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I see where you are going, but overall, I don't think there are enough teams at competitions to warrant having any more levels. If anything, I think there should probably be one fewer level and perhaps one fewer age bracket than what we currently have.
Also note: The rules as they are seem enormously complicated to me, and I have been involved in their creation. I cannot imagine what a somewhat "rookie" coach thinks when they try to tackle them. I like the grid idea in general, because of how simple it is to look up specific skills at specific levels, but I tend to think along those lines anyway. It may not be possible to go from "enormously complicated" to "simple", but I hope to get at least part way there.
I have had a little more success than I was anticipating in putting some of the other aspects of cheer into tables, but they still need to be refined and vetted a LOT before they are "ready for prime time"
didn't add a level just renamed restricted 5, 5 and 6
But I can break down virtually every section of the rules into their basic gist like the running tumbling involved and quite possibly fit the rules for levels 1-7 within about 4 to 5 pages