Lower 5 Pupil, Tilly Guyton, Has Been Selected for Team England All Girl Youth Cheerleading Squad
November 19, 2024
Lower 5 Pupil, Tilly Guyton has been selected for Team England All Girl Youth Squad. To celebrate her success, we asked her some questions;
How long have you been cheerleading?
I have been cheerleading for 7 years and i started competing in 2018.
How often do you train/practice?
I train 4 times a week and once a week for Team England.
How did you get selected for the Team England All Girl Youth Squad?
I had to attend a tryout session which was held over the first weekend of October half term. Here the coaches ask you to do certain skills to see what you are capable of and also place you in a stunt group with other athletes, you are asked to perform skills with them to see how you get on together. There are 3 others in my stunt group all from London. There were 150 athletes on the the first day and half got cut going through to the second day. at the end of the second day the team was selected. We then had our first training session on the third day.
What does being selected for this entail?
As a team we will compete to represent England in the youth all girls division at the ICU worlds competition in Orlando
in April 2025.
What do you enjoy most about cheerleading?
I enjoy being part of a team sport and competing all around the world. It also keeps me active and fit and you get to meet lots of new people.
What are your future ambitions in cheerleading?
I am currently an assistant coach and an ambition would be to coach my own team one day. I would also like to compete at all the big competitions in america I have a list of them I’d like to tick off.
What would you say to somebody who is interested in cheerleading?
Find a local club and give it go. Cheerleading has lots of different sections including tumbling, stunting and dance so it is always interesting and different. It gives you the opportunity to meet new friends and to keep healthy and keep flexible and learn new skills whilst also being part of a supportive team.







