2026 Regional & State Championship

Banner collage of four images showing pompon teams performing at Mid American Pompon's Hip Hop & High Kick Championship.

2026 DATES!

Regionals 1: Heritage High School / Saturday, January 17, 2026

Regionals 2: South Lyon East / Sunday, January 18, 2026

State Championship: Eastern Michigan University / Sunday, February 15, 2026

2026 Regionals & States Brochure

Join us for the 47th Annual Mid American Pompon State Championships!

We can’t wait to see what the best of the best looks like in 2026! We have a few updates and new features set up for this States season, so please ensure you read through all documents thoroughly.

Team Registration

Mini Elementary Teams: We are excited to offer mini pom teams a chance to showcase their love for pom!

  • Details: Perform at a Regionals of your choice! Teams will be evaluated based on a scale at the start of the day’s competition schedule.
  • Cost: $20/performer
  • Registration closes: Monday, January 5

Middle School & High School Teams

  • Cost: $82/participant (checks only!)
  • Registration closes: Monday, January 5
    • Registration includes:
      • Regionals participation
      • Regionals comments & comment video
      • Qualifying teams: State Championships participation, professional, high-quality digital performance video
      • Non-Qualifying teams: State Championships spectator passes
        • *NEW* Non-Qualifying teams: Team Training with the MAPP Staff Member of your choice – this season OR next season!

Collegiate Teams

  • Cost: $69/participant (checks only!)
  • Registration closes: Friday, January 16
    • Registration includes:
      • State Championships participation
      • State Championships professional, high-quality digital performance video
      • State Championships performance comment videos

 

Rules & Other Information

2025 MHSAA Class Information (Varsity Teams)

Note: MHSAA has altered class designations this year! Please refer to the guide above to ensure you are registering your team into the correct class!

2026 Regional & State Championships: Rules & Guidelines

Regional & State Championships: Scoresheet Guide

Note: Our Coach Advisory Board has worked to amend the qualifications criteria for Varsity Teams. Classes (A, B, C/D) that have more than 10 teams will still be split into two divisions, but the scores necessary to qualify into Division I of your class is now higher. Please read through the Scoresheet document above for full details!

PEN Form (required annually for each performing team member)

Coaches Code of Ethics