REGISTRATION PROCESS
REGISTRATION PROCESS Before You Begin • Please ensure to have the following information available for all teams before you begin the registration process o Names and birth dates of all participants/alternates attending o Names of all guests, if booking hotel rooms for these individuals o Division in which school will compete o Once you have submitted your registration you will not be able to go back and add any teams to the existing registration. If you are registering multiple teams (e.g. Varsity Cheer, JV Cheer, Varsity Song, etc.) please be ready to register all teams at the same time. Access the registration portal via the USA Website If you have forgotten your log-in or need an account set up, please contact the USA office. • Follow the easy steps on the portal to register your team. If you need assistance please contact the USA office • Please ensure your registration is correct before submitting. Once a registration is submitted on-line you will not be able to make changes. All changes at that point will need to be done through a change request located on the registration portal. Submit Payment to the USA Office • Send in a $100 per person deposit or payment in full. The deposit or payment in full must be received in the USA office before a registration will be accepted. • The date the deposit/payment is received, will also be the date used for performance order determination. • All registrations with hotel rooms must be submitted on-line and deposit received no later than December 15, 2017. Please note that hotel rooms may sell out prior to the deadline. Hotel rooms not guaranteed with payment by December 15, 2017 will be released. • Please submit only one payment form. USA cannot accept payments from individual team members. Acceptable forms of payment are school checks, purchase orders, money order, cashier check or credit card (American Express, VISA, Discover Card or MasterCard). USA does not accept business or personal checks. • School purchase orders must be paid in full at least 21 days prior to the event. • There is a $50 return check fee. Supplemental Registration Packet • Please download and mail the required forms located in the Supplemental Registration Packet. All paperwork must be received in the USA office on or before January 11, 2018. All forms must be original. Please do not fax or email forms. It is recommended (not required) that the forms be sent via a traceable method (i.e. UPS, Fed Ex, etc.) and that you make copies of documents prior to submitting them. The USA is not responsible for packages that are lost in the mail. Send in Balance Due • The balance for all registration fees is due by January 11, 2018. • Registrations that are not paid in full by January 11, 2018 are subject to cancellation. Changes/Cancellations • All changes and/or cancellations must be made through the Nationals Registration Portal on the USA Website. Changes/cancellations will not be accepted over the phone or via email. • For hotel room cancellations, the cancellation fee is $100 per room. • There are no refunds for changes/cancellations made after January 11, 2018. • Changes received after January 11, 2018 are subject to a $25 administrative fee. Deadline for registrations with hotel rooms, including the deposit, is December 15, 2017. Hotel rooms may sell out prior to the hotel deadline. Regular registration deadline, including all fees, is January 11, 2018. Registration for the event may close prior to the registration deadline due to event capacity. Late fee of $20 per participant will be assessed on registrations without payment by the deadline or submitted after the deadline. Approval in advance from the USA office is required for registrations submitted after January 11, 2018. Registrations that are not paid in full or guaranteed by a school purchase order by January 11, 2018 are subject to cancellation. 5770 Warland Drive, Suite B, Cypress, CA 90630
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