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The Cheerleading Academy- Risk Assessment
Who: All Teams age
3yrs+
Hazards?
Cheerleaders – Indoor Training
Who might be
What are you doing
harmed and how?
already?
(AR-Alice Robinson, Program Director)
Review Annually
Jan 2017
What further action is necessary?
Action required
By whom
No stunting is
Inappropriate Lighting
Flyers – if safe grip is
permitted unless there
not ensured
is sufficient lighting for
AR
stunting/dancing
Temperature
All participants must
Muscles may be
take part in group
pulled
warm up to take part
AR
in the performance
Untidiness
Participants may trip
Floor will always be
if hazards are left on
cleared of hazards
the performance
before stunting or
AR
when
Done
floor e.g. water
dancing. All jewellery
bottles
must be removed
before participation.
Lack of
Participants may be
instruction/preparation harmed if a stunt falls
Members – briefed fully
and shown
due to poor
demonstration before
instruction
trying supervised stunt.
Coaches
A stunt is potentially
Number of members
performing the stunt
dangerous if there
are not enough
people participating.
Flyers are likely to get
hurt if they are not
All stunts must have at
least two ‘bases’ and
one ‘back’ to perform
Coaches
a stunt
caught properly
Flyers may be hurt if
Hard flooring
they are to fall on a
non-matted floor
All stunts performed
within the sports halls
are to take place on
AR
mats
Flyers and the
impact of their fall (if
Falling from a height
they do), backs,
bases, front spots,
spotters if they are
Using mats. Teaching
correct fall and
Coaches
catching techniques
landed on.
Lifting flyers
Bases may strain their
Teaching correct and
Coaches
backs
secure lifting and
captain holding
Muscular injuries
Partaking in a sufficient
Breaks and strains from
tumbling exercises
Everyone - strains
and stunting
Coaches
Ample stretches,
Everyone - strains
and stunting
Jumps
stretching (further
stretching for the flyers)
Breaks and strains from
tumbling exercises
warm-up with plenty of
enough mats in a safe
condition and tumblers
Coaches
are being spotted
Everyone – ankle
Use mats and teach
and leg injuries
the correct techniques
Coaches
Qualified coaches will be present at all times during training. All coaches must have a minimum of Level 1-2
Cheerleading, Level 2 gymnastics or Dance teaching qualification. Safeguarding, DBS and First Aid (every 3 years)
Head Coach and Director: Alice Robinson
Coaches:
Ellie Downs
Leah Evans
Lousie Durrant