- Jul 22, 2012
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Ok, I am glad this was put on here. Let me tell you about my program.
We are not for profit. We practice out of a rec hall with blue foam mats. We hold tryouts because we dont have enough uniforms or space to accomidate the demand. We have volunteer staff, we make our own music and we rent our uniforms. We are $300 for a 8 month season, which includes EVERYTHING. Including competition fees.
We compete ALL STAR.
Now, here is why. We compete all star because our level is so high we dont feel right competing rec. Additionally, the way we look at it is that we dont cheer for a team of any kind, we are competition focused, therefore we should be competing all star. As the person who started this thread said, this is not always the case.
Now, would we kill the competition if we competed rec? Absolutely. Do we compete strongly against other all stars? We have to work a little harder but we hold our own.
My personal feelings about it are very cut and dry. If you cheer for a team of any kind, that requires you to be at games REGULARLY throughout a season then you are rec. If you cheer soley for competitive purposes you are all star. REGARDLESS of your equipment, cost, etc. We practice on foam mats and we hang with gyms who have unlimited resources.
Bottom line, is if you compete soley for competition, no matter who sponsors you, where you practice or anything else, you are a all star cheerleader.
We are not for profit. We practice out of a rec hall with blue foam mats. We hold tryouts because we dont have enough uniforms or space to accomidate the demand. We have volunteer staff, we make our own music and we rent our uniforms. We are $300 for a 8 month season, which includes EVERYTHING. Including competition fees.
We compete ALL STAR.
Now, here is why. We compete all star because our level is so high we dont feel right competing rec. Additionally, the way we look at it is that we dont cheer for a team of any kind, we are competition focused, therefore we should be competing all star. As the person who started this thread said, this is not always the case.
Now, would we kill the competition if we competed rec? Absolutely. Do we compete strongly against other all stars? We have to work a little harder but we hold our own.
My personal feelings about it are very cut and dry. If you cheer for a team of any kind, that requires you to be at games REGULARLY throughout a season then you are rec. If you cheer soley for competitive purposes you are all star. REGARDLESS of your equipment, cost, etc. We practice on foam mats and we hang with gyms who have unlimited resources.
Bottom line, is if you compete soley for competition, no matter who sponsors you, where you practice or anything else, you are a all star cheerleader.