The Competitive Cheer Officials of Illinois is an association created to provide education and support to all Competitive Cheerleading officials in the state of Illinois.

Our primary goal is to educate, develop, and maintain excellence in cheerleading officiating by providing in-depth training through our mentoring program, observers program, as well as live and online trainings.

CCOI works in cooperation with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and their mission to govern the equitable participation in interscholastic athletics and activities that enrich the educational experience for student athletes, by providing cheerleading officials with clarification regarding rules and procedures for all IHSA sanctioned competitive cheerleading events.

History

The Competitive Cheer Officials of Illinois (CCOI) was established in 2018, by the founding members  Shaunda Brown, Sara Flanigan, Laurie Wager and Angie Wilmington.

Cheerleading is an evolving sport.   As we embarked on the 14th year of IHSA competitive cheerleading, the needs of cheer officials had evolved as well.  Throughout the 17-18 competitive season, the founders fielded many emails/phone calls/discussions with fellow cheer officials asking for an association soley focused on cheerleading.  In the spring of 2018, after completing all necessary steps, the CCOI became a recognized association by the IHSA , with the sole purpose of educating cheerleading officials in Illinois.