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Important: Please read through all dropdowns before clicking on the link to register. When registering, by accepting the “Terms and Conditions” for the event, you are agreeing to adhere to the competition rules.

Please see the “Championship Forms” tab to view a copy of the rules.

Event Registration

🌟 Event Registration Information

NEW THIS YEAR: To minimize the registration traffic in MyVarsity, we will be staggering opening registration for the National High School Cheerleading Championship.

Wednesday, November 1 at 1:00 pm CST: Registration will open for those selecting:

  1. Moderate Resort (Coronado Springs)
  2. Deluxe Resort (Animal Kingdom)

Note: If you register for a moderate or deluxe resort and wish to change your registration to a value resort, you will not be able to do so until after value resort registration is completed.

Thursday, November 2 at 1:00 pm CST: Registration will open for those selecting:

  1. Value Resorts (All Star, Pop Century)
  2. Commuter

In order to attend the National High School Cheerleading Championship, teams must receive a bid at a qualifying UCA regional event.

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

📝 Required Championship Forms

Championship Forms: All physical forms must be brought to the registration desk in Orlando when you arrive at the championship.

Required physical forms:

DI/DII School Enrollment Letter: DEADLINE to submit, October 31st at 5PM CST.

  • CLICK HERE to view a sample enrollment letter and for information on how to submit.

Please read the below terms and conditions, you will have to agree to these terms during the registration process.  By accepting these terms, you are agreeing to the Competition Rules and Regulations:

📘 USA Cheer Coach Membership Requirements

Important Reminder: Anyone associated with a team (coach, choreographer, support personnel, etc.) wishing to obtain access to the warmup area, backstage area or coaches box must show proof of USA Cheer Membership at event check in.

  • To complete the USA Cheer Membership please CLICK HERE.

💲 Event Package and Pricing Information

Park Hopper Ticket Upgrade Pricing

  • 2-Day to 3-Day: $39
  • 2-Day to 4-Day: $152
  • 2-Day to 5-Day: $191
  • 3-Day to 4-Day: $113
  • 3-Day to 5-Day: $152

Celebration Party Ticket: $55

Meal Vouchers: $19

🏰 Walt Disney World® Park Reservations

Walt Disney World requires “Park Reservations” made in advance to attend the theme parks.  We strongly recommend that all friends and family (spectators) register on a separate invoice from the team.

  • Anyone included on your invoice will be part of your “ticket order, Ticket orders will be placed when your invoice is paid in full.
  • Once the order is placed, you will receive a ticket confirmation number for each person. Tickets will start going out mid-November 2023.  All payments made if full after this date will require 7-10 business days to receive.
  • Information on how to obtain your park reservations will be sent with your ticket confirmation email.

No Changes after ticket orders have been placed and ticket order numbers have been distributed.  Any upgrades must be requested before paying your invoice in full. Each person is assigned a ticket number, please make sure they are distributed accordingly.

Please note that parks may reach capacity so be sure to get your payment in early!

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

🦺 Safety Champions

Each team will need to designate one person (other than the head coach) to be your Safety Champion. This person will need to be confirmed upon registration, over 18 years of age and willing to participate in additional safety training prior to Championship.

  • Each team/squad needs a separate Safety Champion (ex: If you bring a JV and Varsity squad, you need two different individuals.)

🚨 Hotel Availability - Updates

Update 11/1 at 4PM

  • Registration for the Moderate Resort package at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort has now closed. We are currently working to add additional hotel rooms to the Moderate Resort. If we are able to do so, we will send out an email with an update.

Update 11/10 at 4PM

  • Hotel Travel Packages at Walt Disney World Resort hotels are now SOLD OUT. Teams are still able to register for the event through a Commuter package.

Event Division and Scoring 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.

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.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPATION

It is understood that teams that participate in the National High School Cheerleading Championship will NOT knowingly and willingly participate in any other cheerleading event promoted as a national or international championship for the 2023-2024 school year. (Exception: USA National Championship and The Quest Recreational Championship) A school can compete at UCA and NCA if that team is recognized as a separate team by the school and no athletes are the same. (No athletes can compete at both events) Teams who violate this rule will be subject to disqualification and will forfeit the opportunity to participate in the subsequent National High School Cheerleading Championship.

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

Planning Your Trip to Orlando

Travel Tips & Discounts

CLICK HERE for full list of travel discounts for Varsity Spirit attendees!

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. Park availability is very limited and Varsity Spirit will not be able to assist with park reservations.

Starting in 2024: visitors to Walt Disney World will be able to “hop” from park to park with no time restrictions. On Jan. 9, 2024, all-day park hopping access will return allowing any guest with a valid park hopper ticket to freely visit any of its four theme parks at any time during normal operation hours.  Guests must still have a theme park reservation for the first park they want to visit. Once you visit that park, you can hop, anytime during the day to another park without a park reservation.

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 Ex