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Last Day for Competition Entries & Job Applications!

February 6, 2015 by UKCA Admin

There is lots happening here at The UKCA today. Firstly, it is the last day for competition entries into the National Championships of 2015! This competition is our annual event which takes in place March, this year be ready to Cheer your hearts out on Saturday March the 21st & Sunday the 22nd. We can’t wait to see you all at this event. Our competitions create great opportunities for The UKCA members to come together and spend time supporting, cheering & spending time together. We bet you have all met some of your best Cheerleading friends at our competitions.

Head over to this page on our website here to ensure that you don’t miss out on the chance to compete. The deadline for entries is TODAY! Simply, follow the link above and on that web page you will find more information about the event. Also you will find a link which will download the competition entry form for you. So from there all you need to do is fill out the form and email the completed article to us at entries@ukca.org.uk. If you have any queries about the event or competition please see the orange tab on our site which will provide the information for you.

We also have a fantastic job opportunity available here at The UKCA, as the role of Coach and Education Training Manager. The deadline for applications to this position is also today! To be considered for the job you must send your CV along with a short covering letter to recruitment@ukca.org.uk. So go on, get in contact with us if you think you have the correct skills & attributes to thrive in this role!

We can’t wait to hear from you. Team UKCA.

A Busy Start to 2015!

January 30, 2015 by UKCA Admin

It’s been a busy start to the year here at The UKCA, with our involvement with the This Girl Can campaign, from Sport England. Find out more about they are campaigning to encourage females to get involved with sport, no matter their appearance. find outmode on their website here, and use the hashtag #ThisGirlCan when to engage on Twitter. Let us know what you have been doing so we can share your #ThisGirlCan stories.

Today is the final day for the entries in the Northern Ireland National Schools & Club Championships, held at the Antrim Forum 9 – 6pm on Saturday the 28th February 2015. This is a fantastic competition as we cover several aspects of Cheer from group stunts to pom dance. Make sure you enter the competition today by following the link here to complete your registration. Spectator tickets are still available for this event, so head along and show your support!

Then of course we have our UKCA National Championships Competition on March the 21st & 22nd March 2015! Download the competition entry form and submit your completed application, as the deadline for entries is 6th February 2015. Spectator tickets are available for this event, make sure that you purchase your tickets soon as not to be disappointed. On the Saturday the competition will hold a strong focus on Cheerleading & stunt whilst the Sunday will showcase pom, Cheer dance and Street Cheer. Make sure that you book your team into the day which suits your skill set best.

We can’t wait for the competitions this year! We love it when the beginning of a new year comes around, as there are so many UKCA competitions & courses to look forward to! See you at our events, we are proud of you!

Host a Course in 2015!

January 23, 2015 by UKCA Admin

We often receive queries surrounding courses across The UK & NI. We organise many courses however, if you are struggling to source an event near you then you can easily host a course. This is a fantastic way to boost your qualifications within your Cheer squad, which then allows you to compete at a higher level in our competitions which run throughout the year.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in doing then please do not hesitate to contact us here. You only need a minimum of 10 people on your course for it to go ahead. To host a closed course means that you will source the entrants, however, an open course will allow people to book & register their attendance. It is up to you which kind of course you would like to hold. The maximum amount of people who can attend your event is 30, unless another number is agreed with The UKCA when booking.

We will support your event completely by providing promotional posters for you & emailing them over to you in advance of your course. Please be aware that if your course involves tumbling & stunting you must make sure that you have the appropriate mats and gymnastic equipment at your venue. This is important in regards of safety for all involved. Lunch is an important aspect of the day which must be organised. You’ll need to let people know whether they need to bring food with them or if there are facilities at your chosen venue.

Hosting a course is a great way to utilise your organisational skills & help others in the UKCA build on their talents.

UKCA Job Opportunity

January 20, 2015 by UKCA Admin

UKCA Coach Education and Training Manager
Part Time – up to £9,000 PA
Application closing date: Friday 6th February 2015

The Coach Education and Training Manager, based from their own home or office, will be responsible for setting their hours of work in a flexible way based on the programme demands. It is estimated that this role will entail the equivalent of approximately two days of full time work per week on average, although the workload will vary from week to week.

The salary for this role is up to £750 per calendar month, dependent on the candidate’s profile, and will be subject to a quarterly review.

If you would like to apply for this position, please send your CV, plus a short covering letter stating your attributes and why you feel you would be suitable for the role, to recruitment@ukca.org.uk by Friday 6th February 2015.

For further details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification Documents here.

The UKCA & This Girl Can

January 16, 2015 by UKCA Admin

The UK Cheerleading Association is proud to announce that we are an Official partner of, This Girl Can. As Cheerleading is a predominantly female sport, we are incredibly excited to be part of this female campaign. The UKCA brings 200,000 girls to the programme, who are already involved with many sports covered by This Girl Can.

The This Girl Can project developed by Sport England, supports female exercise and sporting activities, praising women for their participation, no matter their appearance when doing so. This is an important issue which needs to be addressed as, “Fear of judgement is stopping many of us from taking part in exercise. But as thousands of women up and down the country are proving, it really doesn’t have to” – This Girl Can.

This Girl Can aims to get women feeling inspired about their involvement in sport & the empowering message presented by This Girl Can is also echoed within The UKCA. “This Girl Can is here to inspire women to wiggle, jiggle, move and prove that judgement is a barrier that can be overcome.” Modern society and popular culture dictate that women must look their best at all times, but This Girl Can challenges these topics, bringing the issue into mainstream debate.

On their website you can, “Meet the stars of our campaign who are doing what they do, and letting nothing (not even sweat) stand in their way.” Using the hashtag #ThisGirlCan connect with them via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Vine, YouTube, Google+.

If you aren’t already involved then join the movement by heading over to, This Girl Can.co.uk

We are proud of you!

Team UKCA.

Cheer Squads & UKCA in the Press

January 9, 2015 by UKCA Admin

We’ve had a brilliant start to the year here at The UKCA. In last week’s blog we talked through our competition schedule, and how excited we are for the fun we have in place for you all in 2015! With only 1 week into January 2015, our teams are already flying the flag for Cheerleading across the UK. There are some brilliant news articles circulating surrounding Cheerleading, showcasing the great work being done by our coaches and members up and down the Country.

The squad Clarets Cheer and Dance have been featured in the Burnley Express, for their outstanding performance at The Winter Championships in December. You can read the full article which discusses their talents and achievements here.

Another team who made it into their local press is The Firestorm Cheerleaders. The article surrounding them in the Salford Advertiser can be seen here, or in the image sent to us from their coach Sarah Aldcroft. The team are looking for a sponsor, and focusing on growth this year. Head over to their website firestormcheer.co.uk for how to get involved!

Our great news does not stop there… A coaching position is available! See below for details:

The Basingstoke Wolverines in Hampshire are looking for a Level 3 (or higher) coach to train their team of 24, on Monday & Thursday evenings in Basingstoke. For further details please contact the Program Manager, Michelle Teague at michelle.teague@basingstokewolverines.co.uk or on 07884655255.

Good luck, Team UKCA.

Keep up with our events throughout the year on our competitions page. You can also check out our courses throughout 2015 here.

We are looking forward to a brilliant year of Cheerleading, competitions and team work! The sport of smiles is here to make 2015 a fantastic year!

Happy New Year from the UKCA!

January 1, 2015 by UKCA Admin

Happy New Year from the UKCA!

Welcome to 2015, a year we are looking forward to it greatly.

As many of you will already know, 2014 was an amazing time to be involved with the UKCA. We plenty of courses and held some fantastic competitions throughout and we had the honour of hosting the prestigious European Cheerleading Championships 2014 at the Manchester Velodrome.

With the busy goings on throughout the year we found it very difficult to select our favourite moment. We witnessed some outstanding performances from our home teams, saw some spectacular squads from all over Europe on our home turf and were blown away by the exceptional displays of cheer spirit from all of our cheerleaders throughout the year. We are very proud and privileged to be involved with such a talented group of people.

Our first comp was the Northern Ireland Championship in February, followed by our National Championship in March, shortly followed by our Spring Championships in May followed closely by the UKCA National Schools Championships on 21st and 22nd June. Then it was time for us to host the European Cheerleading Championships 2014 in 5th & 6th July before our year of competitions came to an end with the Winter Championships on the 5th and 6th of December. We’d like to congratulate all of the squads who took part throughout the year and thank all of our fabulous supporters and volunteers!

Our Competition schedule for 2015 looks like this:

21st & 22nd March – UKCA National Championships 2015 @ Manchester Velodrome

16th & 17th May – UKCA Spring Championships 2015 @ Manchester Velodrome

20th & 21st June – UKCA National School’s Championships 2015 @ Manchester Velodrome

TBC – UKCA Winter Championships 2015 @ Manchester Velodrome

To enter a squad into one of our competitions throughout the year click here to view our Upcoming Competition Schedule https://ukca.org.uk/fees-tickets/

Of course, our courses ran throughout the year and our first course of 2015 is right around the corner with a Level 1 Leadership course on the 11th January. If you are thinking about taking part in any of our courses throughout 2015 take a look at our course/event finder on our website – https://ukca.org.uk/event-list/

We’d like to take this opportunity to wish everybody a very Happy New Year once again and we’ll see you in March!

Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2014 by UKCA Admin

WOOP! It’s finally here!

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF THE UKCA! We hope Santa brought you everything you wanted! 9d9a38e7e8d11aa1aeee0e7c139216de

It’s been another fantastic year for the UKCA and everybody involved. We’d like to once again thank all of our members, volunteers and participants throughout 2014! We hope next year is as brilliant as this year has been for everyone!

Don’t forget we still want to see your Christmas jumpers! Share your’s and your family’s festive knitwear with us on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtags #christmasjumper and #ukca throughout the day and we’ll select our favourites! We also want you to show us your best cheer move, so lets see you hand standing in your reindeer jumpers!

We look forward to sharing your Christmas cheer spirit!!

A Snap Shot Of The Maddison’s & UKCA Midlands Competition

December 19, 2014 by UKCA Admin

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Our dedicated UKCA member, Lisa attended one of our competitions and she had this to say,

The Maddison’s & UKCA Midlands Competition was our first ever competition and an attempt to introduce our teams, their parents and our supporters to what a Cheer comp is all about, well it couldn’t have gone any better we took 100 spectators and 39 Cheerleaders! Our parents turned up in Cheer tee’s, every parent had made banners, boards and some had even bought their own poms to cheer us on, They had been practicing the chants and cheered on EVERY team with the UKCA ‘we are proud of you’ As a club we really do stick to the tag line ‘the sport of smiles’ and we saw this echoed 100% yesterday ! We were made to feel so welcome and all my cheerleaders had an amazing time. LA Academy walked away with 1, 2nd place 2, 4th places and the Spirit Trophy !! An amazing day had by all!

Even the parents commented on our success,

‘Amazing how we are allow to get involved and enjoy the day with the children, I love Cheerleading’
‘I couldn’t believe how friendly everyone was, and the noise, wow not what I expected but amazing and I enjoyed every minute’

We can’t wait to see you at the next event.

The UKCA.

Winter Championships Review

December 8, 2014 by UKCA Admin

The UKCA Winter Championships 2014! This weekend brought around our highly anticipated UKCA Winter Championships at the National Cycling Centre, and what an event it turned out to be!

Saturday kicked off our final UKCA Comp’ of the year with the typical skill and cheer spirit and it carried right throughout the weekend. As we have come to expect from our cheerleaders we were treated to some fantastic performances and with the raw talent of our competitors noticeable on both days of the competition. We’d like to offer our congratulations to all of the squads who took part and say thank you for making it such a fantastic weekend to be a part of!

On Saturday the cheer and stunt teams blew the crowd away with some superb, acrobatic routines and the Street Cheer teams put in some sublime performances on Sunday. The Pom Dancers were typically terrific and the costumes of all of the squads were fabulous, as always!

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The standard of every squad who took part in the championships made picking the stand-out performers a difficult task for our judges, indeed. However, our skilled experts have a keen eye for the exceptional performers and were able to decide on a winner for each category. Click here to view a full list of the UKCA Winter Championships award winners.

Of course with every UKCA Competition there are the all important Cheer Spirit Awards. Cheer Spirit Awards are given to the teams who display an outstanding level of positivity, support and spirit throughout the day.

On Saturday, Rayz All-Stars were awarded the Milano Spirit Award after their brilliant performances and unwavering encouragement for everybody throughout the day. Urban Angels were awarded Sunday’s Insure4sport Spirit Award for the positivity they exuded for themselves and their peers during the day’s competition.

As this is our last event of the year we also had some very special UKCA awards to give out to those who gave an outstanding contribution in 2014.

Volunteer of the year – Grace Baines

Development of the year – Tracy Ray

Coach Award – Harriet Hooley

Club Development – Next Level Dance

Club Development – Factory Dance Academy

Street Cheer Coach Of The Year – Megan Murray

Here are all of our award winners…

At the UKCA we feel blessed to work with such a fantastic roster of squads and talented cheerleaders/dancers, you guys are a pleasure to work with! It is important to acknowledge and say thank you to all of the excellent coaches who share their knowledge with our competitors and train them to an exceptionally high standard that ensures maximum safety and performance. We’d also like to thank our fabulous volunteers who help to make all of our competitions run smoothly.

Overall, our UKCA Winter Championships have been a success, as have all of our competitions in 2014. We’d like to thank everybody who’s been involved and wish you a Merry Christmas and see you in March 2015!

That’s it Uncle Jeff get them back to work making toys #ukca #christmas #goodbye #toys #elves

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