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GENERAL
Q: What is the purpose of Cheerleading?
A: To encourage the principle of being proud of who you are and where you come from, to generate spirit and pride within a school or community.
Q: What does Cheerleading involve
?
A: Cheerleading involves Cheers, Chants, Dance, Tumbling,
Gymnastics, Jumps, Partner Stunts and Pyramid Building. Accepted as
a competitve athletic discipline in it's own right in many counties it goes far beyond
entertaining at ball games. Cheerleaders must be able to lead cheers,
synchonising and motivating large crowds with personality, spirit, positive
attitudes and be role model examples of good sportsmanship and behaviour.
They must also be knowledgable P.R. represesentatives and be able to communicate
with young and old alike. Competitions, Parades, Carnivals, plus charity
and community events are all part of their schedule. See our
Did You Know page for interesting stats and facts..
Q: What age do I have to be for Cheerleading
?
A: There is no specific age, so long as you are fit and healthy.
We have cheerleaders as young as five, and mums with three children.
Q: Is there a club near me?
A: Check out Location of Squads in Britain for your closest club.
E-mail BCA for contact information at  . We do not publish member data on line.
Q: How can I start a club?
A: Please check out our 'Starting A Squad? section online for basic info and links about starting a club.
Q: How can I get qualifications as a coach?
A: Please see our Coaches Courses & Qualifications information page.
Q: How can I get cheerleading insurance?
A: Please see our insurance information page.
Q: How can I find out more, or get involved
?
A: Contact BCA and we will be pleased
to assist. We have a very comprehensive resource library at the BCA Office,
and if we don't know an answer - we can find out. If you would like
to join a squad in your area then BCA can put you in touch with local squads.
Most welcome beginners. See BCA Committee for
contact details.
CHEERLEADING IN BRITAIN
Q: Is Cheerleading big in Britain
?
A: As of 17 Aug 2007 current auditable paid BCA membership stands at 405 clubs, comprising of 15,244 participants. From 1998 there
have been annual growth rates of more than 20% in competition entries and camps. Recently
BCA has welcomed an average six new clubs new squads a month joining the BCA community. BCA is the largest and fastest growing national cheerleading organisation in Europe.
Q: Is Cheerleading Officially Recognised in Britain?
?
A: Not yet, but we are now very close to Official Recognition as a Sport. See Road To Recognition for the current status of our application with the Sports Councils. BCA remains the only massively supported pan-UK governing body, uniquely able to meet all the criteria.
Q: How did Cheerleading start in the UK
?
A: For a history of British cheerleading from it's
introduction in 1982 see History
of Cheerleading in Britain and Milestones
of British Cheerleading.
About
Q: How can I join ? How much does
it cost ? What would I get ?
A: If you are a squad based in the UK just print out and fill in the
Membership Registration Form, or e-mail us a request for an
Information Pack.
Although BCA's services have been provided free of charge for many years an annual fee of
 25 per Club was
intoduced due to rapidly rising membership escalating
our admin and magazine publishing costs. For full information of our programme
and membership package benefits see our About BCA and
Actions Speak Louder pages.
Q: Do you sell ..., hire out ...,
have staff vacancies ... ?
A: We do not sell merchandising or other services, nor do we
hire paid instructional staff. We do not 'hire' out squads to commercial
companies but would be pleased to put you in touch with local cheerleaders
who may be glad of the opportunity to earn a donation to their squad funds.
Q: Can we get copies of your magazine
?
A: Although our magazine is distributed to member squads and
sports organisations we are unable to mail free copies all over the world
on request - BCA is a non-commercial voluntary organistion. However,
you can read most of its content free on the internet. See
Cheer Leader magazine
web site.
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