- Apr 8, 2011
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Not a lot of kids want to do Sr1. Also, by that age, many kids have the strength and body awareness to do level 2 stunts. I find a lot of smaller gyms offer Sr 2 to keep the new kids interested in the stunting and forego levelled tumbling. Being 17 and doing thigh stands can be a little boring, I would think. Level 2 gives them a bit more of a challenge stunt wise but isn't crazy advanced for tumbling (ie. competing against other teams with lays/fulls). The athletes can still work WO's and BHS here. (Not saying I believe in teams that aren't levelled, but I can see why clubs do this).
this is the very reason senior 4.2 was created. it is close to what most school teams are doing. then they can perform the higher stunting skills and not have to compete against anyone throwing much more advanced tumbling. though if they've truly never stunted before, safety-wise i would prefer they started at minimum level 2... but it is easier to teach stunting than tumbling at an older age, so it balances out.