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I know on our senior 2 a lot of the girls were new to all star, looking to get some experience to try out for high school. I don't think they truly understood what they were getting into as far a s hard work and commitment. It seems to happen a lot on that senior 2 team, because that is where pretty much everyone that doesn't qualify for youth and is new to cheer ends up because we typically have a J3 and not a J2.
When I was 13 I was in between in the size department, on a JR team I could get by with basing but I think the gym owners thought I wouldn't get any taller so they put me on SR 2 to fly. I was a level 3 and veteran member of the program, but many of my teammates were new older girls doing AS because their HS team wasn't good. The lack of dedication, most felt that they didn't need to gain skills because they were about to age out, really affected me. Probably why I ended up quitting AS. Socially I was fine but I struggled with the cheer stuff because I was more advanced and still so focused on the sport.