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I get that, and it may be true for some...but tucks are taught first because you rotate faster in a tuck than in a pike. Also, it's much easier to go from a tuck to a pike than from a pike to a tuck. Very similar to teaching a standing BHS before teaching a RO-BHS....it much more difficult to learn the other way around (even though it would make sense that a RO-BHS would be easier due to the momentum form the RO).
I think the issue here is improper teaching of tucks. When watching a tuck, your assumption is that you set for a flip, drive with the knees, open before you hit the ground, and yet you're supposed to be driving with your toes/ankles. It then leads to confusion in the pike/layout (though I'm assuming often in cheer, a pike is not taught separately from a layout) when an athlete thinks they are still driving with the knees, but with straight legs. Or thinks their main goal is to get around with their feet. We could have this discussion forever :P