ACCREDITED CHEER COACH COURSES & eLEARNING CPD
CCA GOLD: Sports Performance for Cheer
12-15 hours
From 1st September
CCA12 is the coursework submission module that validates all your learning and certifies the completion of your practical activities. The final workbooks are submitted for review and validated by a designated supervisor. When you complete this module you will receive the CheerConditioning.Academy Graduate Certificate and the accredited USCCE Certificate: Sports Performance for Cheerleading. The CCA Gold Certificate is sent to you by post, in physical form, with the official CCA graduate seal.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR THIS COURSE:
Understand the context of cheerleading within the sports industry
Value the role of a coach in regards to the safety of the athletes
Enhance your coaching skills with a deeper understanding of sports performance
Increase athlete compliance and enjoyment of conditioning as an essential part of athletic development and participation
Discuss the role of conditioning and coaching skills to improve performance and reduce injury
Differentiate between accidental danger and professional negligence in cheerleading
Link the aspects of skill, body, and mind to athlete execution and development Identify the muscles in the human body, and the correct engagement during movement
Identify the components of the human skeleton, joints, and movements
Understand basic principles of biomechanics and its uses in cheerleading
Consider genetics, total fitness, body composition, and biomechanics in athletic development
Differentiate between and train power, strength and endurance
Name and use different flexibility techniques, and know when to use each one most effectively
Teach the correct body technique for stunting, tumbling, jumps, and motion drills
Use basics of nutrition to enhance an athlete’s performance
Use the basics of mindfulness to enhance an athlete’s performance
Use a variety of training methods for targeted effect on athletic performance
Use a variety of coaching tools and methods to improve compliance in a positive learning environment Improve athletic performance through a variety of training and conditioning plans
Use BODY BEFORE SKILL Training Method principles to improve skills
Schedule effective practices with periodisation plans
Adapt conditioning for different levels, ages and progressions
Name and use different conditioning exercises for targeted body and skill development
Recall and use a variety of health & safety guidelines for cheerleading
eLEARNING CPD COURSES
FOR CHEERLEADING COACHES
Stand out with USCCE accredited professional development for cheerleading coaches
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Since 2011, CheerConditioning.Academy (CCA) has become the go-to resource cheer conditioning, sports performance, pom dance fitness & recreational cheerleading. When you register to become a member of CheerConditioning.Academy you can access monthly short courses for your Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and work your way to our graduation course program, where you receive the USCCE Accredited Certificate.
CheerConditioning.Academy courses are not a replacement for cheer coaching credentialing, but they serve as a valuable continuing education programme (CPD) for existing coaches and coaching assistants. Please speak with your event provider, insurance, governing body or your federation to check your credentialing requirements.

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Accreditation through USCCE
United States Centre for Coaching Excellence
We are proud to announce the world’s first officially accredited Continued Professional Development Courses for cheerleading education via online learning.
Through The United States Center for Coaching Excellence (USCCE), Cheer Conditioning Academy has successfully accredited its coaching education program under the USCCE’s National Committee for Accreditation of Coaching Education (NCACE) receiving Domain Specific Level 3 accreditation for Physical Conditioning and Teaching and Communication.
The NCACE accreditation reviewers noted that the program was “very comprehensive and thorough”, provided “quality on-line instruction for coaches”, and delivered “positive and proactive training”. Through this accreditation process, NCACE ensures that the program adheres to the characteristics of excellence as prescribed by SHAPE America’s National Standards for Sport Coaches.
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