IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM UKCA ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

UKCA Competition Rules & Regulations

UKCA Competition Rules & Regulations

IMPORTANT

Rules & Regulations for the 20/21 competition season

In order to benefit coaches and their athletes, we have amended the age divisions for the 20/21 season.

The upper limit for each age division has been extended and age restrictions, which have previously been applicable on day of competition, have now changed to the last day of the season which is 31st August 2021.

We know the disappointment that recent months have brought and hope these changes help you plan for the upcoming season.

We look forward to seeing you at our next event and in the meantime, stay safe and well.
Important update re December event

As recent government guidance does not lift restrictions on either indoor sport or contact sports, UKCA are looking to offer ‘Non-contact Cheerleading and Dance’ categories at the December event.

We are very conscious that most coaches set their routines for the whole season in September, and so we are trying to support you by offering an alternative that can be easily adapted to include stunts and pyramids whenever the current restrictions are lifted.

We want you to choose your music and choreograph a routine in the normal way, but instead of Cheerleaders stunting, coaches should use the same counts of music to replace the stunts with other elements.

Once restrictions are lifted, the stunts can simply be added back in i.e. 8 counts moving to stunt positions then 16 counts of stunting to be replaced with 8 counts of moving to formation and 16 counts of arm motions/dance/jumps/tumbling etc. Information about these categories is as follows:
Non-contact Cheerleading
No Stunts
No Pyramids

The focus will be on all of the other skills which make up a standard Cheerleading routine i.e cheer jumps, tumbling, arm motions, dance and all other elements listed on the score sheet. As vocals are an extremely important skill within a Cheerleading routine, but current restrictions prevent us from actually participating in these live, they should be pre-recorded and included as part of your routine.

Non-contact Urban Cheer

No Transitional Skills
Again the focus will be on all other skills which make up the score sheet, including vocals to be pre-recorded as described above, with the prospect of re-introducing these skills into your routines once restrictions have been lifted.

There will be no changes required in either Pom Dance or Cheer Dance categories and these will still be part of the competition.

At present there will be no Group Stunt or Partner Stunt categories at the December event, however we will be monitoring government guidance closely and will keep you updated on a regular basis.
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