- Feb 4, 2010
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I don't like the way it's going, especially with gyms "expanding" and "combining" left and right. Yes, Worlds was already dominated by a group of gyms, but with all the flying and moving and expanding, it makes it hard for home grown kind of gyms to move up the Worlds ladder. Pretty soon, gyms that dont have 3 or 4 locations will just be competing for top 10, not even contending for a medal.
I have no clue how to quote multiple posts, but this along with what @king said are my concerns. I could care less who is moving to what gym - it is none of my beeswax and everyone has the right to go to whatever gym they please. But the bottom line is that it is skewing the talent pool even more to the large gyms (and I am a firm believer they got that way because of how they teach and run their program, not because they are taking talent from other programs). Would a Division I and Division II at NCA, Cheersport, Worlds and/or other large Nationals help in the small coed and small senior divisions? High school and NCAA have a separation to make it more equitable - it may be time to look at the advantages and disadvantages to creating the same format, particularly at Worlds where there are upwards of 90 teams in the small divisions. Not that I am a fan of 90 teams, but I would be less of a fan if there comes a day when there are only 1o.