We hope this message finds you well and that you are looking forward to enjoying a few great days of weather and the upcoming Whit Holidays. We will continue to offer activities over the upcoming weeks and THANK YOU to those of you taking part in the JDRF 40 Day Step Challenge, the weekly activities and the Words for Warriors. Please keep getting those steps in, hanging out with us on Zoom and sending in your artwork or words that inspire you. We hope everyone received their postcards and please do send us a little note or email to keep us up to date what you have been up to!
If you are not one for the group Zoom activities or if your athlete is feeling little shy, please message your coach. We want to engage with everyone but not make you feel pressured or uncomfortable - so let us know what we can do to help.
Over the upcoming school holiday we have a super exciting challenge coming up and we cannot wait to see you all take part!
We have been waiting for some key information regarding next season and THANK YOU for your patience as we compile everything. We hope this update touches on everything but if we missed something, please email us at uamanchestercheer@gmail.com or mention it in the United Athletics 20-21 Planning Survey that available at the end of this message. We please ask that you take a few minutes and complete the survey as it will help guide some of the final decisions we need to complete our planning.
What Will Next Season Look Like? Can Cheer Actually Continue?
The simple answer is, we hope so. We have been following the re-opening of cheer and gymnastics gyms in New Zealand, Australia and the USA as well as closely following UK guidance.
IN THE GYM: Working together with Trafford School of Gymnastics and best practice as laid out by the government and our insurer we will ONLY go back into the gym when it is safe for athletes, families and our volunteer staff. Adjustments to equipment use, traffic flow, class length, parent viewing and cleaning are in planning now and will be adjusted as necessary as we go along.
At the moment, we plan to head back into the gym in mid-late September if allowed.
It is likely that our focus will be on flexibility, cardio, strength, dance and tumbling. Stunting with other athletes and spotted coaching will be the last part of cheer to be added into our training programme. We are working behind the scenes to learn new techniques to keep strength and hand-eye coordination up for our bases and spotters as well as training programmes for flyers to ensure that athletes are receiving a well-rounded and positive team experience which makes our sport so exciting and challenging.
IN THE TEAMS: One of the last pieces of information we had been waiting on was adjustments to age divisions for the 20-21 season. SportCheerUK (SCUK) is the governing body of Cheer and Dance in the UK that we and the companies we compete with follow. The Age Grid dictates which categories athletes can compete in. SCUK has just released the 20-21 grid which allows for athletes who would have otherwise “aged out” of their team to stay on one more season. Please note that there have been some changes to the LEVELS in Cheer, so teams may have the same athletes but their LEVEL may change.
As part of the survey we are asking you all to take part in, we would like to find out how everyone feels about 2 scenarios:
OPTION 1: Keep Teams the Same for another Season
OPTION 2: Re-form Teams As Usual for the new Season
COMPETITIONS:
The competition side of our sport has been greatly changed by the situation at hand. It is our intention to remain a Competitive Programme but we must be realistic and accept that more events may be cancelled if “R” numbers go up or if we feel that it is not safe for us as a programme to travel and compete. Also, athletes MUST be physically and mentally prepared to have a positive competitive experience. If Social Distancing is still necessary, this means that stunting and group gatherings will not be possible. We will ask you about Competitions in the survey but our current plan is to attend the 3 events for which we have CREDIT starting in March 2021 and “pencil in” one additional event late in the season on 19-20 June 2021 in Liverpool. This event will be subject to cancellation on our side and that of the Event Producer.
20-21 MEMBERSHIP FEES:
Monthly Training Fees will be payable from the start of the United Athletics 20-21 season by Standing Order. We do not yet have confirmations of a rent-freeze from TSG but hope to keep pricing the SAME as it was for 19-20 which is based on the amount of time spent training.
Training Kit and T-Shirts: We will ask that athletes wear their UA Training Kit and T-Shirts for ALL training sessions. We are aware that some kits and shirts are still outstanding- these have been delayed due to Coronavirus and will be provided still. New pieces will be available for order by a set date for those that have outgrown theirs and we will use the SAME design to save money. This means that old kits can be sold on to other members as well.
Insurance, Music and Choreography: We do not have confirmations yet of any price increases but will work to keep costs down on these items which are included in yearly Membership Fees.
Cheer Shoes: We will have set fitting dates and “Order By” dates for cheer shoes in the autumn and another date just inside the new year. All athletes will need a cheer-specific trainers in the 20-21 season. Options for fit and budget will be available on our website shortly and can be included in Membership Fee payments in the new season.
Competition Uniforms: 20-21 was set to be a New Uniform Year for the programme. We were able to get 3 seasons out of our current design but as part of our rebrand agreement of 2019, we must change our uniforms this year. Part of our survey will be asking about uniform preferences as we head into the season, keeping in mind that we keep designs for 3 seasons each, so decisions made now are not just for this upcoming year.
19-20 Competition Fees:
There were a few events that we were registered for that were then cancelled due to the Coronavirus between March and June 2020. United Athletics had registered and paid for athletes at the end of January 2020 for these events, including purchasing Spectator Tickets for many of you. Please see a breakdown of how these fees are being managed via the independent Event Producers.
The CREDIT with the above Event Producers will be used towards registrations at their 20-21 events. This means we plan to compete at at least one ICE and 2 Legacy Events. Depending on the athlete, 2-3 events per athlete have already been paid for in the upcoming season.
If an athlete from Tiny Mania, Youth Hades, Youth Chaos and Junior Calypso do not continue in the 20-21 Season, we will be able to refund these fees at a later date when new or replacement athletes “purchase” these registrations and tickets for the event.
UA Have details of all registered athletes and purchased tickets for these events. If your athlete is NOT returning in the 20-21 season, UA will be able to REFUND these fees by 2 November 2020 to those families. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to request this refund and supply bank details NO LATER THAN 1 November 2020.
FOR REFUNDS PLEASE USE THIS LINK: https://form.jotform.com/201395008709051
Overall:
Although it is a “New Uniform Year” your Yearly Membership cost should be lower as the bulk of next season has already been paid in the 19-20 season. Wherever possible, we will continue to re-use items such as t-shirts, training kit, competition bows, music and choreography.
Our aim will be to keep training fees in line with the 19-20 costs.
We will commit to working hard to provide a well-rounded and positive team cheer experience for every athlete at United Athletics.
Thank you for taking the time to take all of this in and for your continued support! We look forward to seeing you on Zoom this week for our Disney themed Descendent’s Dance and to see which team will come out on top with their JDRF Step Challenge!
Please complete the United Athletics 20-21 Planning Survey. Please note that this survey will EXPIRE on Saturday 23 May 2020 at 5pm.
Thank you on behalf of all the United Athletics Coaches- Stay safe and we hope to see you soon!
If you are not one for the group Zoom activities or if your athlete is feeling little shy, please message your coach. We want to engage with everyone but not make you feel pressured or uncomfortable - so let us know what we can do to help.
Over the upcoming school holiday we have a super exciting challenge coming up and we cannot wait to see you all take part!
We have been waiting for some key information regarding next season and THANK YOU for your patience as we compile everything. We hope this update touches on everything but if we missed something, please email us at uamanchestercheer@gmail.com or mention it in the United Athletics 20-21 Planning Survey that available at the end of this message. We please ask that you take a few minutes and complete the survey as it will help guide some of the final decisions we need to complete our planning.
What Will Next Season Look Like? Can Cheer Actually Continue?
The simple answer is, we hope so. We have been following the re-opening of cheer and gymnastics gyms in New Zealand, Australia and the USA as well as closely following UK guidance.
IN THE GYM: Working together with Trafford School of Gymnastics and best practice as laid out by the government and our insurer we will ONLY go back into the gym when it is safe for athletes, families and our volunteer staff. Adjustments to equipment use, traffic flow, class length, parent viewing and cleaning are in planning now and will be adjusted as necessary as we go along.
At the moment, we plan to head back into the gym in mid-late September if allowed.
It is likely that our focus will be on flexibility, cardio, strength, dance and tumbling. Stunting with other athletes and spotted coaching will be the last part of cheer to be added into our training programme. We are working behind the scenes to learn new techniques to keep strength and hand-eye coordination up for our bases and spotters as well as training programmes for flyers to ensure that athletes are receiving a well-rounded and positive team experience which makes our sport so exciting and challenging.
IN THE TEAMS: One of the last pieces of information we had been waiting on was adjustments to age divisions for the 20-21 season. SportCheerUK (SCUK) is the governing body of Cheer and Dance in the UK that we and the companies we compete with follow. The Age Grid dictates which categories athletes can compete in. SCUK has just released the 20-21 grid which allows for athletes who would have otherwise “aged out” of their team to stay on one more season. Please note that there have been some changes to the LEVELS in Cheer, so teams may have the same athletes but their LEVEL may change.
As part of the survey we are asking you all to take part in, we would like to find out how everyone feels about 2 scenarios:
OPTION 1: Keep Teams the Same for another Season
OPTION 2: Re-form Teams As Usual for the new Season
COMPETITIONS:
The competition side of our sport has been greatly changed by the situation at hand. It is our intention to remain a Competitive Programme but we must be realistic and accept that more events may be cancelled if “R” numbers go up or if we feel that it is not safe for us as a programme to travel and compete. Also, athletes MUST be physically and mentally prepared to have a positive competitive experience. If Social Distancing is still necessary, this means that stunting and group gatherings will not be possible. We will ask you about Competitions in the survey but our current plan is to attend the 3 events for which we have CREDIT starting in March 2021 and “pencil in” one additional event late in the season on 19-20 June 2021 in Liverpool. This event will be subject to cancellation on our side and that of the Event Producer.
20-21 MEMBERSHIP FEES:
Monthly Training Fees will be payable from the start of the United Athletics 20-21 season by Standing Order. We do not yet have confirmations of a rent-freeze from TSG but hope to keep pricing the SAME as it was for 19-20 which is based on the amount of time spent training.
Training Kit and T-Shirts: We will ask that athletes wear their UA Training Kit and T-Shirts for ALL training sessions. We are aware that some kits and shirts are still outstanding- these have been delayed due to Coronavirus and will be provided still. New pieces will be available for order by a set date for those that have outgrown theirs and we will use the SAME design to save money. This means that old kits can be sold on to other members as well.
Insurance, Music and Choreography: We do not have confirmations yet of any price increases but will work to keep costs down on these items which are included in yearly Membership Fees.
Cheer Shoes: We will have set fitting dates and “Order By” dates for cheer shoes in the autumn and another date just inside the new year. All athletes will need a cheer-specific trainers in the 20-21 season. Options for fit and budget will be available on our website shortly and can be included in Membership Fee payments in the new season.
Competition Uniforms: 20-21 was set to be a New Uniform Year for the programme. We were able to get 3 seasons out of our current design but as part of our rebrand agreement of 2019, we must change our uniforms this year. Part of our survey will be asking about uniform preferences as we head into the season, keeping in mind that we keep designs for 3 seasons each, so decisions made now are not just for this upcoming year.
19-20 Competition Fees:
There were a few events that we were registered for that were then cancelled due to the Coronavirus between March and June 2020. United Athletics had registered and paid for athletes at the end of January 2020 for these events, including purchasing Spectator Tickets for many of you. Please see a breakdown of how these fees are being managed via the independent Event Producers.
- ICE - Stoke On Trent (All Teams): CREDIT will be given for all registration and spectator ticket fees paid towards this event. UA will NOT receive this money back from the Event Producer.
- Legacy Rise Up - Leeds (All Teams): CREDIT will be given for all registration and spectator ticket fees paid towards this event. UA will NOT receive this money back from the Event Producer.
- Live Your Legacy - (Hades, Chaos, Calypso): CREDIT will be given for all registration and spectator ticket fees paid towards this event. UA will NOT receive this money back from the Event Producer.
The CREDIT with the above Event Producers will be used towards registrations at their 20-21 events. This means we plan to compete at at least one ICE and 2 Legacy Events. Depending on the athlete, 2-3 events per athlete have already been paid for in the upcoming season.
If an athlete from Tiny Mania, Youth Hades, Youth Chaos and Junior Calypso do not continue in the 20-21 Season, we will be able to refund these fees at a later date when new or replacement athletes “purchase” these registrations and tickets for the event.
UA Have details of all registered athletes and purchased tickets for these events. If your athlete is NOT returning in the 20-21 season, UA will be able to REFUND these fees by 2 November 2020 to those families. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to request this refund and supply bank details NO LATER THAN 1 November 2020.
FOR REFUNDS PLEASE USE THIS LINK: https://form.jotform.com/201395008709051
Overall:
Although it is a “New Uniform Year” your Yearly Membership cost should be lower as the bulk of next season has already been paid in the 19-20 season. Wherever possible, we will continue to re-use items such as t-shirts, training kit, competition bows, music and choreography.
Our aim will be to keep training fees in line with the 19-20 costs.
We will commit to working hard to provide a well-rounded and positive team cheer experience for every athlete at United Athletics.
Thank you for taking the time to take all of this in and for your continued support! We look forward to seeing you on Zoom this week for our Disney themed Descendent’s Dance and to see which team will come out on top with their JDRF Step Challenge!
Please complete the United Athletics 20-21 Planning Survey. Please note that this survey will EXPIRE on Saturday 23 May 2020 at 5pm.
Thank you on behalf of all the United Athletics Coaches- Stay safe and we hope to see you soon!
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UA Manchester Members Area
UA Manchester have 2 different ways in which fees are broken down: Monthly Training Fees and Membership Fees
Monthly Training Fees As of 1st October 2019 are paid DIRECTLY United Athletics Manchester on the 1st of the month (October 1 - July 1). These MUST be paid by Standing Order to United Athletics on the 1st of each month using the Team Abbreviation, Athlete Name and Last Initial - there can one reference per family if siblings join. United Athletics Account Name: TITANIUM United Athletics Account: 91679694 United Athletics Sort: 40-08-22 September fees for new members are DUE but may be paid after the 1st of September. If you need assistance, please email uamanchestercheer@gmail.com. Membership Fees are paid to United Athletics Manchester Cheer. Please use the links below to register for Class4Kids payments. It is only necessary to register one time per athlete. Membership Fees include:
* United Athletics Manchester work tirelessly to keep our fees LOW for our families and choose the best suppliers for our budgets. UA Manchester do not profit off of fees and subsidise whenever possible. FAILURE TO PAY FEES WILL RESULT IN AN ATHLETE SITTING OUT AT TRAINING AND CAN LEAD TO REMOVAL FROM THE TEAM/PROGRAMME. LATE FEE OF £3-£10 WILL BE INVOICED AFTER DUE DATE. FEES ARE NOT REFUNDED ONCE PAID. |
2019-2020 MEMBERSHIP FEES AND IMPORTANT TEAM DATESPay all in advance and save some MONEY!
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