My issue isn't necessarily the gray area in legalities. It is the Black and white. I don't understand how people can read the rules and then do something that is clearly stated as illegal. Half of the things below I could show to someone with no cheer knowledge and have them rule on the legality.
Here are several issues that a few coaches seem to have ignored this year.
- Extended stunts require spots
- you need 3 catchers for braced inversions
- catchers can't be involved in other choreography and can't move
- downward inversions can't travel down while inverted
- level 4 downward inversions can't go above prep level
This point is especially evident this year. So many level 4 teams are attempting downward inversions and bases are simply not paying attention (or it is choreographed) and extending their arms. It urks me that teams aren't called on it more often.