Cheerleading Travel Insurance for Competitions Abroad
Cheerleading travel insurance is specialist travel insurance for athletes travelling overseas to take part in cheerleading competitions, events and training camps.
Unlike many standard travel insurance policies, Yellow Jersey includes cover for cheerleading activities such as stunting and tumbling. Many general policies either exclude cheerleading entirely or treat it as a low-risk activity, which can leave gaps around injuries during routines, training sessions or competitions abroad.
Our cover is designed for individual athletes travelling internationally for cheer competitions and training, whether arranged by a parent or the athlete themselves. It provides reassurance that cheerleading activities, competition travel and unexpected disruption are protected.
TRAVEL TO CHEER COMPETITIONS WITH CONFIDENCE
Travelling abroad for cheer competitions is exciting, but it also comes with risks that standard travel insurance may not recognise.
With Yellow Jersey, you can arrange cover knowing cheerleading activities including stunting, tumbling, training sessions and competitions abroad are protected.
Ask yourself two questions about your current travel insurance –
Have I checked if it covers me for an amateur competitive event?
e.g. ICU World Cheerleading Champs
Have I checked if it covers me for higher risk activies?
e.g. Stunting, and tumbling
Our cheerleading travel insurance covers emergency medical expenses, repatriation and trip cancellation, with specialist protection built for cheerleading competitions — not just generic travel.
Why standard travel insurance often doesn’t cover cheerleading
Cheerleading sits in a grey area for many insurers. While it is a highly physical sport, it is often misclassified or excluded due to the risks involved in stunts, lifts, jumps and tumbling.
If the main purpose of your trip is a cheerleading competition or performance, many standard travel insurance policies will not provide cover at all. Even when cheerleading is listed, cover may be limited or exclude injuries sustained during routines, rehearsals or competitive events.
Yellow Jersey cheerleading travel insurance removes that uncertainty by clearly covering cheerleading as a named activity when travelling abroad for competitions.
Who is cheerleading travel insurance designed for?
This policy is designed for individual cheerleaders travelling abroad to take part in competitions, events or training camps, whether the policy is arranged by a parent, guardian or the athlete themselves.
It is suitable for athletes competing internationally as part of a squad or club, where travel insurance is arranged individually rather than under a team or commercial group policy.
If you are travelling overseas for a cheer competition, showcase or organised event, this policy provides specialist protection that standard travel insurance often does not.
Simple cover, built around how cheer trips actually work.
FLEXIBLE COVER OPTIONS
Sports trips rarely fit neatly into standard travel insurance. That’s why our policies include flexible options for couples, families and young athletes.
Spectator-only cover
Family members travelling to support an athlete don’t need to pay for sports participation cover they won’t use.
Accompanied minors
Parents can arrange cover for accompanied minors without needing to insure themselves on the same policy, provided the child is travelling with a responsible adult.
Couples & families
Reduced pricing for additional travellers because more people on one policy doesn’t automatically mean double the risk.
Annual or Short Term
A Travel lots, pay less
Committing to an annual policy can often work out better value than buying cover for each trip, while still keeping you protected for every weekend camp or week-long event abroad.
Plus, our policies can cover multiple sports, so you could be set for your Cheerleading competition in the summer and still have cover ready for your winter skiing trip; no last-minute insurance scramble required.
B No commitment
Not travelling all the time, or not ready to sign up for a full year? No worries. Our short-term, single-trip policies might cost a little more per trip, but they give you all the flexibility you need and the same handy suite of covers as our annual travellers.
Cheerleading travel Insurance Cover summary
Travel Insurance benefits |
Limit |
| Emergency Medical Expenses | £10,000,000 |
| Emergency Repatriation | £10,000,000 |
| Trip Cancellation | £2,500 to £10,000 |
| Dental Treatment | £250 |
| Hospital Benefit | £500 |
| Baggage | £2,500 |
| Travel Documents | £500 |
| Delayed Baggage | £250 |
| Personal Money | £500 |
| Departure Delay | £250 |
| Holiday Abandonment | £5,000 |
| Missed Departure | £1,000 |
| Missed Connections | £20,000 |
| Personal Accident | £20,000 |
| Death Benefit | £10,000 |
| Personal Liability | £2,000,000 |
| Car Hire Excess Protection (optional) | £5,000 |
Sports covers | Limit |
| Owned or Hired Sports Equipment | £500 |
| Sports Equipment Upgrade (optional) | £2500 to £5,000 |
| Sports Equipment Emergency Hire | £500 |
| Sports Equipment Repatriation | £250 |
| Sports Activity Interruption | £500 |
| Race/Event Entry Fees | £750 |
| Gadget Cover | £2,000 |
Welcome to our Cheerleading Travel Insurance FAQ section
We can answer all your questions related to our Cheerleading travel insurance. If you can’t find the answer you are looking for after looking through the FAQs, you can call us Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We typically answer the phone in under 30 seconds.
In most cases, no. Standard travel insurance often excludes cheerleading or only provides limited cover. If cheerleading is the main purpose of the trip, especially for competitions abroad, specialist cheerleading travel insurance is usually required.
Many cheer athletes travel overseas to compete at major international events such as the ICU World Cheerleading Championships, The Cheerleading Worlds and the European Cheerleading Championships.
When travelling for competitions like these, specialist travel insurance can help protect against medical emergencies, trip disruption and injuries that may occur during cheerleading activities such as stunting and tumbling.
Yes, provided cheerleading is listed as a covered activity in the policy. Yellow Jersey includes cheerleading participation, including stunting, tumbling, training sessions and competitions overseas.
This means athletes travelling to international cheer competitions, showcases or training camps can arrange cover knowing their sport is recognised within the policy.
No. This is an individual travel insurance policy purchased by a parent or guardian for a single cheerleader. It is not a commercial or group policy for an entire team or squad.
Yes. Cheerleading travel insurance provides cover for injuries sustained during cheerleading activities such as stunts, lifts and tumbling when taking part in insured competitions or training sessions abroad.
Yes. Training sessions, rehearsals and warm-ups that are directly linked to an insured cheerleading competition or event abroad are covered under cheerleading travel insurance.
Yes. The policy includes cover for emergency medical treatment abroad following a cheerleading-related injury, as well as medically necessary repatriation back to the UK if required.
Yes. Cheerleading travel insurance can cover trip cancellation if your child is unable to travel or compete due to an insured reason, subject to the policy terms and conditions.
Cheerleading travel insurance includes cover for personal belongings, which can include cheerleading kit and uniforms, subject to policy limits and exclusions.
Cheerleading travel insurance is designed for parents or guardians arranging individual cover for children travelling abroad to take part in cheerleading competitions, events or training camps.
If an athlete becomes injured or ill before travelling and is medically unable to take part in a planned cheerleading competition, travel insurance may help cover the cost of cancelling the trip. This can include prepaid expenses such as flights, accommodation and other non-refundable travel costs.
Because cheer competitions often involve significant travel expenses, specialist sports travel insurance can provide reassurance if an unexpected injury prevents participation.
