select Final rounds of competition, visit parks.
  3. Sunday – NHSCC select Semi-Final and Final rounds of competition along with the World School Cheerleading Championships (WSCC) Final competition.

Awards

  1. Teams will be awarded placement trophies.
  2. Jackets will be awarded to Champions based on the number of athletes on the floor plus two coaches.
  3. Nation’s rankings will be awarded to the top countries competing across all divisions.

Divisions Offered

Recreation Divisions (Affiliated and Non Affiliated Combined)

  • Traditional Rec 8 and Younger (International Teams only)
  • Traditional Rec 10 and Younger
  • Traditional Rec 12 and Younger
  • Traditional Rec 14 and Younger
  • Traditional Rec 10-18 years of age (International Teams only)

School Divisions (Division I and Division II will not be offered)

  • Junior High
  • Junior Varsity
  • Junior Varsity Coed
  • Small Varsity
  • Medium Varsity
  • Large Varsity
  • Super Varsity
  • Small Varsity Coed
  • Medium Varsity Coed
  • Large Varsity Coed

School Divisions – Non Building

  • Varsity Non Building

School Divisions – Non Tumbling

  • Junior High Non Tumbling
  • Junior Varsity Non Tumbling
  • Small Varsity Non Tumbling
  • Medium Varsity Non Tumbling
  • Large Varsity Non Tumbling
  • Super Varsity Non Tumbling
  • Small Varsity Coed Non Tumbling
  • Large Varsity Coed Non Tumbling

Travel Tips & Discounts

2023-2024 Airline Travel Discounts – COMING SOON

Avis Car Rentals

  • CLICK HERE to view AVIS booking information
  • If asked for AVIS Proof of Company Association, CLICK HERE for document that can be shown to desk agent.

Travel Tips – Be prepared for your trip to the magical Walt Disney World Resort: 

Walt Disney World Park Information

Walt Disney World Theme Park Reservations:

To help manage park capacity, the Walt Disney World Resort has introduced the Disney Park Pass service, a new Theme Park reservation system. In order to make your Theme Park reservations, you will need a My Disney Experiences account and valid Theme Park admission linked to it.  Once you are paid in full, approximately 7-10 business days later, Varsity Spirit will send you a ticket confirmation order number. Then, simply create a My Disney Experience account and select the dates and Theme Parks you wish to visit. To enter a Theme Park, both a reservation and valid admission for the same Park on the same date are required. Please note that reservations are limited in capacity, subject to availability and are not guaranteed until confirmed. If the first park you would like to attend reaches capacity, you can make a reservation for another park and then “hop” to your top choice after 2PM that day. Park availability is very limited and Varsity Spirit will not be able to assist with park reservations.

IMPORTANT NOTE WHEN PURCHASING THEME PARK TICKETS: The reselling or the transferring of theme park tickets in the state of Florida is a crime as described under Florida state laws; Florida Statutes s. 817.361 and Florida Statutes s. 817.36

Park Reservation How-To Resources:

Please note: There is a 25 person/ticket maximum on managing/linking per unique My Disney Experience account. And in the PDFs above, MDX is an abbreviation for My Disney Experience.

Walt Disney World Park Information

Walt Disney World Theme Park Reservations:

To help manage park capacity, the Walt Disney World Resort has introduced the Disney Park Pass service, a new Theme Park reservation system. In order to make your Theme Park reservations, you will need a My Disney Experiences account and valid Theme Park admission linked to it.  Once you are paid in full, approximately 7-10 business days later, Varsity Spirit will send you a ticket confirmation order number. Then, simply create a My Disney Experience account and select the dates and Theme Parks you wish to visit. To enter a Theme Park, both a reservation and valid admission for the same Park on the same date are required. Please note that reservations are limited in capacity, subject to availability and are not guaranteed until confirmed. If the first park you would like to attend reaches capacity, you can make a reservation for another park and then “hop” to your top choice after 2PM that day. Park availability is very limited and Varsity Spirit will not be able to assist with park reservations.

IMPORTANT NOTE WHEN PURCHASING THEME PARK TICKETS: The reselling or the transferring of theme park tickets in the state of Florida is a crime as described under Florida state laws; Florida Statutes s. 817.361 and Florida Statutes s. 817.36

Park Reservation How-To Resources:

Please note: There is a 25 person/ticket maximum on managing/linking per unique My Disney Experience account. And in the PDFs above, MDX is an abbreviation for My Disney Experience.