oncecoolcoachnowmom
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- Mar 2, 2014
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It's such a crime. Cheer by nature is so expensive. You need specialized training from qualified people. Which is maybe not expensive per se, but definitely an added expense. It's quite different than buying a kid a thirty dollar basketball and telling him to go practice free throws at the public park. For free (which might be a gross generalization... but not really).
I feel like there are 2 types of tumblers in cheer:
Type A Tumblers can get new skills in open gym or at practice, and take very few privates. Comes naturally. She is that kid who (example) got her full after a couple open gyms and one private.
Type B Tumblers are the ones who need A LOT of coaching to get skills. They are not your natural tumblers. Every skill they have took multiple privates a week for months. Example: This is the kid who took a year to get her full and it basically cost almost $x,000 in privates at different places, classes, etc.
Cheer becomes significantly more expensive for the family of a Type B than it is for Type A.
As far as NT in general: I support NT teams, but I also think that there is nothing wrong with aging out as a Senior 2, 3, 4, 5 athlete due to your tumbling skills. Not everyone is going to age out as a Worlds athlete.