08/29/25 – Competitive Cheer Declaration Form for KHSAA Postseason Now Open

August 29, 2025 Cheer Blog Updates

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The declaration form (CC101) for the sport-activity of Competitive Cheer is now open! 

The deadline to complete this form is Tuesday, September 30. This is for KHSAA Regional and State Competitions, so please discuss what division(s) your school will be entering, as there will be no adjustments to divisions once the entries are posted. Each member school’s Athletic Director or Head Coach shall only submit one form to declare. You can find CC101 at the following link: https://ly.khsaa.org/tcmw

SQUAD SIZES/DIVISIONS

• All-Girls Divisions (4 divisions):
  • Small (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 5, maximum of 15
  • Medium (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 16, maximum of 19
  • Large (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 20, maximum of 23,
  • Super Large (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 24, maximum of 30
• Coed (1 division):
  • Coed (Traditional 2.5 Minute): 1 or more boys; minimum 5, maximum of 30
• Game Day (2 divisions) –
  • Game Day Small – minimum of 5, maximum of 19
  • Game Day Large – minimum of 20, maximum of 30
• A school can enter the same competitor on two squads as long as one is in the Game Day Division.
• A school cannot enter the same competitor on any two squads (i.e., Student A on All-Girls Medium cannot also be on the Coed squad, or Student B on the All-Girls Large Squad cannot also be on the All-Girls Small Squad). 
• After the September 30th deadline for declaration, a complete time schedule for each region and division totals will be released. 

POSTSEASON DATES/SITES

• Regions 1-2 @ McCracken County High School, November 8
• Regions 3-4 @ Central Hardin High School, November 1, 
• Regions 5-6 @ Mason County High School, November 8
• Regions 7-8 @ Clay County High School, November 1
• The 2025-2026 KHSAA State Competitive Cheer Championships will be held on December 12-13  at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester. 

ALIGNMENT

• Region 1 shall be composed of the schools aligned in basketball regions 1 and 2.
• Region 2 shall be composed of the schools aligned in basketball regions 3 and 4.
• Region 3 shall be composed of the schools aligned in basketball regions 5 and 6.
• Region 4 shall be composed of the schools aligned in basketball regions 7 and 8.
• Region 5 shall be composed of the schools aligned in basketball regions 9 and 10.
• Region 6 shall be composed of the schools aligned in basketball regions 11 and 12.
• Region 7 shall be composed of the schools aligned in basketball regions 13 and 14.
• Region 8 shall be composed of the schools aligned in basketball regions 15 and 16.
• To know which region your school will participate in, please use this link: https://khsaa.org/competitive-cheer-alignment/

Contact Assistant Commissioner Sarah Bridenbaugh (sbridenbaugh@khsaa.org) should you have any questions pertaining to competitive cheer. 

– KHSAA –

About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c)3 organization made up of 291 member schools, both public and non-public. The KHSAA awards 229 state championships to 72 teams and 270 individuals in 21 sports and six sport-activities, funds catastrophic insurance coverage for its more than 109,000 rostered member school student-athletes, provides coaching education and sports safety programs for more than 12,000 coaches and licenses and facilitates the distribution of training material for over 4,000 contest officials.

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