I am sure I will get hate for saying this. When people in cheer speak out they are treated beyond awful. Everything they have done wrong is pointed out. Recently an athlete spoke up about UK Cheer. Instead of looking at what was wrong about that cheer program, most looked at what was wrong...
UK is definitely impressive and amazing, but it gets boring when it feels like you know ahead of time they will win. I like more suspense in predicting a winner. It takes part of the fun and excitement out.
Number one if your CP is not emotionally mature enough to handle the disappointment of waiting 2 years for a Worlds team they are not emotionally ready for a Worlds team and all of the pressure that goes with it. Disappointment is a part of life. The way that we handle disappointment speaks...
VarsityTV appears to have FAVORITE gyms and teams. Specifically, gyms that use Varsity for all their uniforms, shoes, etc. To an outsider, the favoritism appears very blatant. Does this have any influence on scores and placements?
The logic of all things being equal doesn't work because the topic is emotional. People will continue to say size doesn't matter. Coaches will continue to use small flyers.
"Gyms 125 and under have their own optional events/divisions - gyms stop registering all of their athletes, stop taking all teams to sanctioned events, or worse - start turning athletes away to avoid being D1."
Unfortunately, athletes get turned down for different reasons. I'm aware of a D1 gym...
The smallest flyers are usually given the smallest bases. Most flyers at one time were petite. It is probable when they were younger they took a more mature flyer's spot. It's not fun to be on the other side. Posters can hate but, this will continue unless age limits are raised.