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Deduction Score Sheet

WSA Scoring System

WSA is proud to introduce a revolutionary scoring system to the cheer industry.  After speaking with many coaches throughout the country, I continuously heard the same comment about the current score system.

Coach said, “They could not understand how a team that had 25% of the team executing a particular skill could score even or out score a team that had 75% of the team executing the same skill.”  I thought this was a very valid point.  Therefore, I called on some of the most qualified judges in the country to help come up with a solution.

The new score system rewards teams for difficulty and execution.

50% of your final score is difficulty and 50% is execution.

Technical Skills

                Include: Basket Tosses, Partner Stunts, Pyramids, Standing Tumbling, Running Tumbling

Teams that have half or less of their team involved in a skill will score 50% of the value available for that skill.  The judge will base the score they choose on the number of athletes performing the skill and then score the athletes on the execution of the skill.

                Example: 

Level 5 team – 30 members

12-13 athletes perform standing back tucks (Or 50%) and one or two take a step, but no one falls or touches down.

                Standing Tumbling

                                Difficulty - 3 - 5 . . . . 6-8 . . . .  9-11 . . . . 12-14

                                                                (25%)          (50%)            (75%)            (100%)

                                Execution –60 . . . . 70 . . . . 80 . . . . 90 . . . . 100

Difficulty Score is 50% or      6-8

Execution Score                      90-100

This system will reward teams for their difficulty, but only if they execute the skill correctly.

Non Technical Skills

Include: Jumps, Dance, Motions, Spacing/Formations, Synchronization

                                Teams will be judged on the execution portion only of these skills. 

 Remember, a judges’ score is subjective.  The difficulty section will somewhat limit the judges to scoring based on the number of athletes performing the skill or involved in the skill.  The executions section is the subjective part of the scoring system.

The below chart will help show you how teams will score in the new difficulty section.  Once the percentage of athletes performing the required skill for their level is determined, all judges must score the team in the appropriate range.

 Score Deductions:

Deductions will be counted each incident.  Deductions will be added and taken away from the total judges combined scores.

Deductions are considered in the following areas.

A.      Running Tumbling

1.0 for each step or touchdown

3.0 for each major fall

                B.  Standing Tumbling

1.0 for each step or touchdown

3.0 for each major fall

C.  Partner Stunts

1.0 for each minor bobble

3.0 for each drop or fall

D.  Pyramids

1.0 for each minor bobble

3.0 for each drop or fall

E.  Baskets Tosses

1.0 for each minor bobble

3.0 for each drop or fall

F.  Time Limit Infraction

10 Over 5 seconds in Max Length

G.  Level Rule Deduction and Other General Rules

10 for each incident

Olympic Scoring: 

WSA 2 day event will take the highest score from Day 1 and Day 2. Scores will not be combined for a percentage.  It is simple, your highest score of the 2 days represents you on the final score board.

For an explanation on WSA's new scoring system, contact Darren DeMoss at 1-800-532-4337 ext 203 or 225-975-5081 (personal Cell).