All-Star Are Baby Pages Really A Thing In As Cheer?

[cheer25mom]

#OnlyinKentucky

nope, happens at Alabama and LSU too!

 

[Ashley]

I'm part of the STUNT group on facebook, which was supposed to be like a virtual game of horse/pig. Instead it's turned into people posting pictures/videos of their middle school teams learning preps or their 8 year olds stunting with big guys. I'm not impressed that your 50lb 8 year old can stunt with a 250lb guy.

 

[mybabywantstotumble]

I don't really have an issue with the stunting. Most babies enjoy being thrown up in the air. My husband used to do this sort of thing with our daughter when she was a baby and she LOVED it. Neither of us were cheerleaders so she wasn't pulling libs and high v's, just simply balancing high in the air above her daddy giggling hysterically. Come to think about it, it's kinda funny that she ended up being a cheerleader.

 

[Official OWECheer]

Does everyone remember that Russian baby yoga video?

 

[CheerBank]

I feel like a lot of parents do this for attention. Honestly, it's not safe.

For the pink font.

 

[catlady]

I'm pretty sure I hear Grammy yelling at the top of her 85 year old lungs, "HEY IDIOT! GIVE ME YOUR PRECIOUS DUMB ARSE PHONE AND LET ME THROW IT AROUND LIKE THAT!"

....no, never mind, that what she said to DH when our 14 year old started level 1.:rolleyes:

 

[SL&AM]

Does everyone remember that Russian baby yoga video?

Yes. Gag. Vomit.

 

[cheermommaRN]

Just search #scoutoutcamp on IG. It's a college combine for cheer that has a kid that may be 9 as a spokesperson. The same athlete floods social media with pics and videos of coed stunting with coaches but funny enough none with athletes her own age[emoji19]

 

[arispurplecheerkitty]

Or the "let's take my third grader to college clinics and have her coed stunt with college aged bases then post her videos so the world can see how awesome she is" parent. Then tag those with #futurewildcat and #futurecards.

Because coed skills at age 8 are awesome predictors of how likely your child is to make an elite college team.

That reminds me of cheer perfection...

 

[SL&AM]

Legit: Called my mom because she was asking when she'd get to see CP's uniform so I told her to check my FB and out pops,
"When are you going to make her a facebook page?"

She's 6! What the what...

Oh and I did some hashtag investigating and that is just insanity to me. I do think practicing partner stunting has some benefit, but if you can't stunt in a peer group how good are you really?

CP got 'Most Improved Flyer' after summer this year and she had coed stunted with my husband before his wrist injury (they did it for fun; nothing serious) she's a pro; but she really learned HOW to fly when she was being lifted by girls her own size.

 

[pochantas22]

It's ridiculous to see parents making facebook pages about their kids. Posting about what new skill they got tag their coach, the tumbling coach and the gym director. Posting pictures of them sleeping in their gym outfits, tag their coach. Post a pic of a new bow with a cute caption n tag their coach. Post something cute like " look mom I'm so strong" and tag the coach. LOOK AT ME LOOK AT MY Adorable talented child. It drives me nuts. Parents need to remember that they are kids not something to sell. This isn't a beauty pageant either. Relax! Stop being Pyscho! Watch what you post too. Too many sick people out there.

 

[retiredl5cheer]

Just search #scoutoutcamp on IG. It's a college combine for cheer that has a kid that may be 9 as a spokesperson. The same athlete floods social media with pics and videos of coed stunting with coaches but funny enough none with athletes her own age[emoji19]

LOL because I think I know who you're talking about.

The whole "kids looking like teenagers" thing creeps me out. This parent in particular seems to think her 9 year old needs to be spray tanned and done up at all times. There is no need to post pictures of your kid doing the same pose in her practice wear every few days. No one is interested.

 

[njallday]

LOL because I think I know who you're talking about.

The whole "kids looking like teenagers" thing creeps me out. This parent in particular seems to think her 9 year old needs to be spray tanned and done up at all times. There is no need to post pictures of your kid doing the same pose in her practice wear every few days. No one is interested.

False. 182,00 people are interested according to instagram. that's terrifying. i don't even want to look through the followers and see how many of those followers aren't of the cheer-fan variety (because i'm betting it's a lot of the pedophile variety)

 

[kristenthegreat]

False. 182,00 people are interested according to instagram. that's terrifying. i don't even want to look through the followers and see how many of those followers aren't of the cheer-fan variety (because i'm betting it's a lot of the pedophile variety)

It'll crush your soul and the parent won't even care because Not My Child. Not my child, not my problem, that's what I say.

I get reminded of this every time prom comes around. Everybody wants to be all grown up and sexy until everyone realizes that growing up means responsibility and consequences then it's 'Wah wah wah (wo)man baby tears life is so haaard.' Buck up, buttercup. Your ancestors killed sheep with their bare hands at your age. Go to your big-kid job that your parents totally helped you with and stop your whinging.

 

[oncecoolcoachnowmom]

I'm not necessarily opposed because I think it's dangerous, I just find it funny that parents legitimately correlate this early stunting success with "oh my god she's a natural flyer, totally a future #wildcat #card #tglc."

Youth talent is not always the best predictor how far a kid goes in cheer. I mean, didn't someone on here post that there were kids on Y5 and J5 teams who end up not cheering on Worlds teams for a number of reasons (including "I turned 12 and just didn't want to cheer anymore?")