All-Star Senior Elite Question...

They don't compete until Dec 14 in Vegas. They have 37 because they have an alternate. You never know when someone might get injured or quit.

abbyandy9 said:

They don't compete until Dec 14 in Vegas. They have 37 because they have an alternate. You never know when someone might get injured or quit.

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But normally the alternate doesn't go on the floor with them right? I was just confused why 37 girls were performing.

I read a tweet from CSP awhile ago saying all 37 were still performing because they weren't competing yet and since no one was injured she didn't want to cause hurt feelings so she was letting all 37 still compete.

AScheerleading said:

But normally the alternate doesn't go on the floor with them right? I was just confused why 37 girls were performing.

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As far as I have heard from CSP (she talked about it at Jamfest Europe), she has a few more athletes on the team over summer (40 or something) to create an amazing pyramid and to account for injuries etc. She then, person by person takes them out when she is able to work out how it is humainly possible to do the skills without each person. She posted on twitter (I think last week) that she has worked out the pyramid with 36 finally so that person will probably be taken out but will be an alternate throughout the season due to people dropping out, injured etc. They only did exhibition at UCA so that they could keep that person on the floor. I think StarshipTrooper said that the alternate will probably compete over the season as they always have injuries at some point so they are ready to step in. Don't take my exact word on this as I am not at CEA but this is what I believe to be true!

But what if the alternate is a base and a flyer gets injured? I understand why it's done...but I'd rather know ahead of time and just be on one team and alternating on another.

Callmeboots said:

But what if the alternate is a base and a flyer gets injured? I understand why it's done...but I'd rather know ahead of time and just be on one team and alternating on another.

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Well then I hope that alternate is stretching.....

Sounds like a pretty sucky position to be the alternate.

live2cheer10 said:

Sounds like a pretty sucky position to be the alternate.

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almost every kid in that gym is on two teams, so I find it hard to believe that the only person on one team is the alternate. hopefully she's on another... otherwise that really would suck. all stars requires too much money, time, and energy to not be competing as a member of a team.

SE is now at 36 members!

It's a problem when someone says they "always" have injuries. With proper training conditioning and coaching shouldn't a team be able to go injury free?

welcomeback said:

It's a problem when someone says they "always" have injuries. With proper training conditioning and coaching shouldn't a team be able to go injury free?

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In a perfect world, sure. In reality, injuries will more than likely occur. If you know they will, why not plan for them?

welcomeback said:

It's a problem when someone says they "always" have injuries. With proper training conditioning and coaching shouldn't a team be able to go injury free?

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Honestly, as a coach, I would love if there were an injury-free season. But in reality: kids get hurt A LOT outside of the gym (especially while in school and while playing with friends). If they lived in the gym 24/7 it should be easier to have an injury-free team.
From my experience as a team-member I would say that more than 90% of our injuries occurred outside of practice. And the ones we had while practicing, were mostly things that happened while walking on the mat, sitting down, etc. (I only recall one real cheer-related injury).

Emily said:

Honestly, as a coach, I would love if there were an injury-free season. But in reality: kids get hurt A LOT outside of the gym (especially while in school and while playing with friends). If they lived in the gym 24/7 it should be easier to have an injury-free team.
From my experience as a team-member I would say that more than 90% of our injuries occurred outside of practice. And the ones we had while practicing, were mostly things that happened while walking on the mat, sitting down, etc. (I only recall one real cheer-related injury).

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The two most recent injuries we had this season both happened doing non cheer related things. One girl tripped and broke her nose and had to get surgery, and the other tripped down the stairs and broke her toe and messed up some joints in the foot. (Clumsy team I know )

welcomeback said:

It's a problem when someone says they "always" have injuries. With proper training conditioning and coaching shouldn't a team be able to go injury free?

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I was not meaning specific injuries in the gym it was just one of the factors. Other factors included any school committments, financial commitments and injuries (in and out of the gym). The chances are, from having 36 members try out in May/June, one of them wil probaby drop out before the next April for what ever reason and they have someone ready to step in. The question asked to CSP was "how do you deal with athletes dropping out for competitions?" and that was her answer, an aternate who is ready to stop in for any reason that someone else can't.