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Expand your Cheerleading, coaching or even judging experience now. We organise and provide many different courses to educate our members and teach them how to Cheer their hearts out using skill and expertise. Whether you want to develop you Cheerleading skills in the Street Cheer area, or if you want to learn pom technique then there is a course for you! Each time we run a course we promote it across our social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter and of course here on our site. Be sure to check the upcoming courses area of our site to check when new courses are added here.

To register onto a course you must be a UKCA member and follow the appropriate link on our website to book. Unfortunately, we do not accept payment over the phone so please make your payment online. However, if you do need any help then do not hesitate to give us a call.

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We have several courses running across the UK this weekend and we can’t wait to get started! Today we will be at the CardioFit Kick Start course in Newcastle and we are looking forward to seeing the team. On Sunday we will be at the Level 2 Street Cheer Basic Skills Course @ Bad Apples Dance and Performance Academy. Come along to enjoy learning and Cheering!

We hope to see you there!

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Congratulations to ECC 2015 Qualifying Teams!

We’d like to wish a special congratulations to all of the UKCA Cheerleading teams and squads who have qualified for the European Cheerleading Championships 2015 in Zadar, Croatia!

Well done to everyone, you are sure to have a brilliant time competing and we wish each and every team the very best of luck.

The qualifying teams are as follows:

Aces Cheer & Dance Club

Diamond Ice

Eclipse

Fever Elite

Firestorm

Kinetics

Kobika Starlites

Limitless

Maximum Cheer

Northern Vipers

Pure Dance Workz

RLS Elite

Roar

Sparklers Elite

Sutton Tornados

The Clarets

Trailblazers

You have all done an amazing job to get to the European Cheerleading Championships, we cannot wait to head out for an incredible competition!

To read more about this event click here:

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Team UKCA

Spring Championships Review

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!

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

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

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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.

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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.

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See you at the National Spring Championships!

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.

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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.

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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!

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UKCA Latest News

Here at The UK Cheerleading Association we offer a wide range of fulfilling activities to our members and associates alike. Whether you Cheer, Coach or Volunteer, there are several processes of development within our organisation that we can set into motion for all members new and old. From moves and techniques based in gymnastics to dance related steps, we encourage a wide variation of choreography. Our upcoming competitions reflect varied levels of skill and development.

The West Midlands Cheerleading and Dance Competition at the Doug Ellis Sport Centre, Birmingham on May 10th 2015 is a valuable opportunity for Dance and Cheerleading groups to compete, when perhaps they aren’t quite equipped for National Competitions, this allows members to revel in the experience of a competition. Tickets for this event are £7.50, to purchase spectator tickets please email Kim at maddisonscic@yahoo.co.uk.

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Our next competition on a larger scale is The UKCA Spring Championships in May 2015! We are eager to see Cheerleading teams along with hundreds of Cheerleaders attend and take part. We are always enthusiastic about all of our competitions, the Spring Competition across the weekend of May 16th & May 17th is a highly anticipated event for the UKCA and all of it’s members. You can discover further information and purchase spectator tickets for the event right here.

We’re also delighted that The UKCA National Schools’ Championships 2015 are just around the corner. Entires for the Schools’ Competition are still open, but close on the May 8th, so click here to secure your performance. We’re proud to bring another high energy weekend to The Manchester Velodrome in June, showcasing ‘The Sport of Smiles’ to the North West area of the UK. All of our competitions attract Cheerleaders from across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the National Schools’ Championships on 20th & 21st of June is no different.

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Additionally, our Official UKCA Ambassador Lauren Quigley has been selected to compete as part of the British Swimming team at the FINA World Championships in Kazan 2015. Lauren is not only our Ambassador, but an inspiration to young people throughout Britain and the world over. So, from us here at The UKCA we wish her the best of luck in all of her endeavours.

Good luck to all of our members at our upcoming Competitions, we wish you all success and can’t wait to see you soon!

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Team UKCA.

We Are Proud Of You!

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.

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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.

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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!

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1 Month until The Spring Championships!

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.

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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.

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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.

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This Week at The UKCA

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.

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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!

Follow us on social media across several online platforms, which you can find here:

UKCA Pinterest

UKCA Twitter

UKCA Facebook

UKCA Instagram

UKCA YouTube Channel

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

We are proud of you!

Team UKCA.

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The National Championships 2015!

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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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!

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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

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Team UKCA.