General Info

General Competition Guidelines
Click here to view the competition guidelines for all of our CSG competitive events.

Competition Divisions
Champion Spirit Group uses the following divisions for our competitive events.  Click the link to access more detailed information on divisions for any category.

All—Star Cheer Dance School Recreation
US All-Star Federation CSG Dance Divisions
 CSG School Divisions CSG Recreation Divisions

Event Pricing
The following fees will apply to all CSG events for the 2011-2012 season.

Registration Fees:
1-Day Challenges: $45 per person ($35 per person – 60 days in advance)
1-Day Nationals: $75 per person ($65 per person – 60 days in advance)
2-Day Nationals: $115 per person ($105 per person – 60 days in advance)
Super Nationals: $135 per person ($125 per person – 60 days in advance)

Special Events:
Tournament of Champions: $75 per person (discounted registration bids available at all CSG events)
Late Fees: $10 per person (after on-time deadline)

Exhibition/Show Teams:
Exhibition Teams – Performance Only, No Competition
$100 per team (if you register and pay for 74 or fewer athletes at the same event)
-or- FREE (if you register and pay for 75 or more athletes at the same event)
Note: Exhibition Teams DO NOT receive any team or individual awards.  Exhibition Teams DO NOT receive any commemorative gifts.

Show Teams – Team performs, receives evaluation, but does not compete for placement
Fee is determined by event type and registration date (same fee as standard competitor) Show Teams receive team performance award (no placement), individual medals or trophies (depending on their age), and the FREE competition photo CDs as their competitive gift (2-Day Championships and Super Nationals ONLY).

Spectator Fees:
1-Day Challenges: $8 for adults/$6 for students & senior citizens
1-Day Nationals: $12 for adults / $8 for students & senior citizens
2-Day Nationals (Dells): $15 (2-day) for adults/$12 (2-day) for students & senior citizens or $10 (1-day) for adults/$8 (1-day) for students & senior citizens
Super Nationals: $15 (1-day) or $25 (2-day) for adults / $10 (1-day) or $15 (2-day) for students & senior citizens
Special Events: $10 for adults/$6 for students & senior citizens (Holiday Classic) — receive $2 off with your donation to our charity
Special Events: $12 for adults/$10 for students & senior citizens (Tournament of Champions)

Dance Routines:
Each competition fee includes two dance performances.
Each additional dance performance is $250 (1-day challenge) or $400 (2-day event).

Coaching Fees:
3 Coaches per team are always FREE at any CSG event.
Each additional coach is $20 per person.

Parking Fees:
Parking fees are determined by the venue.
Please visit the website for the venue to find out about any applicable parking fees.

Registration Discounts
Extra Early Discount:
If you register and pay for your event prior to August 1st you will receive a $20 per person discount off any CSG event.

Early Bird Discount:
If your register and pay for your event more than 60 days prior to the event date you will receive a $10 per person discount.

Multi-Event Discount:
2nd Event Discount: $5 off per person
3rd Event Discount: $8 off per person
4th Event or More Discount: $10 off per person

Note: Competing at Holiday Classic for “FREE” does NOT count as an event towards your multi-event discounts.

Value Pak:
3 Events for only $65 (Two 1-Day Challenges at the “Early Bird Rate” + Holiday Classic for FREE).

Super Value Pak:
1 Event + Super Nationals = Get $15 off your Super Nationals registration fee
2 Events + Super Nationals = Get $25 off your Super Nationals registration fee
3 Events + Super Nationals = Get $35 off your Super Nationals registration fee

Competition Photos
Click here to view our event photos from the 2010-2011 Competition Tour.

Competition Videos
Access Video
847-912-0341 (phone)
847-913-1641 (fax)
accessvid@comcast.net (email)

Lodging Info
For CSG Events:
Traveling Teams is the exclusive provider of lodging for all CSG events this season.  Click on the “Lodging” link for any event to access the booking page for that particular event.

For non-CSG Events:
Traveling Teams has partnered with CSG, in conjunction with Club Champion to provide housing assistance to any program throughout the country.  By using Traveling Teams to help you book your team lodging for your events, you can earn Club Champion credits which can be used as discounts on future CSG competitive events.  Visit our CSG Lodging Page to start planning your trip today!

Scoring Overview
Click here to view more information on our CSG scoring system.

Bids, Bids, Bids
We will award the following bids this season:

  • 2 PAID BIDS and 6 At-Large Bids to the 2011 Cheerleading Worlds (Click here to view the CSG Worlds Bid Declaration)
  • 1 PARTIAL PAID BID and 2 At-Large Bids to the 2011 Dance Worlds (Click here to view the CSG Worlds Bid Declaration)
  • Hundreds of bids to our CSG Tournament of Champions (Click here to view the CSG Tournament of Champions Bid Declaration)

Top 10 reasons to Choose CSG
1. Locations – our events are held at some of the best locations. We are already planning to host competitions at the following venues:

  • Columbus Convention Center (Columbus, OH)
  • Independence Events Center (Kansas City, MO)
  • Kalahari Resort (Wisconsin Dells, WI)
  • Braden Auditorium (Bloomington/Normal, IL)
  • Schaumburg Convention Center (Chicago, IL)
  • Indiana Convention Center (Indianapolis, IN)
  • NIU Convocation Center (Dekalb, IL)
  • Perani Arena (Flint, MI)


2. Gifts & Awards for every team and competitor – unlike other competition companies, we don’t skimp when it comes to the kids. Every team receives an award regardless of their placement. Every competitor on every team that places in the top 3 receives a commemorative medallion, and every participant 4th grade & below receives an individual award (regardless of placement).

3. Plenty of warm-up time – we understand how important warm-up time is at competition. This is why we try to make our warm-up area as stress- free as possible. We give our squads as much warm- up space and time as possible to help them prepare for the performance of a lifetime.

4. VIP treatment for coaches – our coaches always receive a front-row seat for their team’s performance. We also have VIP Hospitality Suite at all of our competitions, and most importantly our coaches never have to pay a dime to attend any of our competitive events.

5. Divisions for everyone – CSG will follow the USASF divisions, level rules, and safety guidelines for the 2010-11 season. For information on those divisions and guidelines visit their website at www.usasf.net.

6. Specialty awards & cash prizes – in addition to our awesome team awards, we also give out specialty awards that include Best Jumps, Best Tumbling, Best Stunts, & Best Choreography. We award Grand Champion awards, Top Program awards, and Sportsmanship awards at select events. Finally, we love to give cash prizes away to our Top Programs at select events!!!

7. Updated scoring & judging system – we have been working on a updated judging/scoring system for all of our competitions. The new system should remove even more subjectivity out of the scoring process. We are excited to implement this new system for the 2010-11 competitive season.

8. Bids, Bids, Bids!!! – Champion Spirit Group offers some of the most bids of any independent event producer in the nation. This season, we will be offering bids to the World Cheerleading & World Dance Championships, the US Finals, as well as the CSG Tournament of Champions. Hundreds of bids will be awarded by CSG this season!!!

9. Family First Competitions – Champion Spirit Group realizes that competitions are a family affair. This is why we choose venues that are comfortable for everyone (including the spectators). We offer tiered awards ceremonies so that participants and spectators don’t have to sit at the competition venue all day long. We encourage our parents to get into the spirit of the sport by participating in our new Champion Crazies contest (award for the most spirited fan section) and we have lots of new give-a-ways for our spectators.

10. Tons of fun!!! – We try to make our events into a big party for the kids and the spectators. We give away lots of gifts to everyone! We offer raffle prizes, we hold dance contests, we even offer face painters and balloon artists. Anything we can think to do that will help enhance the overall competition experience for our customers, WE DO IT!

Staff Application
CSG is looking for fun, energetic, exciting people to help us produce one of our quality events!  Whether you are looking for a team fundraiser or a source for some extra money, we would are looking for hard-working, reliable people to be a part of our event staff.  There is a broad range of jobs at a CSG event, ranging from merchandise sales to running a practice to tabulating scores.

Programs that have helped in the past include (but are not limited to):

  • College Cheerleading and Dance Teams
  • High School Cheerleading and Dance Teams
  • Parent Booster Clubs
  • Other sports teams (football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, etc.)
  • Academic Groups
  • Fraternities and Sororities

Note: You must be 14 years of age to work a Champion Spirit Group event
Click here to download our Staff Application


Judging Application
If you are considering being a judge for one of our events for the 2011-2012 season please fill out our Judging Application.   In order to judge a one-day event, you must live within a four-hour commute of the competition venue.  We provide mileage reimbursement for those judges who live more than 50 miles from the competition venue.  If you have any questions about the judging selection process, please contact us at 630.596.5191.

If you do not receive an automated email confirmation email following your application submission, please send me our Judging Coordinator (Amber Koster) an email at akoster@championspiritgroup.com to make sure that your form has been submitted successfully.  Thank you for your interest in judging for Champion Spirit Group.

Click one of the following links to download one of our judging applications.
Returning Judges Application – complete only if you have judged for CSG in the past
New Judges Application

Vendor Application
If you are interested in being a vendor at one of our events this season please fill out our Vendor Application.  If you have been a vendor for CSG in the past, we would still like for you to complete the application so that we are positive that we have the most accurate contact and product information for your company.  Our booth space is filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.  Champion Spirit Group strives to provide a wide variety of goods to our customers, therefore we only allow one vendor for each product at all of our events.  This also maximizes the profit for all of our vendors.

Thank you for your interest in being a vendor for Champion Spirit Group.
Click here to download our Vendor Application