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INSURANCE |
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.)
Also
Perkins Slade Limited
BCA strongly recommends you also take out personal accident cover for cheerleaders and staff.
Please ensure you quote “British Cheerleading Association” on your application / renewal to benefit from premiums based on BCA’s high standards and excellent safety record.
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:
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.
For an example Squad Constitution that you may use a template to create your own, click this link. This template may be copied and adapted to suit the structure and orgaisation of your club
