Coventry cheerleading group wins first international competition in Florida

Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox A Coventry cheerleading team has won an award in a global tournament in Florida with 'one of the best routines possible'. Coventry Dynamite Cheerleaders won the All Stars World Championships award for 'extra small groups' when they competed on April 17 and 18. Coventry Dynamite reached the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent in 2024. Bosses say the club offers a fun and friendly atmosphere and provides 'world-class' cheerleading coaching. The coaching programme is one of the biggest in the UK, with around 500 members. One team member, Tallulah, 15, said that she was juggling revising for her GCSEs and training for the competition, but it helped her get into a good 'mindset and routine'. Her mum Claire said that all the parents who attended the competition were crying, and even the 'grown men were crying for their kids' on their win. Read more: Seven of the 'best restaurants and bars' in Coventry, according to reviews One of the team coaches, Holly Titmus, said she was excited for the girls to experience a world championship competition. She told BBC CWR: "I was overwhelmed when the team got the top prize, I don't think it has sunk in yet." Taluluah's mum added that the girls had shown 'courage and determination' to winning the competition, with her father Clel, added: "Beating the Americans in their own back yard was never going to be easy. This is absolutely massive, not just for our family but for Willenhall and Coventry." Coaches at Coventry Dynamite say that cheerleading is not just about competitions and results, but the development of the athletes who train with them as young people. Staff are said to instil 'important values and life lessons' with athletes working as a team towards a shared goal, which results in 'lifelong friendships'. The cheerleading group is open to all athletes over the age of four, both male and female.