How to coach cheerleading

02/06/09

Coaching Youth CheerleadingIt’s one thing to want to coach cheerleading but where do you get the knowledge and know how to do it successfully? Even if you have been a cheerleader yourself there is no guarantee that you can become an overnight coaching sensation

Not to worry: Coaching Youth Cheerleading will help you sort out the herkies from the handsprings and provide you with the tools and knowledge to run your cheerleading squad with confidence.

Written especially for coaches of cheerleaders aged 14 and under by cheerleading heavyweights Varsity Brands and the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), Coaching Youth Cheerleading is the definitive guide for youth cheerleading coaches.

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Cheerleading gets new governing body

02/06/09

Cheerleaders 2At a recent meeting held between senior representatives of the British Cheerleading Association, Scotcheer and the United Kingdom Cheerleading Association, it was agreed that a united over-arching, organisation was needed to represent UK/GB cheerleaders internationally.

This collective body, known as SportCheerGB has now been formed and is made up of representatives from the three existing organisations.

Its main purpose will be to extend governance over cheerleading in the UK/GB and provide greater representation of member cheerleaders to the relevant international sports bodies.

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