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College Cheerleading Safety Initiative - AACCA Certification Review

On December 12, 2007 the AACCA Board of Directors approved a new policy to review an individual's certification status. This policy is in effect a "three strikes" policy which may result in the removal of an individual's safety certification.

At this time, the implementation of this policy is as a pilot program that affects only college coaches, but may be expanded in the future. The policy goes into effect February 1, 2008.

This program was created to make certain that college teams are following the AACCA guidelines and rules in order to protect their cheerleaders. The purpose of this decertification policy is to have an effect on those coaches and teams that are blatantly, willfully breaking the AACCA college safety rules. It is not intended to unfairly penalize someone that has misinterpreted a rule.

The program provides for due process and thorough investigation, as well as several options for the steps that can be taken in the event of a violation, including the removal of a coach's AACCA certification.

The specific process for reporting teams violating these guidelines, as well as the steps AACCA will take towards decertification, are outlined in the "AACCA Certification Review Process", available on the AACCA website at aacca.org. Additionally, you can view and print copies of the current AACCA College Safety Rules on this site.