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My daughter is 11 and has been cheering for about 5-6 years. She loves it. She is good - not great - but good. She also plays volleyball and softball so cheer is not everything to her. But it is her first love.
Most if not all of her cheer friends only cheer and spend all their free time at the gym. My daughter is there 3-4 days a week for 2-3 hours a time between tumble privates and practice. But her friends that are there more are obviously moving ahead quicker.
I keep explaining to her that it is not a bad thing.
1) I told her that she is very young, and has time to move the the levels and really perfect her skills before moving up to the next level (she is new to basing this year and doing well on a 4.2 team and uses her tumbling on the S3 team she is on).
2) I told her that it is her choice (which I like) that she does things other than cheer. So she has to be happy for her friends that dedicate so much of their time to this one sport and acknowledge their achievements, but keep in mind that she has other things and other goals and enjoy them while she can.
My question is this - For All Star Cheer should you only cheer / tumble? How many kids do outside sports like my daughter? It seems to be frowned upon by others but she doesn't miss practices or competitions and when she is at the gym she gives 100%.
Wanted some input and to know what others tell their athletes...
Thanks!
Most if not all of her cheer friends only cheer and spend all their free time at the gym. My daughter is there 3-4 days a week for 2-3 hours a time between tumble privates and practice. But her friends that are there more are obviously moving ahead quicker.
I keep explaining to her that it is not a bad thing.
1) I told her that she is very young, and has time to move the the levels and really perfect her skills before moving up to the next level (she is new to basing this year and doing well on a 4.2 team and uses her tumbling on the S3 team she is on).
2) I told her that it is her choice (which I like) that she does things other than cheer. So she has to be happy for her friends that dedicate so much of their time to this one sport and acknowledge their achievements, but keep in mind that she has other things and other goals and enjoy them while she can.
My question is this - For All Star Cheer should you only cheer / tumble? How many kids do outside sports like my daughter? It seems to be frowned upon by others but she doesn't miss practices or competitions and when she is at the gym she gives 100%.
Wanted some input and to know what others tell their athletes...
Thanks!