All-Star Rays Rumors Questions?

[cheerymom]

Are you still allowed to be on a cheerleading board now? hehe.

Are you still allowed to be on a cheerleading board now? hehe.

Give me a break! We are weening out a little at a time. Besides... there's always Open...

 

[kaylalalaxo]

Is your wife on the fierce boards?

 

[King]

Is your wife on the fierce boards?

Nah. She isn't a computer person.

 

[kaylalalaxo]

Nah. She isn't a computer person.

Awee

 

[cheeringfor3]

I asked the wife.

She said they use the same type of progression you would use to teach tumbling to teach all the parts of cheer. For example, you aren't allowed to do a jump until you can do a good high v and make it sharp. You aren't allowed to stunt until you learn how to clap and set sharp. From the very beginning it is expected that they be clean and sharp (sets the tone for the year). The very first practice they learn how to walk clean and sharp, breaking down every little piece that they do. It is important to start the year that way because trying to enforce clean and sharp AFTER they have learned the skills mid year is very difficult. Sometimes it means the skills are learned and acquired slower, but they are are done better with better technique. She says they often tell them they are not allowed to compete a skill, say a backwalkover, until it is pretty and perfect. If it is not done well they wont put it in. Again, not to hold the kids back but to push them to be excellent and have strong fundamentals. A solid perfect backwalkover leads to a solid perfect handspring to a tuck to a layout to a double full. This works not only in tumbling but stunting and baskets and everything.

And, I am sure they are expected to progress a level a year, or else they should go find another sport.

 

[King]

And, I am sure they are expected to progress a level a year, or else they should go find another sport.

Not sure if you are being serious or not. Not everyone progresses that fast. We do have repeaters on level 1 teams because they juat aren't ready for level 2. A lot of people like the idea of moving up, even if they aren't ready. But lots of times when we've extended ourselves and maybe put an athlete in a position where they weren't quite the level of the team they were put on (this is usually a 1 to 2 or a 2 to 3 and done younger because they can progress faster ) those athletes really mentally struggle. Level 2 isn't just a backhandspring. Its faster motions, baskets, harder pyramid, faster jumps .... Everything is way more difficult. You want to challenge your athletes but not set them up to fail. This may mean two years of level 1 to get ready for level 2. Or sometimes we've had level 1 or 2 athletes jump to level 4 or 5. It just all depends on the athletes mental and physical ability.

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[cheeringfor3]

Not sure if you are being serious or not. Not everyone progresses that fast. We do have repeaters on level 1 teams because they juat aren't ready for level 2. A lot of people like the idea of moving up, even if they aren't ready. But lots of times when we've extended ourselves and maybe put an athlete in a position where they weren't quite the level of the team they were put on (this is usually a 1 to 2 or a 2 to 3 and done younger because they can progress faster ) those athletes really mentally struggle. Level 2 isn't just a backhandspring. Its faster motions, baskets, harder pyramid, faster jumps .... Everything is way more difficult. You want to challenge your athletes but not set them up to fail. This may mean two years of level 1 to get ready for level 2. Or sometimes we've had level 1 or 2 athletes jump to level 4 or 5. It just all depends on the athletes mental and physical ability.

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No, I wasn't serious. I know enough people at Rays to know a bit about your philosophy, and I love it.

 

[caa10]

can you deal with being the super high basket or boyrange isntead?

I'm selfish, I want my basket

 

[King]

I could schedule one with some Rust boys. Although that might make you pee a little.

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[Joanna]

How doe's a normal practice at Orange look like?

 

[King]

Hrmmmmm... I don't know to answer that one. Like a normal practice? @Level5Mom ? They jump tumble and stunt. There practices are run very similar to everyone else's at Rays so that is just hard to answer.


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[JackFromSweden]

How can ALL of Rays teams be so CLEEEEEAN?

 

[mariahnicole1216]

I'm not entirely sure what the rules are for doing high school and allstar cheer are there but from some posts of yours I get the impression they are allowed to do both. What would you prefer your kids do? Both or only rays? I only ask cause I can see positives and negatives of both. Both: extra practice. Only rays: no schedule conflicts ect.

 

[King]

How can ALL of Rays teams be so CLEEEEEAN?

Because we train being clean as hard as anyone else trains being fierce

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[PullandPray23]

Now that is a bit more possible, but there are no current plans. Maybe if our reality show takes off we could have a spinoff about a gym we could open in east or south Atlanta? haha.

how about Orlando....yeah that'll work well!