I actually like your age breakdown and it also get away from the actual school grade breakdown, since many schools are getting away from chronological age grades and maybe even move the age deadline to maybe, January 31 or June 30 instead of August 31st...
Same for us, my daughter had just turned 5 but was on a mini team and since she is still 5 I hope she won't be on a tiny.
Or, you know, a Senior being 10...
Any non worlds senior division, so 1-5R can have 10 year olds.
Maybe I'm missing something but shouldn't a junior aged athlete who only has standing tucks be placed on a junior 4 (assuming they have their other level 4 skills as well) regardless of what youth team they came from?
@CheerBank, You are exactly correct...But what I may have failed to mentioned that many of these same girls with fulls and the those who have standing tucks with working fulls (not hitting them consistently) were given chances on to make Jr5 team and given a Summer to accomplish those skills 2 seasons ago, but last season, many girls did not make a J5 team or was on the team and got cut because did not have those doubles and standing fulls...
Having great tumbling is great, but these kids need to have stunting technique and leadership skills. A season on the J4 or R5 team is not the worse thing in the world.
I am a firm believer that tumbling skills do not and should not guarantee you make or do not make a team. Those girls may have been working their fulls, but that is only one piece of a puzzle. We see plenty of level 5 kids who may not have doubles or standing fulls, but who can base/backspot/fly with the requisite level 5 skills and are more needed in their spots than another athlete. They may not have made the Jr5 at your gym, but did they make the Sr5R?
