THE OFFICIAL HOME OF
THE ROYAL FAMILY
Sapphires 2024-25
You made team Sapphires!
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Congratulations you're officially a Royals 2024-25
competition athlete!
Team offer:
You've achieved a place on Royals Sapphires
U12 Level 1 Small​
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Please carefully read all the info on this page before accepting your place. Particularly note our key dates and competition schedule ahead of committing.
You must accept your place by filling out the form at the end of this page - please do not email an acceptance.
fees & Costs
2024-25 MEMBERSHIP
£60 - Due 1st Aug 2024
Includes:
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Royals training tee
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Summer ball entry
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Personal injury insurance
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Music
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Choreography
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Access to Members Zone training resources
MONTHLY FEES
First due 1st August 2024
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Monthly fees are £69-per month.
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Payable on the 1st of the month, starting in August and ending in June 2025. The full cost of a year’s training and admin is split over 11 months.
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August will be charged at 50%.
Competition fees
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Competition fees are yet to be announced by the competition companies.
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It is likely they will vary from £30-£50 per competition. These will be collected in two batches on the following dates:
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1st September 2024
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1st February 2025
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Uniform
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All Royals competition members wear the same uniform to all competitions and to the annual gym showcases.
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Pricing- The uniform and bow will cost £200. This new uniform will remain until the end of the 2024-2025 season.
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Second hand options will also be available.
There will also be specific shoes to purchase. Please await specific information for them
Your team will be competing at the following competitions
(Further Comp details to be announced following release by the event provider)
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FC Winter Wonderland
Essex University
Colchester
7th December 2024 Afternoon/Evening​
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Athlete entry- £41
Spectator Tickets- £15
BCA Nationals
Telford International Centre
24th - 25th May 2025
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Legacy Dream Extreme
Resorts World Birmingham
15th - 16th March 2025
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FC Internationals
Bournemouth International Centre
20th - 22nd June 2025
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Training times
Tuesday 17:15 - 19:00
Thursday 17:30-19:00
Compulsory training starts from Tuesday 3rd September.
Summer Training
During late July & August each team will have a number of sessions- dates and times to be confirmed next week.
We appreciate that many of you will have summer holidays and therefore summer training is not compulsory. Please do attend as many as possible to give us a head start with this season!
Expectations
Please be aware we aren’t intending to scare people with our attendance requirements. Our athletes need to understand that cheerleading is a demanding team sport that takes full commitment.
When accepting a place on a competition team, please consider the below:
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Compulsory sessions must be attended at all times
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Any absence must be communicated via email.
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For planned absence (e.g. school parents evening, residential etc) this must be communicated at least 7 days in advance.
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We understand there will be occasional absence due to severe illness (vomiting etc) and ask that this is communicated via email as soon as possible to allow coaches to amend session plans.
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During the ‘red zone’ in the 3 weeks leading up to competition, any absence from training can result in an athlete being removed from the team.
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All competitions listed above must be attended
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Unexcused absence or failure to adhere to the above could result in expulsion from the squad without refund.
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The following unexcused absences are non-negotiable and apply to all. One person’s absence affects an entire team negatively.
Unexcused absences:
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Homework and exam revision
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Holidays
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Tiredness
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Birthdays and parties
Aside from Team England, athletes may not be part of any other competitive cheer programme.
Unless you have discussed any issues with the club, athletes will not be able to compete if there is outstanding balance to be paid on your iclasspro account.
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Red zone​
Both sessions are compulsory in the 3 weeks leading up to competition.​​
Team whatsapp group
Each team has a WhatsApp group for parents (and athletes aged 13+) to join. Coaches will post videos and information there and it’s a great place to ask questions, arrange lift shares etc. We ask to be respectful of coaches "out of hours time" in this group and any queries to coaches be appropriately followed up via email - not on WhatsApp.
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You can join your team WhatsApp group by scanning the QR code or clicking the QR code if reading on mobile. Please only do this after accepting your team place.
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Royal Family Facebook Group
You can request to join the whole club Facebook group here. Documents, news and information is posted there and it’s a great place to ask questions.
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