Cougars News

ICC 2009 - Nationals in Nottingham
After months of hard work and training, we completed our National Competition in Nottingham last weekend. The squad put in a lot of hard work and effort and obtained some fantastic results. Details will be posted shortly - please call back!
Future Cheer 2008 - Nationals in Brighton
After lots of hard work training for the competition, we obtained some excellent placings. More details soon!
Western Classic - 2008
Well some more fantastic results from the squad achieved at the Regional competition in Newport in Feb 08.
Peewee Cheer came 1st Junior Cheer came 1st Senior Cheer came 2nd
Peewee Dance came 3rd Junior Dance came 2nd

Squad Try-Outs

Try-Outs being held on 15th September 2007 from 2 - 3.30pm at Central Youth Club (Gym), Ocean Way, Cardiff. If you would like to join the competition squad, please make sure you come along.

This is open to all cheerleaders, from beginner to advanced, regardless of your experience or skill llevel. Everyone who attends will be considered for our competitive squad.

Fab results from both Nationals...

• Peewee were amazing, first year competing and 2nd place at both!!!!
• No juniors this year, our usual winners, but making a come back next year!!!
• Seniors have improved so much, skill level improves every year.
• Summer Camp had a great turn out... lots of new girls :)
• Council courses went well, congrats to Sian and Nic
• Kim was training at David Lloyd this summer again, well done!
• Good Luck to Leon and Rhi in the big move and new Jobs... we'll miss you..
• Coming up... New Season...
• New class times... see classes page
• USA Instructors in Oct half term... more info soon
• Showcase for parents around Christmas...
• Nic's off the USA for training with top US team... wish her luck :)
• TRYOUTS SEPTEMBER 15TH AND 22ND CENTRAL GYM CLUB 2.00 - 3.30
• Next team tryouts will be in December.

If you cannot make team tryouts, Individual tryouts will be available at
the coaches' discretion but only if places are still available on the
teams

All welcome to recreational classes!!!

26/2/07

Yet another fantastic result from the BCA Western classic championships at Newport. Congratulations to everyone who competed.

• Senior Cheer Advanced - 1st Place
• Senior Co-ed Cheer Advanced - 1st Place
• PeeWee Dance Large - 1st Place
• Senior Dance Medium - 4th Place
• PeeWee Cheer Novice/Intermediate - 4th Place

On top of these fantastic results, the squad also won the 'Sportsmanship Award' for the competition!

23/4/06

Well done to all of the girls who have just come back from America where they competed at the COA 2006 Ultimate National Championships in Orlando, Florida. They came back with a very respectable 33 trophies! Details as follows:

1/8/05

Congratulations again for a fantastic result at the FutureCheer London Regional, Crystal Palace, 24th Sept 2005

• Junior Stunt Group All Girl - 1st Place!!!!!
• Junior Solo Cheer - Meg Cooke - 2nd Place!!!!!

1/8/05

Congratulations to all the girls for a great result in Nottingham this weekend at the BCA National Championships

• Junior Partner Stunt - 1st Place!!!!!
• Junior Intermediate - 1st Place!!!!!
• Peewee Partner Stunt - 5th Place
• Junior Dance medium - 5th Place
• Peewee dance small - 6th Place

8/3/05

What a fansastic start to Cheerleading in 2005 - the following are the results from the BCA Western Classic competition at the Newport Centre

• Junior Intermediate Cheer - 1st Place!!!!!
• Peewee Partner Stunt - 1st Place!!!!!
• Peewee Dance Medium - 1st Place!!!!!
• Junior Dance Large - 1st Place!!!!!
• Junior Partner Stunt - 3rd Place

6/08/04

Congratulations to all the girls for an excellent performance this weekend at the BCA Championships in Nottingham.

• Junior Intermediate Cheer - 1st Place!!!!!
• University Coed (Coyotes) - 1st Place!!!!!
• Peewee Dance Medium - 2nd Place
• Junior Dance Small - 2nd Place
• Peewee Solo - Megan Cooke - 2nd Place
• Peewee Solo - Daisy Melhuish - 3rd Place
• Peewee Solo - Rhiannon Jones - 6th Place
• Peewee Partner Stunt - 4th Place
• Junior Partner Stunt - 5th Place

10/05/04

Well done for some great results at the UKCA Championships at Manchester this weekend

• Individuals - Megan Cooke - 1st Place (Retained title - same position 2 years running)
• Pom Dance - 3rd Place
• Junior Partner Stunt - 5th Place
• Senior Partner Stunt - 5th Place

29/03/04

Congratulations to some excellent results from the first International competition entered at the Canam Cheer Ltd Championships in America

• Junior Pom Dance - 1st Runner Up
• Senior Pom Dance - 4th Runner Up
• Junior All Star intermediate - 5th Runner Up

Western classic - Bath 2004 results

• Junior cheer - 1st place champions
• Junior dance - 2nd place
• Co-ed Cheer (sister squad Coyotes) - 2nd place
• Peewee Partner Stunt - 3rd place
• Senior Dance - 6th place

Loughbrough 2003 results - International Championships

• Pw Cheer (international) - 5th place
• Pw dance (international - 6th place

Loughbrough 2003 results - British Championships
 

• Individual - Megan Cooke 3rd place
• Junior Partner Stunt - 4th place
• Senior Dance - 5th place
• Peewee Cheer - 7th place
• Peewee Dance - 7th place

20/03/03

Congratulations to all of you for yet another excellent performance in Manchester at the weekend. Places are as follows:

• Individual, Junior A - First Place (Megan Cooke)
• Cheer, Junior B - Second Place
• Stunt, Junior A - Second Place
• Pom Dance, Junior B - Second Place
• Cheer, Junior A - Third Place
• Stunt, Junior B - Third Place

Pictures are now on the website from the weekend in the photos area

23/02/03

Congratulations to all of you for some excellent positions in the BCA Western Classic competition in Bristol this weekend. Places are as follows:

PeeWee Cheer - 1st
Junior Cheer - 1st
PeeWee Partner Stunt - 2nd
Junior Partner Stunt - 2nd
PeeWee Dance - 2nd
 

Keep up the good work!

If any of you have photo's from the event that you'd like on the website then pass them to Nic and we'll get them added. Some are now available in the Photo's area of the website

17/02/02

Well done to all those who came to the 6 hour-long camp day!!  A Fun time had by all. I’ll be seeing you all perform that fast new routine on Sunday! Plus that new pyramid.

The photos will be will hopefully be up on the site soon. Plus the new squad photo as the last one is about a year old!

01/02/02

The parents’ pub quiz raised £145 for the squad, thank you to all that came and supported us and thank you for not laughing at my attempt on the microphone!!!

17/12/01

The show was brilliant I hope you all enjoyed yourselves. I’ve had a lot of great feedback from your parents.

26/9/01

The pictures from the championships have been added to the website

29/07/01

Congratulations to all the Cougars, you were fantastic at the championships. 2nd place Peewee cheer is an amazing result for our first time at the British cheerleading championships.

23/11/00

On Saturday 9th December we are holding a 4hr long Cheerathon from 9am til 1pm where the girls will have some intensive coaching in dance, cheer & stunting      

11/11/00

We now offer free e-mail addresses @cheerleading.org.uk - check out our new resources section for more information

7/11/00

Congratulations to all the girls who went to SMTV. You looked absolutely brilliant! Hopefully they all enjoyed themselves, meeting stars such as Girl Thing, Five, Billie Piper, Westlife, Caroline Quentin, Kate Thornton & The Offspring. A selection of pictures from the day are on the website.

25/10/00

There will be no class on Thursday 30th November due to the hall being used for a local Bi-Election. Classes will be running as per normal though the week after

14/10/00

The SMTV appearance has been confirmed for Saturday 4th November. Don't forget to watch the show, which goes out live at 9:25am

16/9/00

Classes have now started back. All new members are welcome - just turn up on a Thursday. We've also been asked if we'd like to appear on SMTV again. A date has not been decided yet, but will be posted on here as soon as it's known.

5/9/00

Unfortunately we have had to cancel the S4C trip due to not enough of the girls being able to definitely go. Hopefully we will be able to arrange something similar for the future. Classes will still be resuming on the 14th.

24/8/00

There has been a slight change with regard to the date for classes starting back. Classes will now resume on Thursday 14th September due to the Cougars being invited by S4C onto a Welsh program called Uned 5. The girls will be filming on September 7th for this. This program is going out live between 5 & 6pm.

4/7/00

The last class of this term is on 20th July.

21/6/00

Added some pictures from the Nazareth House performance

11/6/00

You can see the Cougars in their next public appearance at the Race For Life fundraiser, taking part on 12th July. For more information on the event, or if you would like to enter, please click here.

12/4/00

Good luck to the Hotshots this weekend who will be competing at the WCA Euro-National Cheerleading & Dance Championships at Pontin's Holiday Center, Camber Sands

2/4/00

As of today, Alex Jeanes's picture with Atomic Kitten has made 'Picture of the Week' on the British Cheerleading Association's website. Thanks very much Bob for adding it :) You can view it on the following URL:

http://www.cheerleading.org.uk/potw.htm

17/3/00

The venue for the classes has now changed. Classes are now being run at Cyncoed Methodist Church on Cyncoed Road, Cardiff. See the classes page for more info.

Also, we've added a guestbook to the website - mail us with your comments

5/3/00

Well done to the Cougars for their performance on SMTV yesterday. They all performed well and had a good time meeting celebrities such as Atomic Kitten, Steps, Geri Halliwell & Mel C. To hear a clip from the beginning of the show which includes their chant, please click here. (RealAudio Format)

Many thanks to all at SMTV for allowing the girls on the show and making the day so enjoyable for them.

Photos from the day are now in the Photo's area of the website.

Also, the Cougars now have their own domain name: www.cougars.org.uk - please update your bookmarks and use this URL in future.

27/2/00

The new group pictures have been added to the Photo's section of the website. They have a performance tonight for a special needs group at Ty-Celyn Youth Centre. Also, only one week to go until the appearance on SMTV. Don't forget to tune into it - 9.25am Sat 4th March on ITV.

30/1/00

The Cougars are now members of the British Cheerleading Association (BCA). Check out their website for more information (available from the links page).

15/1/00

Classes have now started back after the Christmas break. Also, arrangements for the appearance on SMTV have now been confirmed. Due to a few complications, the date has had to be moved forward from January. The Cougars will now be appearing on SMTV on March 4th. Don't forget to watch out for them...

19/12/99

The new group photos of the Cougars are on here now in the Photos section. Not all of the girls were present for these, but a new one will be taken in the new year with the whole squad present.

Thursday was also a great success, with the Cougars performing for the first time to an audience,  consisting of family & friends. Thanks very much to all of you who came to watch and well done to all the girls.

18/11/99

Please note that the last class before finishing for Christmas is on Thursday 16th December. Classes then start back on Thursday January 13th 2000.

13/11/99

The majority of Cougars now have their T-Shirts and their Pom Pons are on order. A group photo will be added to the website soon. Also look out for an appearance on SMTV, hopefully during early January!

12/9/99

Classes have started (Thursday 9th) and run every Thursday. The Photo's section of the website now has some pictures of the demonstration given by the Cardiff Hotshots.

27/8/99

The introductory lesson was given today. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to come and visit. Hopefully you've all had an insight into what cheerleading is all about and we'll see you again in two weeks when the classes begin. Also, many thanks to the Cardiff Hotshots for their time in handing out flyers (even if they were a bit noisy!) and in giving an excellent demonstration.