I know for a few of my friends’ children it isn’t about doing worlds 8 times. It’s about getting to experience worlds and then potentially quitting all stars by high school so they can concentrate on other sports that they also excel at (and might actually get a scholarship), focus on academics and/or high school cheer.Coming from the early days of all-star and around the time when worlds was first born. I don't understand the rush to get kids on a worlds team so fast, especially now that the summit has been created.
Peoples excuse "well she'll only get four years instead of eight to experience it..." baffles me.
I only got 4 years to experience it and it was plenty enough to be satisfied by the time I aged out. Granted thing have changed, there's a whole lot more selective comps for level 5, etc. But I guess I will never understand the need to have such young kids on level 5, yes if they have the skills early they deserve that right to be on that level, but idk. Personally competing at worlds was awesome, but if a kid ends up only going once or twice they will still have the same experience and memories compared to the kid who went 8 times.