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Great Little Britons

August 12, 2013 by UKCA Marketing

Did you catch the Sky 1 show, Great Little Britons? You may have noticed some familiar faces in last Thursday’s show.

Great Little Britons was a series of six one-off documentaries shining a light on some of the nation’s most dedicated perfectionists. Be it profession or hobby, the show examines those who strive for excellence in their chosen pursuit, as they compete to be winners in their field.

Sky auditioned teams from all over the country to find the best cheer team for the show and chose the Bullettes from Panache Cheer school to be the stars of the show. It followed the team through their tough training regime led by Head Coach, Robyn Morrison. The team auditioned for new members into their elite squad and will be entering the UKCA Winter Open Pom Dance Championships in November.

We are thrilled to have one of our teams featured on the television showing the hard work and dedication that all cheerleaders put into their craft. There was even a cameo from our resident compère, DJ Caino!

Congratulations to all the Panache Cheerleaders and staff!

We are proud of you. We say we are proud of you!

If you missed the episode, you can catch up with SkyGo! just click here.

Milano Fashion and Gymnastics Showcase

July 31, 2013 by UKCA Marketing

Our featured supplier, Milano Pro Sport, who are also associated with British Gymnastics, will be showcasing their latest collection at the Trafford Centre on Saturday 24th August.

It will feature a fashion show like you’ve never seen before, including gymnast displays, tumbling, cheerleading, dance and more.

There will be live performances from British Gymnastic talent as well as the chance to meet top international gymnasts for autographs and photographs.

PLUS Britain’s Got Talent winners, Spelbound will be performing.

The acrobatic gymnasts, formed in 2009, were all members of the Great Britain Acrobatic Gymnastics Team won a vast amount of medals between them at national and international level.

They were catapulted into stardom when they won ITV show, Britain’s Got Talent in front of 15 million people.

Since winning the artistic gymnastic group have performed around the globe as well as having the honour to perform for members of the Royal family at two Royal Variety Performances.

There will be three shows running across the day at 11am, 1 and 3pm. For more information, visit the Milano Pro Sport Facebook page.

UKCA Northern Ireland at the World Police & Fire Games

July 31, 2013 by UKCA Marketing

The countdown has begun to the World Police & Fire Games in Belfast starting on 1st August. 3600 volunteers are eagerly anticipating the opening ceremony.

This year’s proceedings include a star turn from the UKCA Northern Ireland Cheerleaders, who will perform their routine to lead on 500 athletes from Canada. The team of 20 cheerleaders from six Northern Ireland clubs has been brought together by National Squad Director, Karen Graham.

The girls have been preparing and rehearsing their choreography hard over the last few weeks to their chosen track, ‘Hollywood’ by Michael Bublé.

The World Police & Fire Games is biennial event for serving and retired police, fire, prison and bored security officers. The third largest international multi-sport event in the world and the largest sporting event to take place in Northern Ireland. This year will see 56 sports, including badminton, rugby, wrestling and cycling, held at 41 venues across Northern Ireland.

The opening ceremony will be the showcase event and will take place on Thursday 1st August at a specially constructed arena at the King Hall’s complex in Belfast. It represents the official welcome of athletes and their friends and family in a bright, colourful and vibrant carnival atmosphere.

BBC Northern Ireland will bring full, live coverage of the opening ceremony of the 20th World & Police Fire Games. Live pictures will be beamed across the world through online streaming, to access the live stream log on to bbc.co.uk/northernireland/. Coverage begins at 6.30pm (BST).

It’s a true honour for the UKCA Northern Ireland cheerleaders to be involved in this huge event.

We wish you a massive good luck!

“We are proud of you. We say, we are proud of you!”

Kobika Starlites New Home

July 31, 2013 by UKCA Marketing

The Kobika Starlites have a new home for training. The recently opened Redgrave Sports Centre at Great Marlow School has welcomed training sessions for the UKCA team.

The centre, which was officially opened by Matalan Sporting Promise ambassador and Olympic legend, Sir Steve Redgrave, on Thursday 9th May.

The sporting centre named after Britain’s most successful Olympian has a range of facilities including a dance studio, sports hall and fitness centre.

For more information about Kobika Starlites training schedule, visit their website.

Penrith’s Ullswater Community College

July 17, 2013 by UKCA Marketing

We love reading about the UKCA’s team’s successes in the press.

Penrith’s Ullswater Community College, who competed and won trophies in this year’s National School’s Championships, have been featured in the Cumberland News.

The squad boasts 41 members aged 11 to 15 and are now plotting how to go even better next time around.

Exeter Cheer Festival

July 16, 2013 by UKCA Marketing

Last weekend was the Exeter Cheer Festival held at the Riverside Leisure Centre. The event had cheerleading and pom dance competition and displays. Some of our UKCA judges went along to judge the talent for the competition.

We received this message of thanks from the event coordinator:

Hi UKCA,

A huge thank you to Kim, Hannah and Sharon for judging at Exeter Cheer Festival today , you were Fab!!!!

See you next year,

Beverley Spragg

Brooke School Cheerleaders

July 12, 2013 by UKCA Marketing

Brooke Allstarz (primary) and Brooke Twirly Birds (secondary) cheerleading squads from Rugby in Warwickshire were formed four years ago. They started out as lunchtime clubs run by teaching assistants who attended the UKCA Cheerleading Coaches course.

They wowed the judges four years ago at their first Nationals and we was so blown away by their talent that we gave them their own category, Special Schools Disability. This allowed them to compete with their mainstream peers.

The team has won numerous awards at the Special Schools County Championships and Special Schools Nationals so it was a privilege to have them compete at this year’s National School’s Championships at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester.

Following their performance, we received this thank you message from the team:

“I wanted to say a big thank you to the UKCA and all its helpers and volunteers for making our trip to the Nationals on Saturday such a fantastic day. You are all so kind, helpful and accommodating which takes the stress out the day for us and means we can enjoy everything without having to think or worry about a thing.

Our cheerleaders were thrilled with their 1st and 2nd places and the trophies too of course. My self and the other coaches were totally shocked with our very unexpected trophy for Schools Development and we are also very excited and thrilled to be recognised for our hard work.

Many, many thanks for a wonderful day.

Sharon”

We are glad you’re thrilled with the trophies, very much deserved!

Deyes High School Leadership Course

July 11, 2013 by UKCA Marketing

Our leadership courses cover the crucial skills for leading a cheerleading team. This includes communication, motivation, team-building, and health and safety.

Deyes High School recently hosted a Leadership course for the UKCA, we received some feedback from the tutor:

“It was a really successful day with all the participants passing and ten getting 100% on the written exam, brilliant!

The girls on the course were a lovely group to work with. They were attentive and contributory throughout the day and really made the time there pleasurable.

I think the school are going to have some really strong leaders there who will hopefully develop into great coaches!

It was great to have such a polite and enthusiastic group to work with; they really took everything on board and came up with some great results both practically and in the theory work.”

A massive well done is deserved to all those who took part in the course.

Trafford Community Leisure Trust

July 9, 2013 by UKCA Marketing

We love it when we see reports on the successes of our cheer teams.

St. Michael’s Primary School in Flixton and Ashton On Mersey High School in Sale feature on the Trafford Community Leisure Trust website.

Both teams, St. Michael’s Explosion and Ashton Tigers, had massive success over the weekend and it’s always great to share cheerleading success with the rest of the community.

A massive thank you must go out to all the teachers and parents who trained and supported their teams and made the UKCA School’s Championship a weekend full of talent.

South Staffordshire Street Cheer

July 8, 2013 by UKCA Marketing

The Matalan Sporting Communities Programme has led to a brand new Street Cheer Club being created at Wolgarston High School in South Staffordshire.

The event features in the Sport Across Staffordshire’s newsletter and has been an instant hit with its members.

The club runs every Wednesday from the school from 3.45pm-5.45pm. For more details, take a look at the newsletter.

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