Buckinghamshire’s Cheerleading Squad earns place at USA Summit May 2020

Chiltern Cheetahs cheerleading squad was started in 2012 by Jessica Goodall, head coach and programme director.

Its team named Momentum is a 21 strong Junior Level 3 teams and is part of the Chiltern Cheetahs which has over 150 athletes in total with many of them competing across the UK.

Momentum’s continuing success in 2019 including winning National Championship titles has earned them a place at The Summit, in Florida USA to represent the UK in May 2020

Jess Goodall, Programme Director “ We are delighted to have been won a place to compete at The Summit, it is a fantastic opportunity for the team to represent their country and they have worked so hard all last year to get to this level of fitness and skills.”

We hope that we will do the UK proud when we compete this May, we are up against 43 other countries and we know it will be a tough competition. Our aim is perform a perfect routine on the day and get through to the final round.”

“Cheerleading is a sport that has grown exponentially in the past ten years with over 100 registered teams in the UK, and it is growing in popularity all the time. It is a sport that demands a high level of skills in gymnastic, dance, strength and flexibility as well as the ability to work well in a team, it is a brilliant sport which we all feel passionate about."

Cheerleading incorporates stunting, tumbling, jumps, dance and performance. We accept athletes from all and any levels of background and experience.

In 2016, the Olympics committee recognised Cheerleading as a sport, meaning that in future years we will be seeing cheerleading at The Olympics. It is also the fastest growing sport in the UK, with some schools offering it as an option for GCSE and A-Level sport.

Alongside improving flexibility, strength and fitness, cheerleading is extremely beneficial for confidence, learning both team work and leadership skills, resilience, realistic goal setting and much much more.

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