- May 19, 2018
- 19
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Newbie to all-star cheer (and this place lol)
My cp has heard about Camp Woodward through her gymnast friends and her older cheer friends who used to be on Worlds teams. Sadly they're all for the most part off in college now so if we sent her she would probably be alone, and much lower level than her friends where when they attended.
Does anybody have personal experiences regarding their child attending Woodward alone and/or as a lower level athlete? If it helps she's for the most part working level 3 tumbling and some level 5 stunts as a flyer. There seems to be some troubling concerns online regarding lower level athletes essentially being singled out/bullied, especially among the teens.
Since her friends went years ago and with their gyms, we're scared as to how relevant their insight may be. Additionally, when we google the WW reviews they seem to be quite unsettling, mainly regarding lack of supervision. She can be quite social once she gets into a friend group, although she's scared most girls already come with their friends/teams and it would be hard to possibly break the ice and weasel her way in.
It also seems from the reviews that they predominantly work on tumbling, and don't get to stunt unless they come with their stunt groups? Sadly nobody else from our program is looking into the camp, and although she wants to work on tumbling she truly loves flying more. Did your athletes find this to be true?
I'm aware that the kids seem to relatively choose the activities that they want to do at their own free will, but is there really almost NO supervision? Also, how much instruction do they truly receive if choosing to frequently go to the gym? Is their a way to book private lessons there?
Just trying to justify if it's worth sending her there, in terms of money and having to travel up. We're mainly looking into the PA location, but willing to hear anyone's stories location wise since we'd have to probably fly to either location regardless. Any advice helps!
My cp has heard about Camp Woodward through her gymnast friends and her older cheer friends who used to be on Worlds teams. Sadly they're all for the most part off in college now so if we sent her she would probably be alone, and much lower level than her friends where when they attended.
Does anybody have personal experiences regarding their child attending Woodward alone and/or as a lower level athlete? If it helps she's for the most part working level 3 tumbling and some level 5 stunts as a flyer. There seems to be some troubling concerns online regarding lower level athletes essentially being singled out/bullied, especially among the teens.
Since her friends went years ago and with their gyms, we're scared as to how relevant their insight may be. Additionally, when we google the WW reviews they seem to be quite unsettling, mainly regarding lack of supervision. She can be quite social once she gets into a friend group, although she's scared most girls already come with their friends/teams and it would be hard to possibly break the ice and weasel her way in.
It also seems from the reviews that they predominantly work on tumbling, and don't get to stunt unless they come with their stunt groups? Sadly nobody else from our program is looking into the camp, and although she wants to work on tumbling she truly loves flying more. Did your athletes find this to be true?
I'm aware that the kids seem to relatively choose the activities that they want to do at their own free will, but is there really almost NO supervision? Also, how much instruction do they truly receive if choosing to frequently go to the gym? Is their a way to book private lessons there?
Just trying to justify if it's worth sending her there, in terms of money and having to travel up. We're mainly looking into the PA location, but willing to hear anyone's stories location wise since we'd have to probably fly to either location regardless. Any advice helps!