 | British Cheerleading AssociationDedicated to Safety and Professionalism Governing Body for Cheerleading in Britain |
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BCA Head Office 54c High Street Telephone :- Registered in England as a Company Limited by Guarantee The BCA are members of
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Every squad in Britain must be covered by insurance, a minimum of £5 million civil liability cover and employers liability cover (even if your staff are helping on a voluntary basis.)
01689 877800 Ask for the BCA Cheerleading Insurance scheme
Also Perkins Slade Limited Elizabeth House, 22 Suffolk Street Queensway Birmingham, B1 1LS tel: 0121 625 8080. |
Note: Cheerleading cover is specific sports insurance for the athletic discipline of Cheerleading, requiring that clubs are working to recognised published safety guidelines as defined by the governing body of the sport
INSURANCE AND QUALIFICATIONS It is a requirement that clubs are run by coaches with approved qualifications, and if non-professional operate to a written club constitution. All working in unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults must first be cleared by the Criminal Records Bureau, and must be working to the BCA Child Protection Policy. BCA requires that clubs without at least one qualified coach must undertake to take an approved coaches qualification as soon as practical, and within 12 months of joining BCA. Whilst such qualification has not yet been obtained, they shall not undertake stunting or cheerleading gymnastics unless:
• Under the direct guidance of a qualified coach or BCA Instructor.
• Having a high level of recognised stunting experience.
• Having been taught safe technique by a qualified BCA coach.
• Having attended a BCA Training workshop on such skills and techniques. For the later a certificate of attendance signed by the BCA Instructor would be made available Coaches should be aware that the following professionally backed and recognised qualifications are relevant in British cheerleading.
NCSSE: (National Council for Spirit Safety & Education) Major US & International standard, backed by Cheer Ltd, NCA, COA, Americheer, UPA and other leading US organisations.
NFSHSA: (National Federation of State High Schools Associations). Mandatory standard for US schools and cheerleaders of school age. Forms the baseline for standards in many other countries. NCSSE use the NFSHSA Rule Book.
AACCA: (American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors) Courses and qualifications backed by UCA and UDA, follows almost identical standards to NFSHSA. AACCA rules are the industry standard for collegiate level techniques.
CHEER TECHNIQUE: Courses and qualifications backed and endorsed by both the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) and BCA.
Privately run ‘qualifications’ that are not backed by genuine leading professional recognised bodies, and/or fail to meet minimum industry standard safety guidelines, will not be recognised by BCA.