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LOL!! I would lean towards foolish. But I was never as reckless as the “backyard parkour tumbler boys”. Every time I watch them tumble in socks I cringe so hard just waiting for someone to slip >.<

It’s true. This was me. I progressed super fast. I decided to do cheer for the first time freshman year of HS and needed to get a standing tuck and I got it in like one and a half weeks and made the team. Unfortunately, I now have nonsensical gaps in my skills. For example, I can pull a standing...

how have I never seen this before?! Thanks so much for sharing!

Wow this is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your firsthand experience with one of these mergers. I had no idea that the other small gyms in these markets were operating like that. Correct me if I’m wrong but it kind of sounds like that old small town trope where people are excited just to...

Random question. Does anyone know any exercises that someone can perform in a regular gym environment that will strengthen their stunting and tumbling? I have a membership at Lifetime Fitness so full access to weights and machines.

This is actually a really good point! I’m not exactly sure how long the illusion of this will last but you make a really good point nonetheless. Evidently most of these satellites are still standing so there must be some weight to this. Thanks for the reply.

I’m loving everyone’s replies on this topic! It’s really eye opening for me to hear the parents on this thread chime in on the criteria they use to pick a gym. I’m left a little conflicted though… I don’t mean to drag this out so thanks for being so helpful but it’s nice to learn about the ins...

I don’t follow summit quite as closely but you’re totally right top 10 could be a really big deal for those kids who probably didn’t come close in the past under a different program. Thanks for sharing! Perhaps these programs are doing more than I think to ensure their program’s success compared...

I love hearing stuff like this from a parent’s perspective. I’m just an athlete so my only perspective is what I outlined in my previous post. This is really illuminating stuff! I have no idea what someone’s experience could be like when these new programs start popping up around them so this is...

I see where you’re coming from here. From that perspective it does make a bit more sense. Cheer is not a professional work environment per se and these ARE mostly adults who could collectively decide for themselves so perhaps they don’t necessarily need a coach to decide for them. You’re right...

I’ve been holding my tongue because honestly I don’t really care about any of this lol but I do have to say it’s quite surprising that a program would allow athletes to vote another teammate off. It’s not exactly what I would expect from a reasonable coach or program director. A proper...

I posed this same question a few pages back and you’re not alone in your confusion. I received some very thoughtful responses but the question still remains… Assuming these are all acquisitions, why would these programs enter these new markets when they’re doing so little to ensure the success...

lol! This made me think of lady bullets 2013 worlds performance where the center flyer in the pyramid did this weird gun motion body roll thing where she was like shooting the whole crowd meanwhile her bases are struggling to keep her steady with all her wild movements and the rest of the time...

i totally get where you’re coming from. When performance doesn’t count for anything how long will it be til our precious sport becomes another version of Acro where it’s just kind of a straightforward demonstration of skills. That’s not super fun. y’know I was thinking about this last night...

I’m pretty sure it was actually 2015-2016. It actually makes me wonder because 2016-2017 mixes had a ton of generic, what I’m assuming was royalty-free, music in them which is probably why it sounded like “real music” but I’m curious as to why music producers don’t use a lot of those songs any...

oh my heart <3 you’re speaking my language here. Although I’m a bit biased because this was the first year I started cheer so this music will always hold a special place in my heart. A ton of iconic mixes that I know all of the choreo to lol Kyle has a very… ‘special’ sound that can...

You’re amazing! Thanks so much for sharing. Its crazy to see an entire full picture like this. As someone who’s terrible at keeping track of this kind of stuff I was really expecting certain programs to have more locations and certain programs to have less locations. I guess that’s what I get...

Very true! I didn’t think about that. Y’know I have to admit I really enjoyed watching Miss Silver thrive in this division. It’s so satisfying to see smaller gyms shake things up in any division.

If you would’ve asked me a few years ago if performance should matter I would’ve said absolutely but when you put it this way I completely agree... In fact, performance is my favorite thing about all star cheer but as I’ve gotten older I realize that all the shimmying, stomping, and...

awww :( I actually really like the short sleeves. I think they look sporty on girls and guys. I should add that it’s really only on that Storm Elite uniform that someone just posted. I think when a lot of gyms try to do short sleeve they usually end up making their uniform look like practice...