Hey guys
Today we are speaking to Megan who is member of Royal Holloway Bear. We are finding out about the rebrand and so much more
Tell us about Royal Holloway cheer history.”
This year will be our 3rd season as Royal Holloway Bears, we changed from RH Tomcats to bears as part of a university sports rebrand going back to the university’s original mascot of a bear. The team had a lot of success as RH Tomcats including multiple national and grand champion titles and our Hip-Hop team competing at worlds. Before this original team was called Tommy’s girls but I couldn’t find out when they officially started ???
At Royal Holloway university is your cheerleading team consider a sport or a society?
Sport
Do you get any support from your university?
We are fortunate in that we receive funding from the Students Union towards training costs as well as a grant towards competitions and Travel.
How many teams do you have and what does each team do?
We have five teams and this year had 100 members. These teams include 4 competitive teams, all-girl level 1, all-girl level 2, hip hop and Jazz teams, these all compete 3 times over the season. We also have a sidle team which is non-competitive who cheer at other university sports teams games.
How many hour a week do you train
Our competitive teams train 4 hours a week this is split between training on a dead floor and on a sprung floor, and our dance teams train 4 hours which is split between dance studios and university facilities. Side-line train 2 hours a week.
What was your biggest achievement last season?
Our biggest achievement was All-girl 2 winning grand champions at Future Cheer university nationals.
Check out the girls Grand champion routine below
How do you decide what competition you are going to attend?
There are a few factors in deciding what competitions to go to. We choose competitions such as ICC southerns as it is very local to us and gives our teams a great stage to debuted our routines. As a team we want to compete against the best so we can really challenge and drive ourselves so we chose a national level event. We love FC university nationals and have been competing there for a few years now.
What was your favourite cheerleading competition of the past season?
Future Cheer university nationals. This comp is our favourite for so many reasons, the atmosphere is like no other comp, we all get to travel down as a team, we also love when we see RH bears alumni who have gone one to other universities to continue their studies.
Does your team do other things apart from compete?
Yes we do lots as well as compete; we cheer at sports games throughout the year, we use our cheer skills to raise money for charity, this year we raised over £800 through a 12 hour cheer-a-thon. Our biggest event of the year is showcase, which is where all 5 of out teams show off what they have been working on all season. And on top of all that we have amazing socials!
What are your goals for this season
Our goals for this season are to retain our grand champion title and ICC regional titles, as well as this we are aiming to win Club of the year at colours ball something we came very close to this year.
It’s that time of year where you guys will be recruiting what you are looking for from student?
Enthusiasm and a give it a go attitude. We are a very open team and everyone is welcome whether you have cheered before or want to try something new.
Why should people join your team?
For all those who have cheered before then you know how amazing this sport is and being part of cheer at university bring so much more. It gives you the opportunity to work on skills as well as volunteer and go out with your team mates. For anyone who has never cheered we believe you should join us as cheer is an amazing sport with so much to offer, you get to learn to stunt, tumble, jump and dance so its a great way to keep fit and a lot of fun both in and out of training.
What useful skills has cheerleading taught you?
Cheer teaches a whole range of skills, such as working in a team, self-motivation and one major one is managing your time effectively.
What would your lives be without cheer
A lot more boring! Cheer introduces you to people who you wouldn’t have met before and you have so much in common with, your team mates quickly turn into your closest friends. Cheer training is an amazing relief from the stresses of university and your degree, there’s always something new, fun and exciting.
Do you guys use social media platforms?
Yes; our Instagram is royalhollowaycheer,
Facebook is Royal Holloway Bears Cheer
Twitter is @RH_Cheerleading.
Lastly what is your favourite UK Cheer team (apart from your team) and your favourite International cheer team and why?
Unity Allstars and we couldn’t chose a international team as we love them all
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