Celtic Spirit Competition Guide

Thank you for your continued support since 2011.
As the years have gone by, we have strived to support athletes, clubs and coaches, promote Irish Cheerleading and Dance both nationally and internationally. We provide a family run event to display the amazing talents, skills, team camaraderie and competitive edge of athletes from Ireland and the U.K.

We are pleased to announce that we will be running Celtic Spirit as a two-day event with a free skills camp for athletes each day and a ‘master your score sheet’ coaches’ workshop with our world-renowned judging panel.

Competition Venue:

Kingfisher NUIG, Newcastle Rd, Galway

Tiny/Mini and Youth Cheer and Dance athletes will compete on Saturday 8th of March 2025.

Junior/Senior/Open and University Cheer and Dance Athletes will compete on Sunday 9th of March 2025.

CELTIC SPIRIT OFFERS

  •  Full Sprung/Sponge Competition Floor

  • Five mat Marley Dance Floor

  •  Play Back of Routines in Athletes/Coaches area and recorded routines sent to

    competing clubs.

  •  Coaches tea/coffee/snack and chill out Zone

  • Summit and IASF World’s Bids for 2026

  •  Novice competition with medal awards

  •  Added Junior Elite division (Celtic Spirit division only)

    Team Cheer/ Dance

    The timer will start from the first choreographed motion to the final choreographed motion, or as soon as the music commences to finish.

  • Coaches can prompt the Tiny/Mini’s routines only discreetly at side of the judges table, not hampering the viewing of the judges.

  • Floor markings can be used for Tiny Divisions only.

  • Cheer rules are determined by IASF Rules 2024/45 & skill levels 0-7.

  • Please ensure you adhere to the IASF Cheer & Dance Rules and Guidelines.

  • We are going to be offering open ICU scoresheets for this event. You will be putting the best routine on the floor that you can compete. No Rubrics to set routine to.

  • Teams who are going away to a Varsity event are being offered a Varsity comment sheet.

  • Rules inquiry - Please send stunts/pyramids etc. to cheer.rules@iasfworlds.com or performance cheer/dance rules questions to dancerules@iasfworlds.com

  • If you have sent in a legal query to the CSI, please keep the legal confirmation email from CSI to confirm its legality including the video also submitted, to clarify the skill was performed as to the original video sent to IASF.

    Group Stunt & Partner Stunts

  • No choreographed cheers, chants, tumbling or jumps unless it is directly, related to the entry/transitions/or exit from a stunt. All competitors must start with at least one foot on the ground.

  • The two athletes competing in Partner Stunt are not RESTRICTED to 1-male 1-female. (Clarification: Two females may compete together.) – Ensure all safety & legal roles are filled.

    Judging System

  • Judges are under no circumstances whatsoever to be approached whilst a competition is ongoing in the arena, whether they are on the panel judging routines or not. Failure to comply with this rule will result in penalties for yourself and your program.

  • This season Celtic Spirit will be using the ICU Open scoresheet.

  • The head judge will only deal with queries from the head coach of the program directly after awards. Head Judge and Safety Rules Judge is final.

Bids

  • X 1 At Large IASF Cheer division Bid.

  • X 1 At Large IASF Dance division Bid.

  • X 3 Summit Cheer Bids.

  • X 2 Summit U12 (Tampa Bay)

  • X 2 Summit Dance

    Legality System

  • Head Judge/ Safety Judge will issue text of any legality issues in advance of the award ceremony. One call out will also be made if they do not approach the table.

  • Head Coach has 10 minutes to approach the Safety judge once they receive the text/call out if they want to query their legality deduction and provide visual proof if required to Safety judge.

  • Keep your phone with you, as we are unable to look for individual coaches of clubs.

    Child protection and duty of care for athletes and spectators

  • All of CS staff are Garda vetted and child protection trained but it is the duty of

    individual club’s child protection officer/parents/guardians to ensure the safety of

    the children in their care while competing and on the venue grounds.

  • Any form of abuse will be reported and investigated by the relevant authorities and

    all clubs are advised to endorse their own club child protection policy and travel policy with athletes and spectators attending our event.

    Paperwork & Deadlines

    Contact Information

    Celtic Spirit Address:

    140 Lissadyra, Ballygaddy Road, Tuam, Co Galway, H54CX59

    Email:

    celticspiritcheer@gmail.com
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