- Apr 11, 2011
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I am clueless. How much do panel mats cost?
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I am clueless. How much do panel mats cost?
I am clueless. How much do panel mats cost?
Lexington HS—-South Carolina
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I really hope UCA cheer teams move in this direction. Fast, clean, more demanding. Teams at UCA could push it more and stop taking an eight count to prepare for a double up. It’s painfully sluggish to watch even the best teams sometimes.
I’m only aware of a handful of teams that are capable of this style and none of them go to UCA so I’m not sure if this trend will catch on, but I think it’s necessary if HS cheer doesn’t want to be completely left behind by the existence of AS.
But then there's the global divisions that contradicts all of that. With how much those divisions have grown in just one season, we could definitely see all star revert back to including the crowd leading aspect.depends on what you mean by left behind. All I see out of that is a big mess of skills with no crowdleading involved. Cheerleading’s primary function is on the sideline. The emphasis of the UCA scoresheet and the UCA style reflect this. All star cheerleader USED to be cheerleading. It’s not anymore. There is no comparison anymore. They should take the word cheerleading out of the all star industry. The closest most all star gyms come to actual cheerleading is allowing school cheer teams to use their facilities.
More and more non global teams also seem to be putting their gym's "cheer" back into their music...But then there's the global divisions that contradicts all of that. With how much those divisions have grown in just one season, we could definitely see all star revert back to including the crowd leading aspect.
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Yep, that too. Which I LOVE hahaMore and more non global teams also seem to be putting their gym's "cheer" back into their music...
More and more non global teams also seem to be putting their gym's "cheer" back into their music...
But then there's the global divisions that contradicts all of that. With how much those divisions have grown in just one season, we could definitely see all star revert back to including the crowd leading aspect.
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I actually think the addition of the Global division isn’t a great thing for HS cheer. Before that, actual “game day” cheerleading skills were the only thing HS could offer that AS couldn’t, which is important if you want to pursue college cheer. Now that’s no longer the case. Pretty soon the only incentive to do HS cheer will be that it’s cheaper.
That’s not to say that the Global division shouldn’t exist or anything like that, I’m just looking at it from the perspective of an HS coach who is constantly trying to keep the attention of the AS girls on her team so they don’t get bored. Which is hard to do because HS cheer is quickly running out of things to offer kids besides the lower cost. We can’t do as many stunts, our uniforms aren’t as impressive, and oftentimes the choreo is not as demanding. So from my POV, cheer teams need to adapt to an AS style if they don’t want to lose their athletes to AS gyms.
I actually think the addition of the Global division isn’t a great thing for HS cheer. Before that, actual “game day” cheerleading skills were the only thing HS could offer that AS couldn’t, which is important if you want to pursue college cheer. Now that’s no longer the case. Pretty soon the only incentive to do HS cheer will be that it’s cheaper.
That’s not to say that the Global division shouldn’t exist or anything like that, I’m just looking at it from the perspective of an HS coach who is constantly trying to keep the attention of the AS girls on her team so they don’t get bored. Which is hard to do because HS cheer is quickly running out of things to offer kids besides the lower cost. We can’t do as many stunts, our uniforms aren’t as impressive, and oftentimes the choreo is not as demanding. So from my POV, cheer teams need to adapt to an AS style if they don’t want to lose their athletes to AS gyms.
I think solid gameday skills still matter in college tryouts and HS cheer does give valuable experience in that realm.
Ex: At your UKs, Bamas, Clemsons, and big football schools, those coaches want more than just a talented tumbler/stunter. They need all that and someone who enjoys leading the crowd.
That's why I am a big advocate for kids who are all star only to at least spend a season cheering for school to get that experience.