This week UKCA hosted 4 courses at Cedar’s Academy giving prospective Cheer coaches valuable training and insight that will take them to the next stage on their Cheerleading pathway.

The week started with a Leadership Award on Monday followed by a Foundation Cheerleading Skills Course on Tuesday. Wednesday’s course was Foundation Stunt Skills and we ended the week of successful training with a Foundation Tumbling Skills course on Thursday.

Including our Foundation Stunt Skills course on Saturday in Macclesfield, we have celebrated 56 new UKCA qualifications in 3 key areas in less than a week. Amazing!

Here are some highlights from the Foundation Cheerleading Course on Tuesday:

We’d like to say a huge well done to all of our newly qualified coaches! It’s fantastic to see so many talented Cheer coaches qualifying in their chosen area who will one day be training the Cheer athletes of the future.

Feel inspired by our newly certified coaches? Book on to one of our upcoming training courses and take the next step on your Cheerleading journey:

Over half-term UKCA have 5 fantastic training opportunities in the space of just 6 days and there is still places available for you to get involved.

UKCA offers extensive training courses for Coaches, Cheerleaders, Judges, Officials, Young Leaders and Volunteers in the disciplines of Cheerleading, Stunting, Tumbling, Urban Cheer, Cheer Dance & Pom Dance. We aim to provide a positive channel for health and social education to all through Cheerleading regardless of gender, class, creed, culture, race or physical limitations. Our coaching pathway gives the Cheer athletes of the future a head start in the sport.

Check out the courses below and take the next step on your Cheerleading journey with UKCA:

Team UK 2019
Cheerleading World Championships
Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th November

We are looking for talented athletes to represent the United Kingdom at the Cheerleading World Championships on the 23rd & 24th November 2019, in the following categories:

Juniors
Cheerleading
Cheer Dance
Urban Cheer
Must be 12yrs or over on day of competition – cannot be 16yrs

Seniors
Cheerleading
Cheer Dance
Urban Cheer
Must be 16yrs or over on day of competition – no upper limit

Criteria
Athletes must have competed in a UKCA 2018 competition
Athletes must also commit to compete in a UKCA 2019 competition

Training
Training Dates: Team UK will commence in January 2019. Training sessions will be held once a month. There will be no Team UK training in the month of August 2019.
Dates and locations to be confirmed once Team UK has been selected

Cost
The estimated costs will be approximately £1200. This will include, but not be limited to, training sessions for 11 months, flights, accommodation, transfers, training kits, Team UK Tracksuits, Team UK competition uniforms and bows. Successful athletes and dancers will pay a deposit of £250 in November 2018. This is non-refundable and will go towards their final balance.

Application Process
First Stage: Video Application – Video application deadline date: 14th September 2018
Successful applicants for the second stage will be announced by 1st October 2018

Second Stage: Successful applicants will be invited to training days on 13th and/or 14th October 2018
Location: Macclesfield
Successful applicants for TEAM UK 2019 will be announced by 1st December 2018

How to apply
Athletes should demonstrate the required skills in a video no longer than 90 seconds. If applying for a position on the Cheerleading team, ensure that the athlete lets us know which athlete they are and what they are wearing on the application form.

Now that the competition season takes a break until the UKCA Winter Cheerleading Championships 2018 you might be struggling to get your fix of Cheerleading.

Competitions are only a small part of what the UKCA offer it’s members. In-between our annual events we put on a range of training courses to help Coaches, Cheerleaders, Judges, Officials, Young Leaders and Volunteers develop their skill and prospects within the sport.

Coming up in the next few months:

Foundation Cheerleading Skills @ Rochdale – From 10.00 till 16.00

Intermediate Stunt Skills @ Macclesfield – From 9am till 5pm

Urban Cheer Foundation Skills @ North Shields – From 10.00 till 16.00

Leadership Award @ Cedars Academy – From 10.00 till 16.00

Foundation Cheerleading Skills @ Cedars Academy – From 10.00 till 16.00

Foundation Stunt Skills @ Cedars Academy – From 9.00 till 17.00

Foundation Tumbling Skills @ Cedars Academy – From 9.00 till 17.00

If you are unsure about which course to choose, or which will be right for your requirements, please use our Course Finder to assist you.

If you are interested in hosting a course, check out last week’s news article for more information on how you can make a positive impact on an athletes sporting careers and help to build a bright future for the sport:

After Canon Slade Cheerleaders staged a dominant display at the Bolton Schools Cheerleading competition sweeping up numerous accolades their performances earned them a feature in The Bolton News.

Read about the triumphant Bradshaw school’s full feature here:

Canon Slade Cheerleaders will be with us next weekend for the UKCA National Schools’ Championships 2018! We can’t wait to see what they and all of the other competing Schools have in store for us.

You can be there. Tickets for the event are available on the official event page now.