- Apr 2, 2016
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I cheered for two years, and progressed rather quickly, but I was never taught proper tumbling technique. I quit after the end of the second season (due to mental health issues and conflict with the head coach) I thought that would be the end of my cheer career, but I ended up moving to an area with a couple of different gyms to choose from. I've been taking tumbling classes, where I've re-learned and corrected some of my tumbling, and flying clinics at one gym since september and I know I'm going to be on a team at this gym next year. One of the coaches has already filled out an evaluation of my skills (tryouts are only for new athletes and worlds teams) so I will be placed on a team but I'm debating wether I should bother trying out for a worlds team.
The gym has two worlds teams, a small senior 5 that is going into their second season, and an IOC6 going into their third season. With both teams being fairly new there are some athletes that aren't all around level 5 or 6 athletes. My issue is that I can fly level 5 stunts but my tumbling is level 3, working on level 4. I know that if I get on a team, with practice at least two times a week plus tumbling classes, I will be able to get tumbling skills at a pretty good pace, I won't be getting a double any time soon, but I may be able to get a full in a few months. I'm wondering if I should even bother trying out for a worlds team, knowing that I don't have all of the skills that I should. Normally I would just wait until next season, but this upcoming season will be my senior year of highschool and while I would still be age eligible next season I don't know if I will still be in the same city, or if I will go to a different city for college, or if I will even have time in my schedule for cheer.
So basically: Should I bother trying out for a worlds team?
The gym has two worlds teams, a small senior 5 that is going into their second season, and an IOC6 going into their third season. With both teams being fairly new there are some athletes that aren't all around level 5 or 6 athletes. My issue is that I can fly level 5 stunts but my tumbling is level 3, working on level 4. I know that if I get on a team, with practice at least two times a week plus tumbling classes, I will be able to get tumbling skills at a pretty good pace, I won't be getting a double any time soon, but I may be able to get a full in a few months. I'm wondering if I should even bother trying out for a worlds team, knowing that I don't have all of the skills that I should. Normally I would just wait until next season, but this upcoming season will be my senior year of highschool and while I would still be age eligible next season I don't know if I will still be in the same city, or if I will go to a different city for college, or if I will even have time in my schedule for cheer.
So basically: Should I bother trying out for a worlds team?