Competitions

1 Day til the National Schools’ Championship!

June 19, 2015 by UKCA Admin

There’s only 1 day left until the National Schools’ Championship hits the Manchester Velodrome for 2 days of high energy Cheerleading! We can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow, we wish all the very best of luck to all of the teams and Cheerleaders.

If you are a spectator looking forward to the Competition, then we can assure you that this is going to be an incredible event! Show your support for all the teams and let’s maintain a high energy atmosphere throughout the weekend. The UKCA spectators and supporters are always ready to cheer, cheer and cheer as much as the Cheerleaders themselves! We wonder what banners & costumes they will bring with them tomorrow?

Be sure to look out for our media team who will be posting on the UKCA Instagram account throughout the weekend. Keep your tweets coming in too! You can follow and tag us @UKCheerleading on twitter, also use the hashtags #UKCA and #ThisGirlCan. This means we will be able to pick up your tweets, take a look at your pictures and see what you’re all enjoying. We’ll be retweeting your news and talking to you across the weekend! Like us on Facebook here & follow us on twitter here to keep up with more of our competition news.

We’d also like to welcome back all of the teams who have previously competed with us, but if this is your first competition then welcome! It will be amazing to see all of the teams in Manchester for another incredible UKCA competition.

We are proud of you!

Team UKCA

Spring Championships Review

May 21, 2015 by UKCA Admin

We enjoyed another thrilling and high energy competition last weekend at the UKCA Spring National Championship. There were many different levels of Cheerleaders competing throughout the weekend, such as those skilled in Group Stunt, Pom Dance and Street Cheer. The outstanding performances from all our members was extraordinary – we are proud of you! Thank you to everyone who came along and joined the, ‘Sport of Smiles’. The interaction we received across social media was phenomenal, thank you to everyone who shared and tweeted us, we are still seeing truly spectacular fan photos coming in!

There were also many squads who enjoyed their first competition at the weekend, one of which being the University of Manchester Cheerleaders who went home with a 2nd place award in the Level 1 Stunt category. It’s incredible to see teams such as the University of Manchester Cheerleaders win such high level awards, when they only began Cheerleading last semester. As they shared across social media it’s, “Proof hard work pays off and its never too late to try something new! #thisgirlcan” We agree! You can find our more about the University of Manchester Cheerleaders here.

We would like to give a special thank you to all of our volunteers who worked across the weekend with us, ensuring the Spring Competition flowed smoothly. Whether you worked across the event, at the uniform check station or back stage at the warm up area, you all contributed to a successful UKCA Competition so thank you! It’s also important to acknowledge the volunteers from Breakthrough UK who were remarkable across the weekend. We are proud of you, say we are proud of you! Good job!

Here is a peak at the fun we shared across Twitter using the hashtags #UKCA and #ThisGirlCan from Cheerleaders, spectators, our very own UKCA Ambassador Lauren Quigley and even the comperes!

Rayz All-Stars: @RayzAllStars – “@ali_MCA_mascot and Spirit at the @UKCheerleading Spring Nationals this weekend”

Simon Wood: @k17box – “First competition, great dancers, great atmosphere @DAZL_Leeds @UKCheerleading”

Leeds Dynamite: @DYNAMITELEEDS – “Well done to Lauren & dancers Leah & Bobbijo this weekend. Very proud of u! & Thank u to @UKCheerleading for having us”

Another big UKCA congratulations goes out to the winners of the Spirit Awards over the weekend, these were Rayz Allstars who took home the Milano Spirit Award on Saturday 16th May, and there was a joint award for Hearts and BCC on Sunday 17th May who won the Insure4Sport Spirit Award. Great job guys!

Even our UKCA Ambassador Lauren Quigley joined us at the competition to Cheer everyone on! We shared images of her at the competition throughout the weekend on Twitter, @UKCheerleading “Our Ambassador is here today! Give it up for @LaurenAQuigley! #ThisGirlCan #UKCA #sportingpromise #youthsporttrust”

For images & videos from the event be sure to head over to Take That Photo for all the photographs and DVDs from the weekend, or you can contact them on info@takethatphoto.co.uk.

If you are interested in taking part in any training courses & workshops you can contact our Coach Education and Training Co-ordinator Alison Hunt on training@ukca.org.uk or via telephone 07471218855.

We can’t wait to see you all again soon at the UKCA School’s Competition in June, at the Manchester Velodrome, click here to purchase your spectator tickets.

Be sure to Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter & Instagram.

We are proud of you!

Team UKCA.

See you at the National Spring Championships!

May 15, 2015 by UKCA Admin

We are so excited for the National Spring Championships tomorrow! We’re back at the Manchester Velodrome for another one of our fantastic competitions! Be sure to come along as a spectator if you are not competing, as it is a great experience for Cheerleaders and supporters alike.

On Saturday 16th May the competition begins at 9am and the awards ceremony is at 5.30pm, on Sunday 17th may the competition starts at 9am and the awards ceremony is at 4.45pm, these times are subject to change. Here is all the information you need regarding the venue, the Manchester Velodrome. Simply click this link to reveal details about travel, parking and public transport.

Who’s excited? We can’t wait to see you all there for a weekend of Cheerleading, the sport of smiles! No matter which category you are competing in, we wish you all the very best of luck. Let’s go UKCA!

We are proud of you.

Team UKCA

We Are Proud Of You!

April 24, 2015 by UKCA Admin

We’ve had a fantastic week here at The UKCA, we’ve had brilliant news. We are excited to announce that our Ambassador Lauren Quigley has made the British Swimming Team! We are proud of you! It’s fantastic to see her success rise and rise. You can read more information on the British Swimming team here.

We hope everyone has had a lovely week no matter what they’ve been doing, as the sun has been shining! It’s been a fantastic week and hopefully you have all had a great time. Are you ready for our upcoming Championships? We’re looking forward to the West Midlands Cheerleading and Dance Competition at Doug Ellis Sport Centre on the 10th of May, and the Spring Championships 2015 at the Manchester Velodrome on Saturday May 16th and Sunday May 17th. We are also so excited for our National School’s Competition in June 2015! You can still enter this competition and purchase spectator tickets by clicking here.

You can use our Club Management tool on our website to register Cheerleaders, coaches, and clubs. This system with allow you to manage your members online and you can click here for our How To: Use Our Club Management Tool, if you are still unsure. So if you have any issues then please refer to this page and all will be explained to you this handy step by step guide.

There are so many brilliant and varied categories within our competitions, we can’t wait to see all of the performances and skills that you are all busy practicing to show off at our events very soon. Keep up your training routine!

We are proud of you!

Team UKCA.

1 Month until The Spring Championships!

April 17, 2015 by UKCA Admin

After another successful competition we are looking ahead to the UKCA Spring Championships on Saturday 16th May & Sunday the 17th May. With so many different categories throughout the weekend, we can’t wait to see so many different moves, stunts and routines! Head over to the competition page on our website here to find out more information. Whether you are in the Tiny Teenies category, or part of a Senior Pom Dance squad, you can show us your skills throughout the competition.

There’s always the tough competition for who will win the Spirit Award! Here at The UKCA we award the teams who show the most Cheer spirit across both days of the competition and present them with the Spirit Award. This is a great opportunity for all teams to support each other and show who has the most Cheer spirit! Every single person at our competitions from Cheerleaders, to our dedicated volunteers and spectators all Cheer along the Cheerleaders, making sure we have a wonderful time at the events.

Please follow the link here to head to the website of the Manchester Velodrome, where the Spring Championships take place, this link will provide you with information and details such as parking and location.

You can also follow the this link here to purchase your spectator tickets for the weekend. You can purchase tickets for Saturday the 16th May or Sunday the 17th May, it’s also possible to purchase weekend tickets. We can’t wait to see you there! Good luck to all.

We are proud of you!

Team UKCA

This Week at The UKCA

April 10, 2015 by UKCA Admin

We are looking forward to our Spring Championships, which are taking place at The Manchester Velodrome on Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th of May. You can find more information on both days of the competition by clicking here. Spectator tickets are also on sale via our online system, which can be found on our website. However, entries for our Spring Championships 2015 have now closed, unless otherwise specified.

We are holding Tumbling courses this weekend, it’s great to see so many UKCA members learning new skills & growing their sporting knowledge on such a high level course. You can find our UKCA Cheerleading & coaching pathway on our website here, this will help to guide you through the different aspects of Cheerleading and allow you to realise which course you want to take. So, no matter your Cheerleading passion here at the UKCA, we have something for everyone.

The Clarets, Shooting Stars & Manni the Mascot are all cheering and supporting everyone at the Manchester Giants! Great cheer spirit guys, we are proud of you! It’s fantastic to see our UKCA members at sporting events keeping the atmosphere alive and fun! Such a great job, we hope you’re all having a fantastic day. We will be seeing more of the UKCA teams at our Spring Championships which are little more than a month away. Keep up the good work, keep training and we’ll see you in May!

We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming courses, competitions & the Spring Championships!

We are proud of you!

Team UKCA.

How To: Use Our Club Management Tool

March 29, 2015 by UKCA Admin

Welcome to the new UKCA Club Management tools.

Firstly you’ll want to be in your dashboard, click here to go to your dashboard (don’t worry it’ll open in a new window) If you don’t have an account with us you can register here.

Your dashboard will look like this

Click the option “Create a Club/Squad”

You will be taken to this page where you can enter some info about your club/squad.

Once you click “Submit” your club/squad will be created and you can then add your Teams.

Now from Manage Your Club/ Squad from your dashboard your newly created club will be listed here. Click on manage to add teams, cheerleaders and coaches to the club.

Here you can add as many teams as you want to your club by clicking on Add A Team. It is important to try and add all of your teams, including any competition specific teams.

REMEMBER A CHEERLEADER CAN BE IN MORE THAN ONE TEAM & THIS IS TO MAKE COMPETITION ENTRY AS EASY AS POSSIBLE

To add Cheerleaders to your club use our team management tool shown here:

Please note: You can also choose to add coaches to your club here as well.

This is where you can add your cheerleaders to your club/squad and its teams.

Simply enter the email address, First and Last Name and date of birth. The system will then search for any accounts that match these details and add them to your club.

If they are not in our system, they will be added to your club and emailed (assuming you enter their email address) Welcoming them to the UKCA.

From the Team management tool you will be able to drag and drop the cheerleaders you added, to the the teams that you created previously.

If you need to make any changes to your clubs/squads, teams or cheerleaders there is a “Manage Your Clubs/Squads” option in the dashboard

How To: Enter A Competition

March 29, 2015 by UKCA Admin

So firstly you need to have created all your clubs & teams and added your cheerleaders to those.

If you aren’t sure how to do this you can follow our guide here

So once you’ve done that you find the competition you wish to enter in our competition diary (Please note the competition entry system is only for official UKCA competition)

Select the competition you wish to enter and scroll down until you see the button as below.

Once you’ve clicked this you may need to sign in, if you don’t have an account we suggest you register and then use the club management tools mentioned earlier on.

Step 1: Select your club

Step 2: Enter teams

There are a large number of available categories, simply click to expand the categories then you can drag and drop your teams in.

Step 3: Enter Cheerleaders for Freestyle

Step 4: Review your entry and add helpers and any additional coaches that are attending the competition.

Step 5: The final stage you will be given the total cost of your entry and details on how to pay.

The National Championships 2015!

March 24, 2015 by UKCA Admin

Last weekend saw the return of The UK Cheerleading Association to the Manchester Velodrome for The National Championships 2015! We were absolutely thrilled to welcome all of our UKCA members, coaches, volunteers and spectators back for another great weekend of ‘The Sport of Smiles’. With so many different cheer categories across the weekend, it was fantastic to see such a wide range of cheerleading talent! From Tiny Teenies to Senior Group Stunt there were so many fantastic performances across the weekend. In this week’s blog we are going to share some of our favourite aspects of the weekend with you. Firstly, we would like to congratulate Katie from Kobika Starlites on winning our UKCA Coach of The Year Award! Our coaches are a really big part of The UKCA as an organisation and all of our squads wouldn’t be at the level they are now without the help, training and guidance from our coaches, so well done to you all.

We’d also like to give a big thank you to our UKCA Comperes who kept the energy alive across 2 days of cheer fun! Also, we’d like to welcome our newest Compere, Ryan. He was great and really brought a fun aspect to the event with his dance moves and Cheer spirit! So a big UKCA thank you goes out to Jason, Lane & Ryan & Vicky! You can find pictures & videos featuring the comperes, performances & spectators on our Instagram, so click here to follow us and keep up with all things UKCA.

Congratulations to Kobika Starlite who took home the Insure 4 Sport Spirit Award and also to The Clarets who were winners of the Milano Spirit Award! To all of the competitors at the weekend you did an amazing job of keeping everybody involved entertained and really showed off the spirit of the UKCA! We hope you managed to catch our friends Halbro, AntCheer and Logobility who were supporting us all weekend with their fantastic cheer products.

Our highlights of the event were the 1,600 Cheerleaders who took part in our #ThisGirlCan photo and the Mexican wave! What was the highlight of your weekend?

Can’t wait to see you all again soon for the Spring Championships in May 2015!

We are proud of you!

Team UKCA.

The National Championships are here!

March 20, 2015 by UKCA Admin

We cannot wait for this weekend! Each and every year we look forward to The National Cheerleading Championships, which are held at the Manchester Velodrome. With so many fantastic categories throughout the weekend we’re sure to see lots of fantastic talent. There are so many different categories which will display lots of different moves and stunts. From group stunt to street cheer there will be many areas of Cheerleading on show. Which category are you looking forward to the most?

Whether you are competing or a spectator, we can’t wait to see you. As a spectator you will have a fantastic weekend, where you can show your support and watch the Cheerleading teams and squads as they show off their skills! if you have friends and family who are competing then be sure to show the same level of support to all of the other teams that are competing. We love to see the support and encouragement that the spectators bring to our events, it’s fantastic!

Moreover, if you need anymore information concerning the weekend and the manchester Velodrome then please head to their website, here… where you can find out all you need to know about location and parking. We can’t wait to see you all tomorrow for a wonderful weekend of Cheer! Who wants to win the Spirit Award?

Don’t forget to keep up with all of the action from the Championships by following us on Twitter @UKCheerleading

We are proud of you.

Team UKCA.

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