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I'm guesstimating that I'll pay roughly $10,000 for my daughter's first year of all star. She has about 8 competitions. Three of these are stay to play. If STP goes away would I really see that much of a savings? Also, on point number 2, how do coaches registration fees work? Would this also...

That's an interesting thought. Her prep team was a mix of beginners and experienced girls that preferred the less demanding commitment. She was brand new last year but had previous tumbling training and was one of the main tumbler. Her back walkover has a tiny bent right leg so I think...

That does help but I'm thinking maybe we should have insisted on another year of prep rather than fly around the country to watch her stand in the back. :(

I've told her to do that but she's on the shy side and not very comfortable talking to him.

Need some insights from some seasoned cheer folks. My daughter is 10yr old and was on a youth 1 prep team last season. This season she tried out and made the youth 1 full year team however, so far, she has no tumbling parts in the routine. According to her, she bases for one stunt and is a...

Small gyms matter too. :) Thanks for sharing. Good luck to you this season!

Not just the gym owners and coaches, I'm sure some parents hate it too. I don't like the idea of our gym being a farm team. If my daughter continues to be happy at this gym and works her way to level 5, it's unfortunate that the only possibility for her to be on a large worlds team would be to...

Thanks for all the replies. I think I have my answer and realized I may have drank too much of the "we are family" cool aid. We are at a D1 gym with an excellent reputation and seemingly happy athletes. My daughter is trying out for her first year of all star after completing a year of prep...

I'm sure it's just my naivety to the sport but I am surprised/disappointed that there is so much gym hopping and not more loyalty to a gym. I get it if you are miserable then you need to find a new program but I don't suspect that's often the case. It just seems so ironic that athletes and...

Congratulations to your daughter!

I asked our gym owner about this before we joined and he explained that they do "damage control" before the reveal night. This way when the athletes all get together and open their envelops there is little/minimum disappointment. I guess they can tell during the weeks of leveled practices. If...

Nope. :( The cynic in me thinks it's a little too coincidental that they took away the rewind button at the same event were they started posting scores. Is it crazy to think they don't want people to be able to rewatch teams and question the score?

I sent a tweet to Varsity yesterday asking if it was taken away and they responded that they are "looking into it".

Is it me or is there no rewind button on the varsity tv broadcast like there was for D1 summit and worlds?

It's nice to know I'm not alone! Good luck to your daughter this season, it's going to be one heck of a ride!

I hear ya! We went to 5 competitions this year with her prep team and each was wonderful. Much less hectic than dance competitions! It's really just the idea of Summit that is giving me such angst. Huge crowds of people are my nightmare. Add in the heat and grumpy parents and my heart...

Yes, I agree, twitter is exceptionally unreliable which is why I'm seeking actually actual input from people who have been there. Perhaps it was a bad year at the summit this year and in the past year's it ran smoothly? Is Varsity responsive to making improvements year over year and learn from...

My daughter just completed her first year of all star on a prep team. She's hooked and is going to try out for a full year team. Knowing this and being a person who likes to know what to expect, I was on social media all weekend and watched the summit on varsity TV so that I got a sense of...

I'm glad to hear that Varsity revoked the co-champion ruling . But the stingrays missed an opportunity to do the right thing by not accepting it in the first place. As hard as it may be, those coaches and parents could have turned this awful mistake into a positive life lesson for the kids. Call...

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