Then make sure you cast your vote for the UKCA Coach of the Year Award!
Don’t put it off! Entries for this award are open till Monday 18th November 2013 and the winners will be announced at our Winter Championships.
Click HERE to cast your vote.
Stretching Guide for Cheerleading
Stretching is an essential part of cheerleading. A good stretching routine can help to minimize muscle imbalances, prevent injury, improve your calisthenic ability and your overall cheerleading performance.
ptssc.net has created a guide to stretching that could be useful to our cheerleaders wanting to practice at home and to coaches looking for exercises for a class or training session.
If practising at home, it is advisable that you check with your parents/coaches first before trying poses yourself. Take it easy with the stretches to begin with. Don’t try new stretches on your own without help, and don’t overdo them. Do what your body can handle; stretches should never hurt.
Follow this link for the stretching guide.
Cheerleading is…
Cheerleading is a way of life, shared by a chosen few,
It is working as a unit in everything you do.
Cheerleading is a rivalry, the competition makes you strong,
It is sharing secrets and tears, learning to get along.
Cheerleading is that ongoing drive to be the very best,
It is patience, perseverance, and very little rest.
Cheerleading is having poise and charm with every word you say,
It is total dedication twenty-four hours a day.
It is always being ready with encouragement and a smile,
Cheerleading is your chance to express your individual style.
Cheerleading is reaching out to comfort a sister who is sad,
It is defending each other in good times and the bad.
Cheerleading is a talent to be able to shine on cue,
It is hiding the pain and anguish that if only half the people knew.
Cheerleaders, after all, are real people that sometimes get down
but when they’re in the spotlight, they must never put on a frown.
Cheerleaders are actresses always ready to go,
That is why it’s important for all the world to know.
Not every girl can be a cheerleader, it takes a special kind,
Cheerleaders are full of life and a little bit out of their mind.
Share this with your friends and let them know what it means to be a cheerleader.
Level 3 Cheerleading Basic Stunts @Cedars Academy
This half-term Cedars Academy hosted a Level 3 Cheerleading Basic Stunts course. The course is a mixture of practical and theory covering: safe stunt technique, body preparation, choreography, lesson planning and health and safety.
The course is suitable for adults over 18 (or under 18’s in year 9 or above) with the UKCA Cheerleading Basic Skills Certificate.
We received these pictures and messages from the course participants and wanted to share the cheerleaders’ hard work with you all:
Katie “Kobika” Cobie: “A massive thank you to Kim and Hannah. Their delivery of the courses was wonderful and the girls have learnt a lot and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.”
@laurenrosebaker: “Had an awesome 2 days thanks to @UKCheerleading. Great tutors. Great people. :D”
To check out the courses we have on offer, visit the Course Diary.
Newsletter No.10
On 6th June 2013 General Secretary, Valentina Jarrett and GCA accredited trainer Margarita Smirnova had a meeting at School number 104 with Headmaster Andreas.
During the meeting the cheerleading educational program was introduced to the interested persons. It was agreed that the school will start the cheerleading program from September in preparation of Greek National team.
The representative from GCA participated at Cheerleading School Championship at the end of June in Manchester, UK
First Cheerleading team gave performance in Korinthos. Well done to the team and congratulation to Irini Averkieva , the head coach in Korinthos. The Father Pavlos supported the new sport and blessed them.
We hope that next year the team will be ready to participate in European and International Championship. Good luck!
Leicester Riders Cheer Tryouts
The Leicester Riders professional basketball team will be hosting their first tryout for a professional Cheerleading team. Tryouts will be held at the end of August, dates have yet to be confirmed.
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Girls and guys are welcome, stunt and tumbling is required. If anyone is interested please contact kyla@leicesterriders.co.uk.
You can find out more about the Leicester Riders Team here
Zumbathon This Weekend!
This weekend see’s a huge Zumbathon happening in Stockport. The event is being held to raise money for a great cause, The Francis House Childrens Hospice.
“Zumbathon® Charity Event will bring you the two hottest Zumba® instructors in Manchester, special guests Mauro Beca and Yosha Gilkes, surprises and an exhilarating afternoon of fun, music and dance, and all for a good cause. You don’t want to miss out this year with a show that promises to surprise and excite!
This event is open to everyone regardless of skill or experience – from absolute beginners to seasoned professionals! Watch the guest instructors on stage, follow the moves and let yourself go. Shimmy and shake to a hypnotic and addictive combination of Latin American beats and dance styles such as salsa, samba, merengue, reggaeton, belly dancing and hip hop, fused together to create a high energy party workout.”
If you fancy helping to raise money for this brilliant cause, working up a sweat, getting fit and having lots of fun, then head along!
Date: Sunday June 9th – 1.30pm – 4.00pm
Tickets: Tickets at the door are £15
Pre Sale Tickets are available for £10 Childrens Tickets (7-13) £5
You can also return your entry fee directly to: Francis House Children’s Hospice Fundraising Office, 390 Parrs Wood Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5NA.
Call – 07756 201 380 or 0161 443 2200 for more details.
BBC 5 Live: Does Sport Empower Young People?
That was the question the Sutton Tornados were invited to answer at BBC 5 live’s Sporting Day Out at Liverpool John Moores University on Thursday 31st May.
The cheer team joined 100 young people from Merseyside sports clubs, charity groups and schools to take part in fitness, sport and broadcasting activities, including dodgeball and a spot of TV presenting.
The day culminated in a debate exploring the empowerment of sport hosted by Olympic swimming bronze medallist and 5 live broadcaster Steve Parry, and featured a panel including former Olympic champion swimmer Rebecca Adlington and Team GB Taekwondo star Martin Stamper.
The cheer team had the opportunity to discuss the benefits of cheerleading. This included how it empowers young people by bringing back 90% of females that drop out of school sport. As well as it being accepted, beyond its GCSE and A-level status, as a sport.
Matalan Sporting Community Club Wins Spirit Award At Their First Competition
Our newly formed Matalan Sporting Community Clubs are already making waves in the Cheerleading world.
After only 3 weeks of practice the girls entered their first competition. The competition went really well and the girls manage to win the Team Spirit Award which is an amazing achievement with only 3 weeks practice. They have now got a taste of winning and will be looking forward to the next competition.
For more information on how you can be part of one of these wonderful new clubs please email us
Fund Raising at UKCA
Our events are fun and exciting for all involved. Everyone supports each other and the atmosphere is always electric! But the UKCA is about so much more.
We encourage our members and friends to support not just each other, but good causes too. Last year we supported a little boy called AJ. He suffers with Cerebral Palsy and was unable to walk without assistance. We helped to raise money for him to have an operation he so desperately needed. This year, he is here at the competition and walking around the velodrome!
This year, we are supporting a young man called Marley. Marley also suffers wit Cerebral Palsy and his family need to raise money for an operation and physiotherapy.
Today, some of the girls from Sporting Dynamites have been moving through the crowd raising money for this amazing cause. You can find out more and make a donation here.
Everyone here at the UKCA is proud to support these amazing causes. Please help us to make a difference.
