A non-profit organization with ambitions

This non-profit organization aims to map cheerleading and promote the organization and development of cheerleading in Belgium.

OBJECTIVES

  • Promote cheerleading in Belgium
  • Organizing a yearly Belgian championship
  • Organizing workshops in dance and stunts
  • To organize qualitative trainings for coaches
  • To try to reach a higher level and to professionalize
  • Strengthen international contacts and exchange with both European and international organizations.
  • Organizing a Team Belgium for participation to the World Championships
  • Official member of ECU since 2013
  • Official member of ICU since 2014

B.C.F. can be considered as a national communication platform, specialized in cheerleading. B.C.F is a member of the European Cheer Union (E.C.U) and of the International Cheer Union (I.C.U).

Overview of past years

2012

  • First Belgian championship in a new composition of the BCF in Leuven.
  • BCF is transferred from Bert De Wit to Sarah Coene, Julie Baillieu and Carlo Drappier (already members of the first BCF).
  • First participation of a Belgian cheerleading team at the European Championships in Amsterdam (ECU).

2013

  • BCF is an official non-profit association. 
  • Second Belgian championship at Rotselaar. 
  • BCF adopts the official rulebook of the ECU for the Belgian championship.
  • First coaches training level 1 organized by the BCF. 
  • First workshops given by national and international coaches. 
  • Official accession to the European Cheer Union, ECU. 
  • Participation in jury training (ICU). 

2014

  • Third Belgian championship at Rotselaar. 
  • Second coaches training level 1 organized by the BCF. 
  • Workshops and camps organized by the BCF and performed by national and international coaches.
  • First coaches training level 2 is organized.
  • Official affiliation to the International Cheer Union, ICU. 
  • Participation in the European Championships in Bonn by several Belgian teams in different categories.

2015

  • Fourth Belgian championship at Mechelen.
  • First participation of a Belgian team in the World Championships in two categories. (Hip hop and Senior Co-ed level 5)
  • Participation in the European Championship in Ljubljana by several Belgian teams in different categories. 
  • Organization of the first UCA Benelux camp in Belgium.

2016

  • Fifth Belgian Championship in Mechelen.
  • Participation in the European Championship in Vienna by several Belgian teams in different categories. 
  • Organization of the second UCA Benelux camp in Belgium.
  • First coaches training dance.

2017

  • Sixth Belgian championship in Mechelen.
  • Participation in the European Championship in Prague by several Belgian teams in different categories. 
  • Second participation of a Belgian team in the World Championships.
  • Organization of the third UCA Benelux camp in Belgium.
  • Coaches training level 1 and 2.

2018

  • Seventh Belgian championship in Mechelen.
  • Participation in the European Championships in Helsinki by several Belgian teams in different categories. 
  • Julie Baillieu becomes Board Member (Regional Representative Western Europe) at the ECU.
  • Organization of the fourth UCA Benelux camp in Belgium.
  • Coaches training level 1.

2019

  • Eighth Belgian championship at Heist op den Berg.
  • Participation in the European Championships in St. Petersburg by several Belgian teams in different categories. 
  • First participation with a Team Belgium (Senior Co-ed level 5) in the World Championships.
  • Organization of the fifth UCA Benelux camp in Belgium

2020

  • Due to the Covid pandemic all events were cancelled

2021

  • Organization of the sixth UCA Benelux camp in Belgium

2022

  • Participation in the European Championships in Athens by Dansshuis Boutersem
  • Organization of two skill days for Level 3-4 athletes
  • 2x Coaches course - Trainer C Cheerleading
  • 1x Coaches course - Trainer B Cheerleading
  • Ninth BK Cheer & Dance 2022 at Leuven
  • Organization of the seventh UCA camp
  • Workshop Performance Cheer Pom with international instructor
  • Start up Team Belgium Cheer and Performance Cheer for participation in World Championships 2023
  • Founding of the Vlaamse Cheerleading Federatie vzw
  • Start up BCF coaches for workshops and private coachings