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This season I went to a new gym (a smaller one) and at our first practice there seemed to be a few 9-11 year olds. I'm on a senior 2 team and i'll be 17 for the season. I see no problem with having 12 year olds if you need a flyer or so but, with a gym of 170+ kids and more girls who are 4'6, 70lbs than bases AND open spots on a Jr 2 team, why put them on a Sr team?
I'm 5'6 and all I've ever done was fly (plus I fly on level 5) I know there's always a point when I just get to big but I can still perform all my skills with a strong stunt group. Also, I find it unfair when I being stuck to backspot & never able to show my coach my flying skills in hopes of ever being moved up for my senior year? (My only chance is flying due to me not being able to tumble from knee & ankle injuries)
So my question is, do a lot of gyms tend to do this? I mean, I find it kind of odd trying to make a sr team look jr with all the little kids on it IMO... Why put them on Sr2 when they can still be on Jr2 and be based by the other little kids when girls who are too old for Jr want to fly on Sr but get beaten by the little kids just because they are tinnier?
**Sorry if I don't make too much since, running on little sleep due to AP Exams, all-star & school cheer both starting up at the same time **
I'm 5'6 and all I've ever done was fly (plus I fly on level 5) I know there's always a point when I just get to big but I can still perform all my skills with a strong stunt group. Also, I find it unfair when I being stuck to backspot & never able to show my coach my flying skills in hopes of ever being moved up for my senior year? (My only chance is flying due to me not being able to tumble from knee & ankle injuries)
So my question is, do a lot of gyms tend to do this? I mean, I find it kind of odd trying to make a sr team look jr with all the little kids on it IMO... Why put them on Sr2 when they can still be on Jr2 and be based by the other little kids when girls who are too old for Jr want to fly on Sr but get beaten by the little kids just because they are tinnier?
**Sorry if I don't make too much since, running on little sleep due to AP Exams, all-star & school cheer both starting up at the same time **