American Grand - Las Vegas?

Date: Sun Nov 25 2:38 PM, 2007

RE: American Grand - Las Vegas?

Date: Sun Nov 25 5:33 PM, 2007

Finals will be three weeks from today!!! cant wait!!

cheerwatcher · GURU

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

bids aren't handed down this year

That's a good idea. Makes it more exciting!

Its late, but I am really excited for this change! I really hope to see the BEST teams at worlds not just ones that got bids because of handdowns smile

Date: Mon Nov 26 10:42 AM, 2007

Anonymous wrote:

CheerChick08 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

How many bids are they giving out this year?

2 Paid Bids
4 At Large Bids
4 International At Large

That's WAY too many!! That's just like saying: If you are a Level 5 team, no matter what your skill, you get a bid...because we know some of those top teams will get bids elsewhere- causing them to hand bids down....is that correct?

If you think thats too many, CheerSport is giving 12 partial bids, and 12 at large bids!! Now thats going to be an interesting comp. Also remember EVERYONE must compete in Prelims at Worlds, no one automatically makes Finals anymore. So if a reall good team has a bad first performance, their chances of making it to finals are slim!!

Derick · Veteran Member

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

bids aren't handed down this year

That's a good idea. Makes it more exciting!

From the USASF Website:

Bid Limitations
The Cheerleading Worlds: A team may receive no more than one bid to The Cheerleading Worlds, Paid, Partial Paid, or At Large, for any given division. Should a team already have been awarded a bid to The Worlds, decline acceptance of a Paid/Partial Paid, or fail to accept the Paid/Partial Paid bid by the deadline noted, that bid may be transferred to an alternate team at the sponsoring event producers discretion. NEW! The sponsoring event producer may not hand down any declined At Large bids. If a team has already accepted an At Large bid and opts to compete for another bid, they will be eligible only for a Paid or Partially Paid bid. They will not be eligible for another At Large bid unless they decline the first At Large bid they were awarded, BEFORE competing for another At Large bid.

Date: Mon Nov 26 11:42 AM, 2007

hey derrick or anyone else who may know the answer to this....
what levels are offered at worlds is it level 5 and up only or level 4 too
just curious

Date: Mon Nov 26 12:01 PM, 2007

Its only 5 and now 6.

Date: Mon Nov 26 1:31 PM, 2007

and it was dumb where all but like 2 teams made finals...

Date: Mon Nov 26 2:02 PM, 2007

Anonymous wrote:

Its only 5 and now 6.

thank you much
how exciting i love watching level 5 teams its amaziing how far cheerleading has come. It really amazes me the new things each gym comes up with the next year to keep things fresh and exciting!!!

Good luck to all the teams going for a WORLDS bid

Date: Tue Nov 27 12:48 AM, 2007

im willing to bet teh 2 full paids will go to California Lrg Coed and Power Lrg Sr

JillfromAP · Veteran Member

To name a few more:

cheer central suns

las vegas elements

american

west coast rush

woodlands elite!

I cannot wait to see Fierce's new uniforms. Nineteen days!!!!!! :) Get excited.

Date: Tue Nov 27 11:23 AM, 2007

Anonymous wrote:

im willing to bet teh 2 full paids will go to California Lrg Coed and Power Lrg Sr

Before the season started I would agree with this 100%, but I think that there are going to be some surprises!! (Cal me the Anon Surprise poster: I posted the prediction that CO would beat NCE, and POWER beat Cheerforce) This time, I think we need to realize, the best of the westside, literally, is all competing for those bids. That is crazy to me!!! All the big dogs of the west coast are going to be at this comp. Every team that has gotten a bid to worlds over the last few years, are competing for 2 paid and 2 at large(or is it 4 at large, can someone confirm? I thought it was 2 at large for sr 5's , and 2 Intl at-large) Think about the caliber of this competition. It gives me goose bumps already!!

Date: Tue Nov 27 11:32 AM, 2007

So bid teams are

Sm Sr 5:            Lg Sr 5:                 Sm Coed 5:               lg. Coed 5:
Power                  POWER           West Coast Mavericks         California
CheerForce         American               Cheergyms.com
California              Fierce                    Nor Cal Elite
Nor Cal Elite    Woodlands Elite

Sm Jr 5:                  Jr Coed 5:           Sr Intl 5:
Cheergyms.com        CheerForce           CheerForce
California                  Nor Cal Elite         Nor Cal Elite?

What divisions are LVE, Cheer Central Suns, and West coast Rush in? And does anyone know if Brandon All Stars are coming back?

Date: Tue Nov 27 11:41 AM, 2007

Im pretty sure Brandon is coming this year in Small Coed and do not count out Cheergms.com for the paid bid. I hear they are looking super strong. Also, there has been some great buzz about Woodlands Elite on the Large All girl 5 division, so it is going to be a great comp

Date: Tue Nov 27 11:52 AM, 2007

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

im willing to bet teh 2 full paids will go to California Lrg Coed and Power Lrg Sr

Before the season started I would agree with this 100%, but I think that there are going to be some surprises!! (Cal me the Anon Surprise poster: I posted the prediction that CO would beat NCE, and POWER beat Cheerforce) This time, I think we need to realize, the best of the westside, literally, is all competing for those bids. That is crazy to me!!! All the big dogs of the west coast are going to be at this comp. Every team that has gotten a bid to worlds over the last few years, are competing for 2 paid and 2 at large(or is it 4 at large, can someone confirm? I thought it was 2 at large for sr 5's , and 2 Intl at-large) Think about the caliber of this competition. It gives me goose bumps already!!

2 Paid Bids
4 At Large Bids
4 International At Large

JillfromAP · Veteran Member

USASF WORLDS BIDS
Cheer: 2 paid cheer bids and 8 at large cheer bids will be given out.
Dance: 1 partial paid dance bid and 2 at large dance bids will be given out.

Date: Wed Nov 28 6:55 PM, 2007

JillfromAP wrote:

USASF WORLDS BIDS
Cheer: 2 paid cheer bids and 8 at large cheer bids will be given out.
Dance: 1 partial paid dance bid and 2 at large dance bids will be given out.

Wow, that is WAY too many!!! What is the difference between International and regular? It looks easier to get a bid in international

Worlds Watcher · GURU

Here is the link to USASF Divisions:

http://www.usasf.net/Documents/Rules/07-08/Age%20Grid%2007-08%20--%20Rev%207-31-07.pdf

International differs by age and size and level.

Date: Thu Nov 29 12:58 PM, 2007

It is a much easier than the traditional small/large co-ed bids but powerhouse gyms across the country will be stacking up an international team but it's definitely 2nd rate.

Worlds Watcher · GURU

I think with these changes in the international divisions we will see much better teams going for those bids in the US. And I also think we might see some better teams from other countries in these divisions. So hold on to your hats. I don't think these will be "easy" bids any more.