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NFHS Cheer Uniform-Requirements and Recommendations

The document provides uniform requirements and recommendations for high school cheerleaders intended to portray an appropriate athletic image. It outlines guidelines for tops, skirts, warm ups, briefs, shoes and more. All uniforms must be school issued, solid colors, and follow specific rules around coverage, materials and styles.

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NFHS Cheer Uniform-Requirements and Recommendations

The document provides uniform requirements and recommendations for high school cheerleaders intended to portray an appropriate athletic image. It outlines guidelines for tops, skirts, warm ups, briefs, shoes and more. All uniforms must be school issued, solid colors, and follow specific rules around coverage, materials and styles.

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CHEER UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS

INTENDED FOR AN ATHLETIC IMAGE FOR HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS


Re-approved by the Board of Control in August 2015

After receiving questions from coaches on uniform selection, plus comments from administrators and
officials about appropriate uniforms, ICCA investigated information and has developed
recommendations to help clarify this issue. We hope that coaches follow these recommendations when
selecting uniforms and accessories. Our goal is for high school cheerleaders to wear uniforms and
accessories appropriate for depicting an All-American image both for student-athletes of high school
age and the high school educational environment with cheerleaders displaying an overall appearance
conducive to serving as public representatives and ambassadors of their school.

Uniform/accessory guidelines that are a National Federation or ICCA/IHSAA rule are marked
by an asterisk (*). Cheerleaders are required to follow these rules.

OVERALL
• Appropriate for high school student-athletes
• All-Star and dance uniform/costume performance styles are not appropriate
• Portrays a natural looking, positive, tasteful, and wholesome image
• No risqué or sexually provocative looking uniforms or garments
• *No rhinestones, sequins, or bling on uniforms, warm ups, briefs, shoes, etc.
• *Must wear school issued uniforms that follow requirements/guidelines – solid school colors,
not patterned (animal prints, floral, etc.)
Note: See definition of official school issued uniform below.

FEMALE CHEER TOPS


• *Standard shell top covering midriff when standing at attention
• Athletic looking tops (no one shoulder or off the shoulder tops)
• Modest necklines – no low cut tops
• No excessively bare or backless style tops
• Tops with crossing straps in back and/or cutouts should have a liner underneath
• All long liners should be tucked in and may not hang out under cheer tops
• *Follows overall requirements and recommendations listed above

FEMALE CHEER SKIRTS


• Balanced look between tops and skirts
• No excessively short or tight skirts – cheerleaders should not be constantly pulling down skirts
• Must fully cover hips, briefs, and shorts and should be long enough to be modest
• Should not just cover the cheek area and should be long enough to be modest
• *No pants or shorts (including cheerleading pants and performance shorts), leggings,
tights/hose, etc.
• No low rise or rolled waistbands
• *Skirts must be buttoned and zipped
• Wrestling skirts – select a tri-pleat or slit for sitting mat side – straight skirts ride up and expose
the brief area
• *Follows overall requirements and recommendations listed above
CHEER WARM UPS
• *Must be an actual warm up constructed for cheerleading.
• *Cheerleaders may not wear yoga pants, leggings, etc. as cheerleading warm ups.
• *Warm ups may not be worn while cheering inside (basketball and wrestling).
• *Baggy and/or slick, slippery warm ups may not be worn while stunting.
• *Follows overall requirements and recommendations listed above

CHEER BRIEFS
• *Must be solid colored and same color as main uniform color
• *Contrasting school color on uniform may be used if uniform is white
• *Black briefs are allowed as an alternative, neutral color
• *No silver or white briefs
• *No metallic, sequined, rhinestone, or other bling
• *No markings are allowed, including but not limited to prints, words, symbols, etc.

MALE CHEER TOPS


• Must be full torso length when standing at attention
• Must be short or long sleeves
• * Follows overall requirements and recommendations listed above

MALE CHEER BOTTOMS


• Must be full length pants covering waist to feet or shorts which fall no higher than mid-thigh
• * Follows overall requirements and recommendations listed above

CHEER FOOTWEAR
• *Athletic shoes appropriate for cheerleading – specifically created for cheerleaders
• *No canvas shoes, sneakers, gymnastic shoes, wrestling shoes, dance shoes, casual shoes, etc.

DEFINITION OF SCHOOL ISSUED UNIFORM

The ICCA definition of an official school issued uniform for high school cheerleaders is a combination
of skirt, top, sleeves and warm ups that are actual cheerleading garments made/constructed of school
colors which were purchased for the activity of cheerleading. This includes tops, skirts, and
cheerleading warm ups. Pants (including yoga pants), leggings (including hose/tights), shorts, jerseys,
and T-shirts are not considered official school issued cheerleading uniforms. There may be an
exception for T-shirts if two schools have recently consolidated, but this would be rare.

APPROPRIATE CHEERLEADING SHOES

The National Federation Spirit Rule 2-3-4 states that “Apparel and accessories must be appropriate for
the activity involved. Cheerleaders must wear athletic shoes.”

All cheerleaders, including wrestling cheerleaders, must wear shoes actually designed for cheerleading.
Even though some shoes look like tennis shoes, they are not legal if they aren’t cheerleading shoes.
Not all cheerleading shoes are made the same, so it’s important for coaches to check out shoes before
ordering them. This could (and should) involve actually putting on the shoes and jogging and jumping
in them so you can feel the shoe’s flexibility, cushioning, and support. Cheerleading shoes should not
have any items attached to them or their laces.

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