FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS GENERAL Q. Explain The Summit A: The Summit is the definitive all levels national championship. Four years ago, Varsity was inspired by the talent within the All Star industry and listened to its customers when they asked for a high caliber event that recognized teams in non-world divisions. While the International All Levels Championship was highly successful, we realized these extraordinary teams needed to be showcased on a grandeur level. For the 2014 season, Varsity All Star is committed to producing an innovative, prestigious, competitive & unforgettable end-of-the-year all levels experience. Q: Where will The Summit be taking place? A: The Summit is a LIVE competition where teams will face-off, May 2-3 2015, at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL. Q: How do I receive a bid to The Summit? A: We are awarding 100 paid bids and 400 at-large bids at 61 of our premier events across 31 states. A complete listing of these events can be found on www.varsityallstar.com/thesummit. Q: How will the bid distribution process work? A: Bids to The Summit, both Paid and At-Large, shall be awarded at the sole discretion of each Varsity Brand Event Producer. While the following guidelines must be taken in to consideration, ultimately Brands may award bids to whomever they choose. 1. Generally, bids will be awarded to First Place teams. 2. Bids will be awarded evenly, to the extent possible, across levels. Ex: An event with 3 paid bids is encouraged not to award two paid bids in the same level. Teams holding an At-Large Bid may be upgraded to a Paid. The At-Large Bid will then be released and passed down.
Q: What divisions are offered at The Summit? A. Youth Level 1 Small Junior Level 4 Small Youth Level 1 Large Junior Level 4 Large Junior Level 1 Small Senior Level 4 Small Junior Level 1 Large Senior Level 4 Large Senior Level 1 Small Senior Coed Level 4 Small Senior Level 1 Large Senior Coed Level 4 Large Youth Level 2 Small Senior Level 4.2 Small Youth Level 2 Large Senior Level 4.2 Large Junior Level 2 Small Senior Coed Level 4.2 Small Junior Level 2 Large Senior Coed Level 4.2 Large Senior Level 2 Small Junior Coed Level 5 Small Senior Level 2 Large Junior Coed Level 5 Large Youth Level 3 Small Youth Level 5 Small Youth Level 3 Large Youth Level 5 Large Junior Level 3 Small Junior Level 5 Small Junior Level 3 Large Junior Level 5 Large Senior Level 3 Small Senior Restricted Level 5 Small Senior Level 3 Large Senior Restricted Level 5 Large Senior Coed Level 3 Small Senior Restricted Coed Level 5 Small Senior Coed Level 3 Large Senior Restricted Coed Level 5 Large Youth Level 4 Small Youth Level 4 Large Q: If an athlete from our bid winning team can t make it to The Summit, are we allowed to replace them with another athlete from our gym? A: Yes, but please make sure to review the crossover policies.
Q: Are crossovers between teams allowed at The Summit? A. Yes. An All Star cheerleader is limited to crossing over to 2 (two) additional cheer teams from their gym during the competition. Participants may only represent one gym. Participants must pay an additional $50 registration fee for each additional team performance. However, if there is an athlete that is on a Paid bid team and crossing over to another Paid Bid team there will be no crossover fee applied. Only if an athlete is on a Paid Bid team as well as an At-Large bid team will that athlete will be required to pay the crossover fee. Q: Are crossovers allowed between Cheerleading Worlds and The Summit? A. The MAXIMUM number of individuals allowed to crossover from the 2015 Cheerleading Worlds to The Summit will be 5 athletes per team. Q: Do teams compete both days? A. No. All teams will compete on Saturday. Their final scores from that day will determine if they advance to finals. Q: How many teams advance to finals? A. All divisions with 10 or less teams in Semi Finals will have 5 teams advance to finals All divisions with 11-19 teams in Semi Finals will have 50% of the division advance to finals All divisions with 20 or more teams in Semi Finals will have 10 teams in the division advance to finals Q: What do individuals and teams receive for competing at The Summit? A. All participants will receive a participation medallion for competing at The Summit. Teams who make their "Final Quest" in each division on Sunday will be awarded a personalized team banner with their division and placement. Teams that place 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective division, will also receive a team banner and each participant from those teams will receive individual mini banners recognizing their accomplishment. All divisional champions will receive exclusive Summit Champion Rings! Q: Will Small Gym divisions be offered at The Summit? A. Should a team in a Small Gym division receive a bid, they must compete in the standard division at The Summit. There are no Small Gym divisions at The Summit Q: How will large/small divisions be split at The Summit? A. Teams must compete at The Summit in the same age, level and division size they received their bids. Teams competing at events in combined large/small divisions will be split into their respective sizes at The Summit only if registration allows.
Q: Say our team was awarded a paid bid for our Small Junior Level 2 team with 19 people, may we add additional athletes prior to The Summit? A: Yes you may add more athletes as long as you stay within the cheer division rules stated by the USASF. However, you will only receive the paid bid value for the 19 athletes who qualified upon receiving your bid. Q: Will The Summit count towards my Varsity Family Plan rebate? A. No, The Summit will not be included in your rebate. Q: Do spectators have to purchase a Walt Disney World Park Hopper ticket in order to watch competition at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex? A: No! If you are only going to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, you may purchase a ticket at the door per day per person. However, if you purchase a Walt Disney World Park HOPPER ticket from The Summit, it includes admission into the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Q: Are there discounted park tickets available for family & friends not on the travel package? A: Yes there are three different tickets. **Prices will be released in the near future. Q: What is included in a paid bid package? A. Each qualifying team member will receive a credit of the quad rate towards the Summit Travel Package. You will receive this discount only for those dancers that actually performed on the team at the time you received the bid. Paid Bid travel package: 4 nights of hotel accommodations (Quad room) at a Disney Value Resort 4 day Walt Disney World Park HOPPER Pass (with 3 days admissions into the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex) Bus Transportation to all scheduled events DME Transportation to/from the airport Celebration Party
Q: What are the at-large, commuter & spectator travel packages? A. A list of all of our packages will be posted in the near future. Q: Can parents & friends be included in the travel packages? A: Of course! A lot of coaches meet with the parents and include them on the travel package for their team. However, we encourage family members and friends to register with us directly. Q: We have an uneven number of girls. Can we pay the quad rate for three girls in a room? A: No. Travel package prices have been calculated according to how may people are in each room. Q: What hotel are we staying at? A: Accommodations will be provided at Disney Value Resorts. In the event the Walt Disney World Resort sells out of rooms prior to registration deadlines, The Summit will make arrangements with an alternate hotel either on or off property (Prices may vary). Q: Can we stay at another Disney hotel or off Disney property if we received a paid bid? A: If a Paid Bid team chooses to not stay on property then they will receive the Commuter Paid Bid package for free. The Paid Bid Commuter Package receives the following: 4 day Walt Disney World Park HOPPER Pass, Celebration party wristband and registration fees. Q: Do spectators have to purchase a Walt Disney World PARK HOPPER ticket in order to watch competition at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex? A: No! If you are only going to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, you may purchase a ticket at the door for $25 per day per person. However, if you purchase a Walt Disney World PARK HOPPER ticket from The Summit it includes admission into the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Q: Are there discounted park tickets available for family and friends not on the travel package? A: Yes, there are two different tickets. 1) 3-day PARK HOPPER Ticket- $225.00 2) 4-day PARK HOPPER Ticket- $255.00 3) 5-day PARK HOPPER Ticket- $285.00 Walt Disney World PARK HOPPER tickets are valid for unlimited admission into the Magic Kingdom Park, Epcot, Disney s Hollywood Studios, and Disney s Animal Kingdom Theme Park as well as three days of admission into ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. These tickets DO NOT include The Summit bus transportation to the parks.