- Apr 8, 2011
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So I was thinking, and I am really curious how gyms out there handle alternates.
Do you have kids in your program who are strictly rostered as alternates? Or do they have a team to compete with and then also attend practices to the team they alternate for so they would be ready to go, if necessary?
If they are only on a team as an alternate do they have to pay the same gym fees?
I know when I did allstars, we would just pull someone up from another team in case of injury/quitting/removal of team.
When I cheered on my high school competition team, we had two rostered alternates. They attended 90% of practices and would occasionally practice stunts and choreography in case we needed them. Our school paid our comp fees so their only cost was practicewear (which they needed for varsity or jv sideline cheer anyway) and the cost of travel. Our last comp of the season, we were going to be against no one no matter what, so we bumped up a size division and let them compete with the rest of the team. I thought this was nice - but obviously not possible for many teams.
So, how does your gym handle this situation?
Do you have kids in your program who are strictly rostered as alternates? Or do they have a team to compete with and then also attend practices to the team they alternate for so they would be ready to go, if necessary?
If they are only on a team as an alternate do they have to pay the same gym fees?
I know when I did allstars, we would just pull someone up from another team in case of injury/quitting/removal of team.
When I cheered on my high school competition team, we had two rostered alternates. They attended 90% of practices and would occasionally practice stunts and choreography in case we needed them. Our school paid our comp fees so their only cost was practicewear (which they needed for varsity or jv sideline cheer anyway) and the cost of travel. Our last comp of the season, we were going to be against no one no matter what, so we bumped up a size division and let them compete with the rest of the team. I thought this was nice - but obviously not possible for many teams.
So, how does your gym handle this situation?