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
  • Official member of BOIC since 2023

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

2023

  • 1st place at the European cheerleading championships in Verona for CLA Blackjax in the Senior Coed Elite category
  • 1st place at the European cheerleading championships in Verona for Aira United Diamond in the Senior Allgirl Elite category
  • Organization of two skills days
  • Organization of one skills day for Team Belgium
  • 3x Coaches course Cheerleading (2x Trainer C and 1x Trainer B)
  • Tenth BK Cheer & Dance 2023 in Leuven
  • Organization of the eighth UCA Benelux camp
  • Partner stunt workshop
  • Webinar: how to read the rulebook + create your routine
  • Coaches course performance cheer
  • 2-day workshop performance cheer
  • Participation in the World Championships in the categories Senior Coed Elite and Senior Pom
  • Recognition of the BOIC 

2024

  • Second place at the European Cheerleading Championship in Oslo for Aira United Pearl in the Junior Allgirl Advanced category
  • Organization of two Skills Days
  • Try-outs for Team Belgium (Pom, JAG, SAG, and SC)
  • 2x Coaches Course in Cheerleading (1x Trainer C and 1x Trainer B)
  • 11th Belgian Cheer Championship in Leuven
  • Organization of the 9th Benelux Cheer and Performance Cheer Camp
  • Partnerstunt Workshop
  • Course: How to Read the Rulebook + Create Your Routine
  • CheerTalk session for coaches and club representatives
  • Organization of the first international competition, Lowlands Open (in collaboration with Cheersport Netherlands)
  • Appointment of a federation API
  • First Judges Training for Cheer & Performance Cheer
  • 7 "Start to Cheer" introduction sessions
  • 3 sports camps in collaboration with Sporty and Sporta
  • Present at the Olympic Festival in Middelkerke with a performance and introduction sessions

2025

  • 2 Skills days voor lagere levels
  • Skills day Elite/premier met internationale coaches
  • BCC 2025
  • Benelux cheer camp
  • LL Challenger in co-organization with CSN
  • Partnerstunt workshop
  • Coaches course Trainer C
  • Coaches course Trainer B
  • Coaches course Tumbling
  • Coaches course Taping C
  • Course ‘how to read the rulebook + create your routine’
  • Skills days TB cheer en Pom
  • 3 Cheertalk sessios
  • Lowlands Open in co-organization with Cheersport Nertherlands
  • 7 initiations ‘Start to cheer’
  • 3 sport camps in co-operation with Sporty and Sporta
  • Cheer up project (met dank aan de nationale loterij)
  • Youth committee
  • ICU World Championship 2025
    • 1st place Senior Allgirl Elite
    • 2nd place Senior Coed Elite
    • 5th place Junior Allgirl Advanced
    • 15th place Senior Pom
  • European championship 2025
    • 2nd place Aira United Pearl (Junior Allgirl Advanced)
    • 7th place Phoenix (Senior coed Premier
    • 11th place Aira United Diamond (Senior Allgirl Premier)
  • Recognition VCF by Sport Vlaanderen
  • Establishment of the Fédération Francophone de Cheerleading ASBL
  • Belgian/Flemish judge present at the ICU European Championships 2025