Cheermom1979
Cheer Parent
- Aug 25, 2019
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Hi- do your Allstar cheerleaders also Cheer highschool football and compete for HS?
How is the time commitment?
How is the physical toll?
How is the time commitment?
How is the physical toll?
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Physical toll--my two find high school cheer pretty easy. They tumble at a level 5/6 and some of those skills aren't even allowed at a high school level. Same with stunting. They have found that high school kids don't have the same stamina at all compared to all-star kids. They get pretty frustrated with the rest of their team when kids can't just pick up new skills or try new things.
One of the big issues on our high school team had to do with the flyers who were on all star. The coaches knew they were capable of doing high level stunts at all star and push them to attempt these during high school practice. It is so dangerous because the bases for the most part aren’t at that level, we had 2 girls on our varsity team last year who had never cheered before (our team is not good, they have very high turnover with girls quitting). They also try to force the all star girls to throw tumbling passes they do at all stars (on a spring floor) on the dead mat or gym floor, and our coaches can’t even spot tumbling. This is a coaching issue but I’m sure ours isn’t the only high school with minimally qualified coaches. Our all star girls usually last only one season on the school team.
That sounds like many accidents waiting to happen!One of the big issues on our high school team had to do with the flyers who were on all star. The coaches knew they were capable of doing high level stunts at all star and push them to attempt these during high school practice. It is so dangerous because the bases for the most part aren’t at that level, we had 2 girls on our varsity team last year who had never cheered before (our team is not good, they have very high turnover with girls quitting). They also try to force the all star girls to throw tumbling passes they do at all stars (on a spring floor) on the dead mat or gym floor, and our coaches can’t even spot tumbling. This is a coaching issue but I’m sure ours isn’t the only high school with minimally qualified coaches. Our all star girls usually last only one season on the school team.
YES! My daughter did comp in 7th and 8th grade, skipped 9th and like I said above this past year (10th). She complained so much her 8th grade year during the season of her wrists hurting (and her back). It really didn't register with us until the season was over that it was b/c of the dead floor.Agreed! My daughter says dead mat kills her wrists and ankles.
At our school they are required to throw all skills, not just in routine practice. Once a week they have tumbling day and they are required to throw all skills. Every quarter they have evaluation which counts towards tryout score. My daughter has full but she’s not strong on dead floor, struggles mentally & physically. sometimes scared or just sore & also still in rehab for chronic injury & doesnt always throw her full. She gets points off for inconsistency & being lazy. She also gets points off eval for not gaining new skills.My two said they almost never throw any of their complete passes at practice because it's just too hard on their bodies to be doing it over and over and over on the dead mat. They'll land in a tuck instead of their fulls. Come competition, they have always thrown their fulls though, which is why their coach is fine with them not throwing at practice. They are often last pass in running tumbling together and also usually through a final pass at the end of the dance. It's funny to watch them in the corner, because lots of times, they'll change the pass on the fly depending on how they're feeling. You would never know they do this if you didn't know that's what they were doing because it's always timed perfectly. Gotta love the identical twin thing!