Please find below the latest statement from SportCheer England

New laws and guidance for social distancing (and how it affects Cheerleading), following the UK government announcement on the 22nd September 2020.

Since the 22nd September announcement by the UK government, SportCheer England have been seeking further clarification from Sport England regarding how the various sport and exercise exemptions apply to Cheerleading in England. We have spoken at length with Sport England regarding our classification as a sport, and also whether they can assist us in requesting the DCMS progress the assessment of our RTP Guidance Document (which if approved would provide further exemptions) While Cheerleading has not undergone Sport England’s formal recognition process, we are still considered by them to be a sport, and therefore subsequently been advised that Cheerleading should follow the government guidelines and legal framework as it pertains to sport. Therefore, the following currently apply to indoor sport without an approved RTP Guidance Document (01/10/2020)Under 18’s can continue socially distanced as they were under the previous guidelines. We advise clubs refer to the SportCheer England RTP Guidance Document for assistance on how to assess your space for social distancing and ensuring your gym is Covid safe. https://sportcheerengland.org/…/SportCheer-England…

If you are currently only delivering conditioning activities or All Star Dance classes, where athletes move no more throughout a class than a regular exercise class would (such as aerobics), and social distancing can be maintained throughout, then adult (over 18) classes can continue under the exercise class guidance provided by the government https://www.gov.uk/…/coronavirus-covid-19-meeting-with…

Adults (over 18) can still participate in indoor sport (anything more than the activity as defined above, such as synchro tumbling or rotating to use equipment) in groups of 6. Adults in the groups of 6 must continue to remain socially distanced from each other within their group. See “Can close-contact and combat sports return?” for more information.

https://www.sportengland.org/…/frequently-asked… Coaches and officials are exempt from the group numbers but must continue to instruct socially distanced.If your space is large enough that groups of 6 can remain effectively socially distanced from other groups (including entering and exiting the building), then we have been advised you may have multiple groups of 6 in the space. For details on organising adult groups please see the Sport England FAQ’s under the heading “Are governing bodies required to have their return to play guidance reviewed to cover indoor sport for six or fewer adults?”

https://www.sportengland.org/…/frequently-asked… For mixed teams where over and under 18’s usually train together on the same team, guidance can be found in this link under “Can adults mix with youth/junior groups when taking part in indoor team sports to create a group of more than six? E.g. four adults and four children equals eight in total, but only four adults”https://www.sportengland.org/…/frequently-asked…

We have asked Sport England for more clarity on mixed teams, and understand they are working to potentially add more information Disabled adults are exempt from the new Rule of 6 while participating in sports, but non-disabled adults participating with them are not. Therefore, Adaptive Abilities and Special Athlete teams where non-disabled athletes and disabled athletes participate together, the socially distanced rule of 6 must be applied. We are currently seeking further clarification from Sport England on this with regards to the rules for disabled athletes under 18, and also whether either age group are allowed to operate in mixed (disabled / non disabled athlete class) within the exercise class model. https://www.sportengland.org/…/frequently-asked…

RTP Guidance Document updateSince our public statement on the 9th September letting coaches know we had been told to expect an update from the DCMS soon, we have frustratingly heard nothing further. We appreciate this situation is extremely stressful for coaches and have been regularly calling and emailing throughout this period with both the DCMS and Sport England to try and understand the cause of the delay. We continue to work on your behalf to resolve the situation, but until such time,

please use the Sport England website to assist you with the current guidelines. https://www.sportengland.org/…/frequently-asked…

SportCheer England 1/10/2020

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