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Cheerleading is a sport that is practised all throughout the world, with increasing popularity within the United Kingdom.[1] Cheerleading has over 89,000 athletes within the United Kingdom, with just over 900 teams in England alone,[2] with the newfound success and passion of UK based teams on the international stage helping to change perceptions within the region.[3] Teams from the United Kingdom have gained international recognition, with the Olympic Channel producing a 10 minute short documentary following United Allstars' team Ruby to highlight the increase momentum of competitive cheerleading within the United Kingdom.[3]
Cheerleading is conducted through all-star clubs as well as university and school teams.
As a sport, cheerleading is offered as a PE extracurricular in a number of UK based schools, with it being estimated that 37% of schools now offer a cheerleading program as an extracurricular physical education choice, leading to UK participation within World Schools Cheerleading Championships and National Scholastic Cheerleading championships being offered.[4][5][6][7][8]
A number of universities also offer cheerleading as an option within the United Kingdom, with 70 universities offering it as an extracurricular optioin in 2018, with a further 23 offering competitive cheerleading.[9] Cheerleading is a recognised sport under the International University Sports Federation,[10] however, the sport remains unrecognised by the British Universities and Colleges Sport association.[11]
The main way that cheerleading as a sport is provided in the UK is through all-star competitive clubs, with clubs located throughout England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[12]
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^ ab"Cheerleading in England? These elite squads are ready for the world stage". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
^Bond, Kimberley (2022-04-29). "'It's not just pretty girls with pom-poms' – inside England's cheerleading scene". Metro. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
^"Extra-Curricular Clubs - St Bede's School". www.st-bedes.surrey.sch.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
^"Jo Richardson Community School | Cheerleading". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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