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Winter Championships are Here!

December 5, 2014 by UKCA Admin

Are you excited for the Winter Championships?

Well you should be, because it all begins tomorrow!! You’ve got just enough time to get your last practices in tonight, before you hit the mats at the Manchester Velodrome in the morning. But whether it’s your slot in the morning or afternoon, Saturday or Sunday, you will all have your chance this weekend to show what you can do! Click here for more info on the event from the venue.

It’s time to shine this weekend for all UKCA members, whether you are a cheerleader, coach, volunteer or supporter, everyone has their role to play in the event. So make sure you give it your all no matter what. If you are a supporter then show your support for all of the teams involved, and spread your positive energy throughout the Velodrome! We are all there to support each other so let’s make sure we do just that!

Also, if your team/squad has a Twitter account then tweet us your username so that we can mention you across the weekend! The hashtag for the Winter Championships this weekend is #UKCA, so add the hashtag to your tweets and we will be able to pick up what you mention!

We love to interact with you all on the day, so do not hesitate to tweet @UKCheerleading with your messages, pictures and videos. We can share, retweet and see all of your interaction, which is such a great part of the competition!

Who’s going to win that Spirit Award? Keep the energy high, show your support & it could be you!

We can’t wait for the weekend, we’re looking forward to seeing you all there! Let’s go UKCA!

An Update from Vicky Howarth!

November 28, 2014 by UKCA Admin

It’s great to keep up with what’s going on in the world of our coaches, cheerleaders and volunteers. Especially, when we have been following a campaign such as Vicky’s suited to help and encourage the dreams of our members. You will remember that we have been following the story and success of Vicky Howarth throughout the year and the whole of 2014. She has been working, training and practicing hard to progress her equestrian career.

Vicky has struggled with her sight for many years and is now officially registered as blind. However, this does not stop her in everyday life or in the hobbies which she is regularly involved in. We have been campaigning alongside Vicky to help raise money to send her and her horse to represent Great Britain in the Olympic Games in Rio 2016 – which we all can’t wait for! now we are happy to announce that we have had an update from Vicky herself…

As well as her many talents which she shares Vicky gives a large contribution to society, The UKCA and many young people via her volunteer work. The passion and energy which she puts into her work is incredible. She has also given up so many of her weekends to volunteer at our Cheerleading competitions, which run throughout the year. however, more recently she has continued to compete at the Supreme Showdown winning 3 Championships in the disability classes and also in the able bodied classes.

As you can certainly guess due to her working commitments, Vicky has been incredibly busy. But she has great news to inform us with, she has recently been involved in a television documentary! A film crew travelled from Cornwall University to film Vicky and her horse Duster, for 3 days straight. Her compelling story is an inspiration to us all. When the recorded piece is finished and edited it will be entered into the Sheffield Film Festival you can find a link to the festival website here to find out more about the event.

We can’t wait to see the finished film!

Beat The Christmas Rush

November 18, 2014 by UKCA Admin

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Level 4 Course in Manchester

November 17, 2014 by UKCA Admin

This weekend we had great success at our Level 4 Courses held in Manchester. The event was held at Wright Robinson College, Manchester and was a roaring success! The course was ran fantastically by several volunteer Cheerleaders, and all participants of the course passed which was a fantastic achievement for all involved.

Everyone’s success was particularly special as the Level 4 courses are so advanced, requiring such a high level of skill, yet all of our UKCA members passed – so a big congratulations is due for you ladies! The Level 4 course teaches a large variety of skills and moves throughout Cheerleading. We have some lovely images of the talented Cheerers themselves having a lovely weekend!

We always love to have fun at our events, and it’s great for Cheerleaders to meet others and teach their skills. By working as a team we can see that this really works to bring members of The UKCA together!

If you want to improve on your Cheer skills and make new friends, then sign up to one of our upcoming courses now! We have an online ‘Course Finder’ which is brilliant for filtering the course suited best to you, or you can head to our site for our full course listings. The next UKCA course we’re holding is a Level 2 Cheerleading Basic Skills Course @ Deeside Leisure Centre on November the 27th! Click here to find out more.

All of our UKCA Coaching and Cheerleading courses run throughout the year, so make sure that you get involved with us and keep cheering!

Book a Course Now!

November 14, 2014 by UKCA Admin

Here at The UKCA we have many practical and theoretical courses available. These work to expand and improve the Cheerleading & Coaching skills of all our members. Our courses run up and down the UK & Northern Ireland to ensure that each member has the opportunity to build on their talent, no matter their location.

This weekend we have Cheerleading courses happening across the UK! We have a Cheerleading Intermediate Stunts course running across the weekend at Wright Robinson College. This is the first part of this course, as part 2 will take place in February 2015. This is an in depth course which will cover many areas. See our website for more details. Find all of our Upcoming Courses here. When browsing our course list make sure that you click on each box to expand the information. This will give you more detail regarding each course. You can then see which course is best for you!

There is a great opportunity to book yourself into a course now, to gain extra education and skills before the Winter Championships! However, if you aren’t ready for another course yet, as you are busy training, then there are lots of opportunities for you to take across 2015! Many courses are running early in the year throughout January and February, with many more to follow. So, if you are based in the North West, South West or Wales then there are many courses for you to choose from in early 2015!

Use our course finder here to help you further.

Sporting Promise Event in Wakefield

November 6, 2014 by UKCA Admin

The Sporting Promise Celebration Event was held yesterday in Wakefield, it was a fantastic day! Take a look at the images below and see for yourself the fun which was had by all! Many activities were carried out, including warm ups, street cheer and pom dance. The event was held in partnership with The UKCA and Matalan Sporting Promise, with an aim to teach an array of sports to youngsters.

The day was wonderfully successful, forwarding the notion that, “Sporting Promise is a fun and exciting way to engage young people in a whole range of sports and physical activity. It’s really important that sport is made as appealing as possible to help encourage our pupils to become far more fit and active.” Emma Arnold, Teacher, Whartons Primary.

View the many photos from across the day here:

The Exeter Cheer Festival 2014!

November 5, 2014 by UKCA Admin

The Exeter Cheer Festival 2014 was a fantastic way to start November! We had such a great day, it’s brilliant to see so many UKCA members competing across the country. There has been a fantastic response to the event online, especially across social media and we have some of the best comments and discussions featured here.

The anticipation for next year’s event is already growing within the Cheerleading Squads, “Can Not Wait for next year! This Year was such an inspiration! We are back in the gym working hard on all new fun stuff” was shared across Twitter by the Ilfracombe Tornados, keep up with them @ilftornados. With all of their excitement it is no wonder that the Ilfracombe Tornados won the Spirit Award for the second year running – congratulations to them!

In regards of next year’s event there was a very important announcement made by The Exeter Cheer Festival here: “2015 Exeter Cheer Festival will be on Saturday 17th October. For more info email exetercheerfestival@live.co.uk” was sent from their Twitter account, so make sure you follow them @exetercheerfest for all of their upcoming news. More important announcements were made as The Exeter Cheer Festival shared a lovely thank you on Facebook: “Would like to say a huge thank you to all Cheer teams and coaches for their hard work and dedication. Once again, all amazing routines. Safe journey home to all. Hope to see you again next year. Photos to follow shortly. Sara x” – via The Exeter Cheer Festival Facebook page.

The event organiser over at The Exeter Cheer Festival is Sarah Hole, she works extremely hard each year to bring the event together, and what a fantastic job she has done yet again. Working together with Mike Euridge of Exeter Gymnastics Club they bring great atmosphere to Exeter on a yearly basis. Their hope is that the Festival will be included in The City of Exeter “Cultural Programme”.

Many more great comments and images were shared like these from The Exeter Starlites: “Well done to everyone who competed at @exetercheerfest yesterday, we had an amazing day. Look at those trophies!” – Exeter Starlites on Twitter (image via @ExeterStarlites).

The British sportswear manufacturer A Star were in attendance at the event and kindly shared how much fun they had: “Thanks to our club hosts last weekend @exetercheerfest Harriers, @CallywithCentre City of Bristol, all great comps & events #thankyou” Follow A Star on Twitter @astaractive.

Wonderful times were had by coaches and spectators alike as expressed here, “@exetercheerfest After such an amazing time this year!!!! I have this date already in my diary for next!!!!!” – Cheer Coach Emma Shorney had a fabulous time, as she expressed on Twitter @EmmaShorney.

So if you missed out this year, make sure you head to The Exeter Cheer Festival 2015 for a great day of cheering! Even Exeter Council got involved in the online conversation, “@ExeterStarlites @exetercheerfest GO STARLITES! wavespompoms” showing this event successfully brought the Exeter community together! We hope you had fun!

See you all at our next competition The Winter Championships, make sure you book your tickets here!

10% Discount with Sporting Promise!

October 31, 2014 by UKCA Admin

For 10% off at Sporting Promise use the code below! This brilliant offer is courtesy of Sporting Promise, in partnership with Matalan and Youth Sport Trust.

Simply quote the promo code EDM3B2 to receive your 10% discount at the Sporting Promise online store here. This code gains you 10% off everything from their online range! But hurry, this offer ends on the 14th of November, so be sure to use it & don’t let this fantastic offer go to waste.

Why not treat yourself to some fresh sports gear, so you are ready for the Winter Cheerleading Championships at The Manchester Velodrome? This could be the perfect opportunity for you to grab that item that you have had your eye on for a while now, but at a discounted price! Follow the link here to head straight to their website, and make the most of the opportunity to gain 10% off with Sporting Promise.

Do you know somebody with a passion for sport? Then why not use this voucher to treat someone to a special gift. This offer could potentially be a great Christmas present for someone close to you.

So make sure you have made a note of the code which is, EDM3B2 and get saving! No matter your sport related hobby, whether you enjoy walking, running or any outdoor pursuit there is a wide range on offer to suit all sports! Although, what a brilliant chance to expand your Cheer uniform…

This offer is courtesy of Sporting Promise in partnership with Matalan and Youth Sport Trust.

Cedars Academy Basic Cheer Skills Course

October 29, 2014 by UKCA Admin

Are you thinking about engaging with one of our available Cheerleading courses?

Well if so, here is a fantastic sneak peak at what goes on at our course based events! We have some behind the scenes footage from the Level 2 Cheerleading Basic Skills @ Cedars Academy – Basic Cheer Skills Course on 28th October in Bedfordshire. Our courses can range through from small teams to larger groups of Cheerleaders and coaches. It simply depends on the area and which course we are running. As you can see from these photos this was a rather busy course! However, this does not mean that you will miss out being in a large group, as during all courses we help and guide our Cheerleaders to make sure that everybody is at the same level. Instead, this just means that you have the opportunity to meet more Cheerers!

Courses are a fantastic way to broaden your skills and learn more moves which can be incorporated into routines with your squad, or alone. You will also be able to help others on your team due to the extra training which you have received. It is always best to keep up with your training and skills with us here at The UKCA, as it will work to enhance your talents within Cheerleading.

Overall, we highly suggest you sign up to our courses to keep your moves as fresh as possible. It is also a fantastic way to move and progress into different areas of Cheering. For example, if you specialise in pom dance but would like to move into street cheer, then you can use our courses to your advantage to do so!

So don’t just take our word for it, take a look at these pictures and get involved in the fun coming to you soon!

Exeter Cheer Festival is Next Weekend!

October 24, 2014 by UKCA Admin

Exeter Cheer Festival is coming your way!

We discussed in August that the competition would roll around soon and sure enough it really has! Next weekend a fantastic Cheerleading competition will take place! We discussed many important features of the Festival in our previous post from August 2014, such as:

“The youngest Cheerer involved in the Exeter Cheer Festival will be 7 years old. Whilst the Masters teams must have 75% of their squad at the age of 25. Here at The UKCA we enjoy the atmosphere at our events when we have such a wide range of cheerers. Whether you are 8 or 18 you are welcome to come along and cheer as we love to see so much spirit!”

However, we hope that you are all incredibly excited for your time there next weekend! We can’t wait! Here at The UK Cheerleading Association we love being involved with other relating events and organisations such as this one. It is so great and inspiring for us all to work together to help to promote each others events and get as many people involved as we all can. Afterall, Cheerleading is “The Sport of Smiles!” Make sure you head down if you love Cheerleading, want to have a brilliant weekend and meet more cheerleaders and those who are passionate about the sport! It is a great way for coaches to meet as well, so we recommend you take your squads down together for some fantastic Cheer networking!

So if you are heading down to The Exeter Cheerleading Festival next weekend then we hope you all have a fantastic time! And good luck to those performing!

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