Local Competitions 

  Jersey City Liberty (2012) states that in local cheer leading competitions you compete against teams local to where you reside. Meaning that you first have to beat all the local teams to challenge national teams. However, Cheer leading (2012) also states how in local competitions if your team has less than 20 people in it you compete against a team with more than 20 people.

  When you win a local competition you only receive a trophy. The trophy you receive is meant to represent everyone, not everyone gets a trophy it's just one for the team. As opposed to national competitions where you can win many gifts for the entire team. When you win a national cheer leading competition you can win book bags, jackets, hoodies, blankets, and everyone gets a trophy.

                                   Two Minutes & 30 Seconds, (2013). Local Competitions
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