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For those that have been in cheer for a while and have seen all the drama, emotional and physical toll on our kids, heartache etc...if you knew then what you know now would you still have allowed your kids to get into all-star cheer?
Saying this as an athlete, I probably would have never started the sport. The mentality and attitude of such a huge percentage of the industry's best (ie level 5/Worlds teams) is disgusting to me and embarrassing. It's a large part of the reason I've considered ending my ties with the sport now. I guess even at 20 I'm starting to get over all the petty teenagers, the entitlement, the cockiness, all of that.
On the flip side of it, the feeling of taking the mat, of winning, of accomplishing new skills, that's what would make me want to do it again, but I'd definitely do it differently. I'd never let myself get to the way I am now, with minimal skills, overweight, etc., as a result of not being able to be a competitive cheerleader for a few years. I'd use that as motivation. I think it might make my experience slightly better right now if I was able to compete the skills I'd like to have been competing by now.