Showing posts with label stunting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stunting. Show all posts
Friday, 28 March 2008
Paul and Mish are both working on theirs too...
Friday, 25 January 2008
The Celtic Men
On the subject of male cheerleaders, I thought I should mention my own squad, seeing as they are pioneering the way for co-ed cheerleading in the UK.
Our first competition this season (with ICC) saw the Celtics take to the floor in the first ‘truly’ co-ed routine seen this side of the pond.
By ‘truly’ co-ed I mean that there were more men on the floor than women, and that all the stunts that were thrown were co-ed ‘partner’ stunts, not ‘group’ stunts. This by no means undermines all the other co-ed squads out there; the UK cheerleading community is currently at a transitional stage in it’s development where we have just begun to tap into the resources which can provide correct and up-to-date co-ed stunt coaching. The video posted below is the highlights from the UCA 2008 Partner Stunt Nationals (these are some of the best in the world!)
Our first competition this season (with ICC) saw the Celtics take to the floor in the first ‘truly’ co-ed routine seen this side of the pond.
By ‘truly’ co-ed I mean that there were more men on the floor than women, and that all the stunts that were thrown were co-ed ‘partner’ stunts, not ‘group’ stunts. This by no means undermines all the other co-ed squads out there; the UK cheerleading community is currently at a transitional stage in it’s development where we have just begun to tap into the resources which can provide correct and up-to-date co-ed stunt coaching. The video posted below is the highlights from the UCA 2008 Partner Stunt Nationals (these are some of the best in the world!)
In the past few years co-ed cheerleading has really taken off, starting in February 2006 with the very first Co-ed Partner Stunt division (one base and one flier) at a UK competition.
Hosted by Future Cheer, it saw Mike McMahon and I pull out the very first all-British routine and the start of a new excuse, I mean trend for men to show off their masculinity and brawn.
Hosted by Future Cheer, it saw Mike McMahon and I pull out the very first all-British routine and the start of a new excuse, I mean trend for men to show off their masculinity and brawn.
Every time I blink, the standard of co-ed stunting increases and the next big Partner Stunt division is at Future Cheer’s Midland competition in February this year.
Good Luck to our four couples and everyone else who are entering.
Good Luck to our four couples and everyone else who are entering.
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
The year so far...
This little video created by Steph Lim highlights our progress and skills since September 2007, as well as showing how much fun we have had this term.
Our most first competition of the year was hosted by the International Cheerleading Coalition(ICC) which took place in our back garden at the University of Leeds. We entered 6 divisions, and won 6 First Place trophies!
I am extremely proud of every single member of the team who in spite of other commitments to academics, work, and extra curricular activities, made every effort to be at training and to work hard to excel in their area of the routine.
Becky Hughes, a former Lincoln Jet Cheerleader said,
“ICC Northern Regionals 2007 was my first competition with the Celtics, we’d trained hard for a couple of months, there was a few problems along the way with stunts, but we all pulled through together on the day. This is a fantastic experience knowing that the team will help each other out, work hard when it counts and make sure we have those 1st place trophies at the end of it. Nothing beats that!”
We encourage each other, we fight along side each other, and we work for each other.
I am proud to be a Celtic
For more videos of our team visit our media page.
Our most first competition of the year was hosted by the International Cheerleading Coalition(ICC) which took place in our back garden at the University of Leeds. We entered 6 divisions, and won 6 First Place trophies!
I am extremely proud of every single member of the team who in spite of other commitments to academics, work, and extra curricular activities, made every effort to be at training and to work hard to excel in their area of the routine.
Becky Hughes, a former Lincoln Jet Cheerleader said,
“ICC Northern Regionals 2007 was my first competition with the Celtics, we’d trained hard for a couple of months, there was a few problems along the way with stunts, but we all pulled through together on the day. This is a fantastic experience knowing that the team will help each other out, work hard when it counts and make sure we have those 1st place trophies at the end of it. Nothing beats that!”
We encourage each other, we fight along side each other, and we work for each other.
I am proud to be a Celtic
For more videos of our team visit our media page.
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