1. Don't hate the player.... Hate the Game.
2. Its not against the rules, so why are we mad at this? I believe one year James Speed talked about at a conference about finding ways around rules to make your gym successful. He said something along the lines of "If the USASF came out with a rule that to be a cheerleader, you must have red hair.... Then I would be buying some hair dye."
Now, with that being said - Do I agree with whats being done? No. But I'm also not in Scott's shoes to know the details and whats best for the team and his program. I wouldn't say I know Scott really well - but I do know him. He runs a clean program and every time we cross paths we say hi. Seems like a nice guy.
Truth is, a lot of gyms have multiple Level 5 athletes on lower level teams. Its true. When I coached Senior 2 at the beginning of the season, we literally had the ENTIRE Level 5 Program at the gym wanting to Cross to Senior 2 because they LOVED their routine (specifically the dance). I had to tell them all no, but I did tell them if there was ever an injury or I needed a sub that I would be more than happy to entertain having them on as a sub. I told them they couldn't join the team, and the reason for that was the social media. Hell, I had one competition that I had two girls out for an ACT exam, and one out for an injury. I had three level 5s cross for that ONE COMP to fill in. Our rival gym went NUTS! Posting crap all over Facebook, harassing the kids, bashing the program, discrediting my teams first place win, you name it. Truth be told, I was competing "Large Senior 2" with only 25 amazing kids. Now, If I could have added the 7 Level 5 kids that wanted to, it probably could have only helped with the teams success, but did I want my kids to see the youtube comments, the drama on Facebook, the talk in the warmup room? No. The team was successful with just True Senior 2's on it while I coached them. I commend Rockstar for making their decision and putting up with this social media.
Have any of you actually ever had your level 5 team play around with Level 2 stunts? Most say Level 2 is harder, and to be honest - My level 2 kids can typically out stunt Senior Level 5 kids attempting level 2 stunts. Any athletes care to chime in?