Cheerleading is one of Canada's fastest growing sports.  In fact, it is quickly growing throughout the world.  To visit the International All-Star Federation website to keep up with cheerleading around the world, you can CLICK HERE.

Competitive cheerleading is gaining in popularity for many reasons.  It is a FUN activity that combines all the athletic components of sport such as strength, power, flexibility, endurance, fitness and mental tenacity.  It also helps athletes increase their body awareness and self-esteem and develops leadership and communication skills.  Athletes in this sport work towards developing skills such as tumbling, jumping, stunting, performance skills and team work.  In addition, one of the athlete's favorite components, DANCE is incorporated into the routines as well.  In BC alone, we have over 4000 athletes registered in either community, school, University or all-star cheerleading.  Cheerleading has recently applied to the International Olympic Committee to be considered a competing sport at the Olympics! 

Panther Cheer Athletics was founded in 2004 as Richmond's first and only competitive cheerleading program by Richmond's most successful and experienced high school cheerleading coaches Dawn Silver and Stephanie Kennedy.  Over the past five years, Panther Cheer has grown and become known as one of the top cheerleading programs in BC.  Most importantly, Panther Cheer athletes, parents and coaches are repeatedly recognized as demonstrating exemplary sportsmanship within the cheerleading community.  PCA teams have also continuously placed in the top of their respective divisions winning numerous local and international titles.