Nomination Guidelines & Criteria

Note: To make a nomination, you must have a current 2025/2026 WAS membership.

For questions or to verify your membership, contact: worldacro@gmail.com

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Guidelines for Nomination of an Acrobatic Gymnastics/Cheer Legend

• Minimum of 5 years as a competitive athlete.
• Minimum of 2 years as a competitive athlete at a National level.
• Minimum of 2 years as an athlete at an International level.
• Participated in or won a World and/or Olympic Medal/Competition.
• Made an impact in this discipline beyond competitive involvement.
• Is well known in their field and has had profound success.

 

Guidelines for Nomination of an Action Sports Legend

• Minimum of 5 years as a competitive athlete.
• Minimum of 2 years as a competitive athlete at a National level.
• Minimum of 2 years as an athlete at an International level.
• Participated in or won a World and/or Olympic Medal/Competition.
• Made an impact in this discipline beyond competitive involvement.
• Is well known in their field and had profound success.

 

Guidelines for Nomination of an Artistic Gymnastics Legend

• Minimum of 5 years as a competitive athlete.
• Minimum of 4 years as a competitive athlete at a National level.
• Minimum of 2 years as an athlete at an International level.
• Participated in or won a World and/or Olympic Medal/Competition.
• Made an impact in this discipline beyond competitive involvement.
• Is well known in their field and had profound success.

 

Guidelines for Nomination of a Diving Legend

• Minimum of 5 years as a competitive athlete.
• Minimum of 4 years as a competitive athlete at a National level.
• Minimum of 2 years as an athlete at an International level.
• Participated in or won a World and/or Olympic Medal/Competition.
• Made an impact in this discipline beyond competitive involvement.
• Is well known in their field and had profound success.

 

Guidelines for Nomination of a Professional Acrobatic Legend

• Minimum of 5 years as a professional acrobat.
• Spent time as a professional acrobat at a National level.
• Minimum of 2 years as professional acrobat at an International level.
• Participated in World/International-level performances or received World/International recognition.
• Made an impact in this discipline beyond competitive involvement.
• Is well known in their field and had profound success.

 

Guidelines for Nomination of a Tumbling/Trampoline Legend

• Minimum of 5 years as a competitive athlete.
• Minimum of 2 years as a competitive athlete at a National level.
• Minimum of 5 years as an athlete at an International level.
• Participated in or won a World and/or Olympic Medal/Competition.
• Made an impact in this discipline beyond competitive involvement.
• Is well known in their field and had profound success.

 

Guidelines for Nomination of an Acrobatic Excellence Award Candidate

• Highly recognized performance organization.
• Minimum of 25 yearsdisplaying acrobatic excellence at events or promoting such events
  at a National or International level.
• Made a strong impact beyond entertainment performance value, in the areas of education or inspiration on the National or International stage.
• Displays unique characteristics, making the nominated organization highly qualified and rare.

 

Guidelines for Nomination of a Lifetime Achievement Award

• Minimum of 10 years as a competitive athlete.
• Minimum of 30 additional years of involvement in a WAS discipline.
• Significant time spent in that discipline at the National & International levels.
• Competitive athlete at a National or International level.
• Proven success in one of the below:

- Coached or taught in a WAS discipline for many years. Known for the development of high-level performance or other highly successful coaches.

- Writer or Author on a WAS discipline. 2 or more published works that have had a profound influence on a WAS discipline.

- Invented or manufactured new pieces of equipment or apparatus that resulted in a profound performance improvement of any WAS discipline.

 

Guidelines for Nomination of a Golden Achievement Award

• Minimum of 3 years as a competitive athlete in a WAS discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years involvement in at least 1 of the listed areas below that are outside of a WAS discipline.
• Define the impact had on the nation or world in one or more of the following:
  - Politics:
  - Administration:
  - Medicine:
  - Innovation/Invention:
  - Manufacturing:
  - Writing:
  - Choreographing
  - Coaching:
  - Teaching:

 

Guidelines for Nomination of a Charlie Pond Service Award

• Minimum of 3 years as a paid-up member of WAS.
• Minimum of 3 years contributing valuable services to WAS.
• List Nominee’s contributions to WAS:
• List any WAS offices the nominee held and for how long:
  Position(s): __________________     _____ year(s)

12/2/2025