The following is the policy for all Capital Championship events:

• It is the responsibility of ALL event staff, coaches, athletes, parents, relatives, siblings, and other spectators to maintain the highest standards of conduct for their behavior at all Capital Championship events.
• Unsportsmanlike behavior, violent conduct, fighting, and other behaviors detrimental to the sporting event will not be tolerated.
• There will be absolutely NO YELLING OR BELITTLING tolerated.
• In addition, there will be no criticism, sarcasm, harassment, or intimidation of any kind. Failure to follow these simple instructions will undermine the event producer’s authority and has the potential to lead to a hostile environment for staff, athletes, judges, volunteers, coaches, and all other participants and spectators.
• It is the understanding of any staff member and participant that chooses to attend Double Up events these simple guidelines MUST BE FOLLOWED.
• Capital Championship events has the authority to remove anyone who does not adhere to these policies.

1. Full payment must be received by the registration deadlines. To guarantee a registration rate, all forms and payments must be received in the office by the stated deadline. No exceptions. Any payments received after payment deadlines will automatically be charged additional registration fees as applicable to the rates when the payment is received.
   • For example…payment for a registration at the Early Bird Rate must be received in our office before the Early Bird deadline.
2. Teams or programs with an outstanding balance of over $200 will be blacked out in the schedule until payment is received.
3. Accepted methods of payment: 
   1. E-transfers sent to info@capitalchampionships.com.  Must include the event and program or team name when sending.
   2. PayPal – Payment received via PayPal will incur a 3% processing fee. 
   3. Visa & Mastercard – Payment received via Visa or MasterCard will incur a 3% processing fee. 
4. Coaches Fees 
   1. Only registered coaches will be allowed to enter with the team. 
   2. Each team will be permitted two (2) free coaches. Additional coaches will be the same price as the spectator fee unless a coaches’ lounge or gift is included. 
   3. Teacher advisors must be paid & registered as an official coach. 
   4. If the same individual coaches multiple teams within a program, they will only be counted once towards the total number of coaches included in the registration. 
5. Deadlines 
   1. 1. Online event registration must be submitted prior to the registration deadline accompanied with payment. 
      2. Please note: payment must be received in office by the registration deadline to ensure performance placement and to avoid late fees. 
      3. There is no guarantee of registration unless confirmed by Capital Championships. Events may fill up prior to posted deadlines. 

1. No refund or credit will be provided when roster changes are made after the Early Bird Deadline has passed.
2. If your team needs to cancel their performance for an event please contact the Capital Championships office immediately. Subject to terms and eligibility, your team may receive a credit to another event (within the same season) with written request. 
3. There is a non-refundable administrative fee of $100.00 per registered team. 
4. Credit will not be awarded for the cancellation of individuals/duos/quads due to the volume of participants. Substitutions may be permitted at no additional cost. 
5. Credit will NOT be awarded for a no-show, drop out, or scratch at the competition. 
6. The following schedule will be used to award CREDIT at any Capital Championships event. Please note that credit will be awarded for the remaining registration fee after the $100.00 administrative fee has been subtracted. 
   1. Written request up to 4 weeks prior to the event: 100% 
   2. Written request up to 3 weeks prior to the event: 75% 
   3. Written request up to 2 weeks prior to the event: 50% 
   4. Written request within last 2 weeks: NO credit, regardless of issue. 

1. Capital Championships will make every attempt to reschedule any event cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. If the event is rescheduled and your team does not participate, there will be no refund of any registration fees. 
2. In the event of inclement weather, information will be posted the morning of the event on www.capitalchampionships.com. Traveling teams can contact Capital Championships via email for updates. Capital Championships is not responsible for contacting each team, however, an attempt will be made to contact the head administrator designated by the registration.

1. All requested division changes after registration has been processed are subject to a $500.00 administrative fee per change, in order to uphold the spirit of fair play by discouraging teams from switching divisions after the schedule has been posted and to cover the extensive administration time required to facilitate late changes. Teams with extenuating circumstances are advised to contact Capital Championships via email.