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NDCCA Competition

Time-Out Routine

The Time Out division is designed to showcase a team’s ability to energize the crowd during a game-time timeout through strong motions, school spirit, chants, stunting, tumbling, and creative performance skills within a fast-paced one-minute routine.

Time-Out Division Rules

  1. A maximum of 24 athletes may be on the floor for Time Out.

  2. Performance will have a time limit of 1 minute.

  3. Time will begin and end with a buzzer sound, similar to time outs at a basketball game.

  4. Once the buzzer rings signifying that time is up, the cheer team must make every effort to exit as soon as possible.

  5. Cheers and chants learned at camp MAY be used.

  6. You may NOT use the same cheer as in the Game Day Routine division—they must be 2 DIFFERENT cheers. You may, however, use a camp cheer in this Time Out division.

  7. You will NOT be able to place props on the mat ahead of your time starting—it is just like a "real" time out—you can't put anything out ahead of time.

  8. Stunt limitations (0.25 point penalty deduction per instance)

    1. No tosses such as baskets or other similar type tosses.

    2. No inversions.

    3. No twisting dismounts.

    4. Single-leg extended stunts are limited to liberties and liberty hitches.

  9. Tumbling — running tumbling is allowed.

Time-Out - Middle School Division

The following rules apply to middle school teams in addition to the Time Out Division Rules above.

  1. Teams registering under a middle school name must compete in the middle school division.

  2. Certified and Non-Certified teams will all compete together.

  3. Middle Schools MUST follow all USA Cheer guidelines in regard to stunts. STRAIGHT RIDE BASKETS ARE THE ONLY BASKETS ALLOWED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.  Refer to Rule 2.5.11 (USA Cheer Add-on).

  4. Stunt limitations (0.25 point penalty deduction per instance)

    1. Stunt rules listed above also apply.

    2. A non-certified team (Non-Certified division) can only perform waist-high or lower stunts. However, no stunts are required to be performed to compete.

NOTE: If the team is performing any stunts, refer to the Penalties & Deductions.
Time Out Routine Resources

📄 Time Out Routine Rubric

View the official scoring rubric for the Time Out Routine division.

📄 Time Out Routine Scoresheet
View the official scoresheet used for the Time Out Routine division.

Questions?

If you have questions regarding these rules or competition requirements, please contact the NDCCA Board at ndccaboard@gmail.com or Jen Lawson, NDCCA President at
president@ndccaboard.com

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