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Were there any stunt tryouts for your spot? Maybe your coaches gave you the place on the team mainly as a tumbler maybe with some front spotting. Level 6 flying is hard and usually an oversubscribed position. Maybe some stunt clinics or see if you can get a group for an open gym. See where your...

A couple of UK teams have shifted their level 5 international open coed teams to level 6 for next season. These are teams that already had a good number of athletes with strong level 6 skills, but I’m wondering if they’re moving now as they anticipate fewer US teams in these divisions next year...

My daughter was talking about this! Going to Worlds from the UK is expensive enough without throwing in an extra US-based training camp. Not to mention the extra time off school/work.

The IASF Open NT level 3-7 divisions are now a thing here in the UK. Often there will only be one team per division at comps and the standard of stunting can be pretty dodgy (although I’ve seen some excellent teams too). Overall I think the NT divisions are a good way of keeping adult athletes...

We managed to get seats for large senior finals at Worlds no problem last year.

Our IO Worlds teams have a cropped top for every other competition and a £6 glitter mesh leotard underneath just for Worlds. They're getting new uniforms this season and the girls nearly all voted to do this again rather than getting full tops.

There's an all-level competition held in Orlando called All Star Worlds same weekend as USASF/IASF Worlds.

We've seen a big drop in the number of level 6 teams in the UK with the introduction of level 5 as a Worlds division. With the disruption of Covid and Worlds bids being awarded a season in advance here, teams had the flexibility to change division and many took the opportunity to level down. In...

Will US teams be eligible for Worlds in the new IASF U18 divisions? Think U18 divisions are just NT6 and level 5, aren't they? Still a bit early for UK teams to be formed as there are still big events in June and July, but I've heard there are a few gyms hoping to field Worlds teams in U18...

Think it's after Ned Kelly. The programme is called Outlaws. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21077457

And as for the cost, I have no idea how they do it. One trip to the US each year is enough for me! Quite a few English Worlds/Summit teams did NCA this year and it is something that seems to be becoming more commonplace. Cheer is already so expensive and I worry that the expectation of two or...

It's not typical for English teams to stack to that extent. It's a definite strategy for Zodiac Allstars to go in for being an outstanding level 1 team. Their level 5 team, Pink, had a bid to Worlds (carried over from 2020) but they've not used it as so many of their athletes are on Shadow and...

Looking at the list of non-US teams, it's mainly teams from Canada and the UK. Spotted a couple of Australian and European teams, but think there are fewer than in previous years. Not sure how bids have worked in other countries, but UK teams are on bids carried over from 2020 (won in 2019) and...

Just saw this list of non-US teams competing at Worlds. UK teams are on bids won for 2020, but there are quite a few division changes. http://www.iasfworlds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cheer-and-Dance-Worlds-NON-US-Teams-3.18.22.pdf

Most of the kids on Zodiac Allstars Shadow cross over to other higher level teams. Those teams do ok at UK competitions, but definitely don't have that same wow factor as Shadow. Their level 5 team Pink came second at IASF virtual worlds in September. They put out a decent routine, but one that...

My daughter is on an IOC4 team with a 39, 35 and a 32 year old. The rest of the team are mostly late teens/early twenties and a handful of 15 - 17 year olds. There are a few coaches on the team and they're all really respectful of each other. In previous seasons we've also had an Open 2 team...

One of the teams at our gym had a really cool boxing/fight theme back in 2020, but luckily the uniforms were not like this! My daughter's team is wearing the same uniforms they've had since 2015. It's really classy and athletic - a nice bit of sparkle on the shoulders and bra friendly. With the...

Not unless they are also competing.

Unity Ruby are moving to the Global division. Quite a surprise as there aren't other UK teams in this division.

Do you know if they're going to have the proposed new IASF 14-18 world's divisions in 22-23?