All I can say is 6 weeks (give or take) is not a lot of time to get that many skills. Remember that these are minimum requirements. Make sure you have a reputable instructor who is going to focus on technique.
I think it does. It's not necessarily a bad thing though. If your team is a stronger team in the cheer section than the music section, you may want to disrupt the routine. If your team is better at the music portions, do the cheer first and get it out of the way.
It's extremely difficult to have 30+ kids with that level of skill. Taking coed out of the conversation, because it's always been hard to find that many boys.
Look at Large All Girl before Restricted 5 was a thing. The last time you had to qualify to day 2 was (I think) 2008 or 9. But...
Tryouts are usually April/May.
New Uni's get released randomly. You'll see a bunch over the summer. Sometimes you'll see some right before Worlds. Of course there's always the surprise new uni's that show up at Worlds.
Showcase's are early fall or so. October for many, since that's right...
The exact same things were said when 4.2 was created. I don't think it's ruining cheer. I think 5 billion divisions are too much, but NT isn't the cause of that.
Flip a coin. Panthers looked amazing today. Much better than yesterday. I personally think they have a harder routine. That being said, SE's stunts DON'T MOVE. So what they potentially lose in difficulty (and it's not all that much) they gain in technique. I think SE takes it, but I also...