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The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
CHEERLEADING
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About the D.O.E. Award Scheme
In 1994 Cheerleading was accepted as a Skills subject for the Duke of Edinburgh's
Award. The Award Scheme began in 1956 and gives young people between 14 and
25 an opportunity to experience challenge and adventure, acquiring new skills
and fostering self-discipline, enterprise and perseverance.
There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold, each involving increasing
levels of commitment. To gain any of these levels participants must complete
four sections: Expeditions / Explorations; Skills; Physical Recreation; and
Service. For Gold an additional Residential Project away from home must also
be completed.
52 countries now operate the Award Scheme in one form or another and 200,000
young people take part each year, with over two million hours of voluntary
community work being carried out by participants. H.R.H. The
Duke of Edinburgh is the Scheme's Patron and Chairman of Trustees.
Cheerleading is without a doubt a Skill, requiring countless hours of dedicated
effort to develop the techniques of Cheers, Chants, Jumps, Tumbling, Dance,
Partner Stunts and Pyramid Building. The equally important aspects of Leadership,
Self Confidence, Self Motivation, and Organisational Skills are all a necessary
part of effective performance and acting as a peer group role model.Community
and charity project involvement are also fundamental to cheerleading in school
and team fund raisers and promotions.Cheerleading is about building character,
positive values and spirit. Becoming the best you can be. Cheerleaders are
outgoing people encouraging worthwhile ideals and attitudes by example.
To go out in front of a crowd, to earn their respect and lead them, or to
act as an ambassador for your team or school, is a responsibility requiring
maturity and pride.The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme is an especially
appropriate and worthwhile opportunity for cheerleaders. Being able to apply
for Cheerleading under the Skills Section will hopefully see more from this
activity taking up the challenge.
B.C.A. will give every assistance to the Scheme Organisers and the coaches
of Award participants.
The Association was invited to assist in the formulation of skills syllabi
for Cheerleading which has now been agreed and is now accepted as a national
standard.
To find out more about the Award Scheme and how you can take part contact
your nearest regional office:-
The Duke of Edinburgh's
Award
Cheerleading Syllabus
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As submitted by BCA, and approved by the DOEAS Spring 94
SKILLS SECTION
Participants, instructors and assessors should take note of the conditions
laid down in the Award Handbook Chapter 6.
This programme is for guidance and is not to be taken as a rigid syllabus.
To indicate the content appropriate to young people with varying degrees
of knowledge and experience it is arranged under three different headings
'For Beginners', 'For those with some experience', and 'For the more advanced',
and participants are free to select as broad or as restricted an aspect of
this skill as they wish, but appropriate social and cultural aspects are
to be covered.
CHEERLEADING
INTRODUCTION
Those taking part should have some understanding of the history and role
of cheerleading within schools and sports. They should develop the athletic
techniques of performance routines in conjunction with developing the leadership
qualities required to lead a crowd in positive and appropriately timed response.
Participants should seek to become role models in public performance and
to be actively involved with school, team, community and charity projects.
For Beginners
Those taking this programme should be able to:
1. Learn and perform six
chants.
2. Learn and perform three cheers.
3. Learn and perform two dance routines of 30 seconds minimum
duration each.
4. Perform as a squad member at scheduled games and
events.
5. Play an active role in a squad organised school / team / community
/ charity project.
For those with some
knowledge
In addition to the requirements for beginners, participants should be able
to:
1. Learn and perform a dance routine
of three minutes minimum duration.
2. Create an original cheer or chant and demonstrate it on a step
by step basis in an instructional format for other squad members to
perform.
3. Demonstrating knowledge of stunt and pyramid safety requirements,
perform a basic rear thigh stand, as a Spotter, as a Base, and as a
Flyer.
4. Demonstrating knowledge of a sport, to take the role of captain
for part of a game, queuing suitably chosen routines at the appropriate times.
For the more advanced
In addition to the requirements for beginners and those with some knowledge,
participants should be able to:
1 Demonstrating knowledge of stunt and
pyramid safety requirements, perform an elevator or shoulder stand, as a
Spotter, as a Base, and as a Flyer. Safe and effective dismount techniques
such as the bear hug or cradle must be used.
2 Be able to demonstrate good crowd
leadership techniques of voice projection, eye contact, effective use of
props such as flash cards, and self
confidence.
3 Choreograph an original display routine of minimum one minute
duration, and be able to both perform it and to describe it on a step by
step basis in an instructional format for other squad members to perform.
The routine should include a minimum of 20 seconds dance, plus cheers and
/ or chants, and at least one basic stunt or pyramid, with effective formation
transitions between sections.
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