General Rules: Championship Divisions

In the Championship divisions (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A), contestants will have a 1-minute preliminary freestyle to perform a routine synchronized to their choice of music. The top placing players from the preliminary freestyles will advance to the finals.

Players are reminded that they must pre-register if they intend to compete in any of the Championship divisions. Please check the registration page.

The best preliminary qualifiers will advance to a 3-minute final freestyle to perform a routine synchronized to their choice of music.

The timer starts when the music starts. No points will be scored for tricks done before the music starts, or after the 1-minute mark for preliminaries or 3-minute mark for the finals.

All music must be considered appropriate for all audiences. Performers with inappropriate music (obscenities, offensive content, etc.) will be disqualified. If you are unsure about your music, a judge will be available to listen to your music and make sure it is appropriate.

Music must be provided on a CD or CD-R. The disc must be clearly labeled as to the track to be used, contestant's name, and division the contestant is competing in.

Music burned to CD-R must be in standard audio CD format or converted to standard audio CD format to play in any standard CD player.

Mini-Disc, MDLP, CD-RW, and DVD formats are not acceptable. Compressed format (like MP3, WMA, AAC, etc.) audio files are not acceptable. Incompatability issues from burned CD's, scratched CD's, or other problems are the players responsibility. If you have a music question or are unsure of compatability, check beforehand.

All musical CD's must be provided to the sound manager prior to the start of the freestyles for any division that a player is competing in. The CD must be clearly labeled with the players name and the track to be used.

Music must be in one track. Music extended over 2 tracks or over 2 media is not acceptable. Music in the preliminary will be stopped between 1:00 and 1:01. Music in the final will be stopped between 3:00 and 3:01. Music less than the allotted time will be stopped after 1 track played.

If the music is stopped accidentally, the contestant may choose to continue his or her performance from the point that the music stopped or restart their performance at the end of the division.

All actions of a performer must take into account the safety of the audience, the facility, the judges, and the player. Judges have the ability at any time to disqualify a performer for behavior they deem dangerous or inappropriate.

While performing, only the contestant can be on the stage. Contestants can only use articles that they brought on stage. Contestants cannot use any yo-yo's passed to the stage by others.