In April this year I will be heading to Orlando Florida to compete at the world championships for Cheerleading as part of Team England. This is an exciting opportunity for me and I am grateful for the opportunity to represent my country alongside the 24 best athletes in the country. I will also be representing my club team Coventry Dynamite at the world championships where we placed 3rd last year. This year we are returning in the hope to try and better this with the ambition of being crowned world champions.

Cheerleading is an intense and athletic sport including gymnastics and stunting and involves physical and mental resilience. I am very grateful for this opportunity to compete internationally for my country and as a team we are striving to place well in the competition against the best athletes in the world.

Below are some links to performances as well as my social media which will give you an insight to what the sport involves:

Instagram: @lollie181

Tiktok: Laurawordley

Performances (Team England):

Skip to 1 minute 20 seconds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfhJOAjhs7s

I currently train in Coventry 4 hours per week as well as weekend training camps in London every month. The trip in total is costing me over £3000 due to flights, training costs, petrol, hotels, training kit, uniform and competition entry fees. Unfortunately I do not receive any funding or sponsorship individually for this trip and as a PE teacher I must take leave off work as unpaid. This leaves me in a very difficult position financially as I live alone and will be losing a quarter of my monthly pay from work. I am looking for any donations and support no matter how small or large to help me with my journey to compete at the World Championships.