Our “Stay Smart” policy requires all teams (including participants, coaches, and spectators) to book reservations through Connections Housing, the official and only housing company authorized to book housing for groups attending 2023 CHEERSPORT. We sincerely appreciate your adherence to this housing policy and understand that it will be strictly enforced.
HOUSING LAUNCH DETAILS
For CHEERSPORT, all programs more than 75 miles from the competition venue are required to book through Connections Housing.
Please be on the lookout for an e-mail from us on September 28, 2022 at 12pm EST. Connections Housing will be sending each REGISTERED team their booking wave and window, so they may be prepared and ready to block and book their rooms on the day of their Booking Wave. Teams not yet registered or late to registration, or Spectators will need to wait until all Booking Waves are completed, when General Housing opens October 20, 2022.
For this event, the Booking Days will be scheduled and spread out over several days in a manner that will allow for group blocks to release unused rooms so that they are available for the next teams in line. Each team will have 3 days to self-block AND book their rooms. On the 4th day remaining inventory will drop.
- Booking Day 1 – 10/3/2022
- Booking Day 2 – 10/6/2022
- Booking Day 3 – 10/10/2022
- Booking Day 4 – 10/13/2022
- Booking Day 5 – 10/17/2022
Please Note: Booking Wave order is determined by Varsity based on registration date and time stamp as well as combination of Hotel Reward and Loyalty Points.
QUICK TIPS
- Be prepared and ready to book during your wave
- Make sure your team is aware of assigned booking window and are also prepared to book once you complete your block setup
- Instructions on how to book will be emailed to registered programs ONLY
- The instructions will include how to book coaches rooms, etc
- Once your Team Block is secured be sure to forward your team’s booking information to parents to book their rooms
- Set them up for success by providing any policies they should be aware of
COMPLIANCY
Connections Housing no longer requires rosters to track compliancy. We will track your reservations via our booking system, so please make sure athletes names are listed on the reservations when booking. This will also include tracking of approved exemptions for your team. We will work with Varsity to track compliancy with the athletes booked versus the athletes registered.
EXEMPTIONS
Exemption requests will open October 3, 2022. The DEADLINE to submit an exemption for CHEERSPORT is January 17, 2023.
This event has a Housing Requirement and is considered Stay Smart Event. In order to participate in the event, all teams are required to book their lodging through the official housing partner, Connections Housing.
It is not our intent to force anyone to pay for a hotel room that wouldn’t otherwise need one. Individuals within 75 miles of the Atlanta metro area are exempt from this policy. We will also exempt individuals for the following reasons:
- Military members or those who qualify for reduced military rates at a participating hotel. Please note, the hotel will require military or government ID upon check-in. Generic “government” rates do not apply for exemptions, and the hotel must state it is a “military/government” or “military” discount, not “government” only.
- Those who wish to utilize hotel points at a participating hotel (points must cover the entire stay)
Individuals desiring an exemption will need to submit the request before January 17, 2023. The forms will be reviewed, and a decision will be made by January 24, 2023. Please note that we are aware this system has been abused in previous years and are going to diligently review and confirm each request submitted. It is not fair to our customers who abide by the policy for some individuals to ignore it.