CCE follows NFHS RULES for all youth/rec and school teams. Rules can be found in the NFHS Spirit RULES Book.

New 2008– 2009 rules
School cheer team’s presentation must include at least one cheer or sideline chant.

For school teams, the musical portion must not exceed one minute and thirty seconds. The total time limit is two minutes and thirty seconds. Timing will begin with the first movement, voice, or note of music.

Intermediate

• Standing tumbling is limited to back handsprings. (front and back walkovers are allowed).
• Standing front and back tucks are prohibited.
• Running tumbling is limited to back handsprings, back handspring series and back tucks. Back tucks must be performed from a round off or from a round-off back handspring.
• All single-leg PREP LEVEL and show-and-go stunts are allowed, as long as the stunt does not stick while the bases hands are extended above shoulder level. All extended stunts, in which the flyer is standing on two legs, are allowed. NOTE: ALL extended single-based stunts are prohibited.
• Pyramids: All single-leg extended stunts, that are braced, arm to arm, on both sides, by stunts that are held at or below shoulder level are allowed. Stunts must be braced before being fully extended.
• Cradles: Cradling dismounts are limited to a single twisting rotation.
• Basket tosses: Tosses must follow NFHS guidelines.

Advanced

• Standing back handsprings and standing back tucks are allowed. Back handspring back tuck combinations are also allowed.
• Running Tumbling: All skills allowed up to a single full (layout with one twist).
• All single leg stunts that do not violate NFHS guidelines allowed.
• All pyramids allowed that do not violate NFHS guidelines allowed.
• Cradles: Double full-twisting cradles are allowed.
• Basket tosses: Back tuck tosses are prohibited. Tosses must follow NFHS guidelines.