KSHSAA Cheer Final

KSHSAA Cheer Final A cheerleader/dancer may spray glitter on her hair inside a gym or restroom prior to performing. - False Dance/Cheer coaches are not bona fide students, but as coaches, they may perform dances or stunts with spirit team participants during interscholastic contests or half-time performances. - False The KSHSAA rules state the basket tosses are illegal, so my high school cheer squad may NOT perform basket tosses in Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, and any other state including Kansas. - True Any participants who exhibit signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion shall be immediately removed from the contest and shall not return to play until cleared by an appropriate healthcare professional. - True Spirit participants may go onto the floor to lead the crowd during a 30-second-timeout in as a basketball game. - False A participant wearing a plaster cast or a walking boot much not be involved in partner stunts, lifts, pyramids, or tosses. - True The following are true about the 2017 KSHSAA Game Day Spirit Showcase Competition: a) Event date - November 18, 2017 b) Varsity Spirit will be managing this event for the KSHSAA c) Only the first 92 teams registered will be able to participate d) School Classification will be used in registration e) All of the above - E) All of the above New catchers of a suspended roll may not be involved with any other stunt when the suspended roll is initiated. - True The KSHSAA Physical Examination Form shall be completed on or after May 1, 2017 and is effective until the first day of athletic practice in August 2018 by all cheer and dance participants. - True Which forms of information can be very useful as a Spirit coach: a) NFHS Spirit Rule Book b) KSHSAA Monthly Activity Journals c) d) Call Kathy or Craig at the KSHSAA office e) All of the above - E) All of the above At state basketball games, 10 cheerleaders are allowed to cheer on the sideline while the game is in progress. - True Airborne skills without hip overhead rotation may not involve jumping from a standing or squatting position backward onto the neck, shoulders or hands. - True In Kansas, which is illegal: a) Performing a basket toss on any surface b) Pyramid that is more than two persons high c) Top person cradles holding poms or soft edge sign d) Performing stunts on a wet surface e) All of the above - E) All of the above If a participant is wearing gauges or studded earrings, it is legal for the participant to continue wearing the jewelry as long as he/she tapes over it. - False In cheer, while a game is in progress, no part of a cheerleader's body may be inside the free throw lane extended to the wall - True Dance/Cheer coaches have a professional responsibility to: a) Read the most recent NFHS Spirit Rules Book b) Study the situation rulings c) Fully comprehend all rules in order to safely and correctly teach the appropriate skills to their athletes d) All of the above - D) All of the above