All-Star How Are Your Lower Level Teams Treated?

[Keep_Believing]

Pretty good! Our youth 1 keeps winning high point!

 

[TheVipersMom]

Pretty good! Our youth 1 keeps winning high point!

Our youth 1 does too! Is yours large or small? Our youth 1 got high point and best jumps at NCA Classic!

 

[Keep_Believing]

Our youth 1 does too! Is yours large or small? Our youth 1 got high point and best jumps at NCA Classic!

Our youth 1 is large. I remember that. Our youth one was next in line. The scores were super close! You beat us by .20 for high point! We will get you next time! :)

 

[TheVipersMom]

Our youth 1 is large. I remember that. Our youth one was next in line. The scores were super close!

Yes they were I just went and looked! They were the only one in the large division, and there were 5 in small so I don't know why they didn't combine them since they were the only team... I know woodlands has a team in both divisions so I guess that's why. However it worked out in large youths favor because if woodlands didn't have a small team they would of been combined which would of put them in a close 2nd

 

[Keep_Believing]

You guys definitely have amazing teams! Which is good because we get to see tough comp. before nationals.

 

[Keep_Believing]

Wanted to add I actually have a close friend (she is like a sister to me) who has a CP on your youth 1. So, I yell and scream for both teams! :)

 

[TheVipersMom]

You guys definitely have amazing teams! Which is good because we get to see tough comp. before nationals.

We only have 7 teams though!! Plus we love seeing yall and im so nervous for the j3 division at aca! I'm not lying and yall are the only one who makes me nervous

 

[TheVipersMom]

Wanted to add I actually have a close friend (she is like a sister to me) who has a CP on your youth 1. So, I yell and scream for both teams! :)

I know who you are talking about! Her daughter is SOOO cute! So happy we have their whole family!

 

[Keep_Believing]

I am lucky my girls are on small senior 4. We don't go against you guys!

 

[Keep_Believing]

I know who you are talking about! Her daughter is SOOO cute! So happy we have their whole family!

I miss them bunches!

 

[CookieMomster]

I love our gym. Everybody from the owners to the coaches treat every level as a priority. Even CP's mini team had somebody from the U.S. brought in for their choreography. I love seeing our owners get just as excited about our T1's as much as our Worlds teams. There's always guest coaches coming in for clinic and semi's/private's, and they're open to everybody within the various levels. I love seeing when higher level teams come and watch a lower level do a full run. They're so supportive and really help to bring a great energy.

 

[Rudags]

I coach Youth 1, Senior 3, Small Coed 5 and International Coed 5. I also started the season coaching our Senior 2. I think its important for the "World Team" Coaches to work with the lower levels. At our gym, we care about all of our teams. Last year was my first year coaching level 1 (Ive coached Level 2-5 my whole life). I wouldn't trade last season for anything. Level 1 is my new favorite level to coach. Im shocked more gyms don't have that mentality of Worlds coaches must coach lower levels.

 

[cheer25mom]

I coach Youth 1, Senior 3, Small Coed 5 and International Coed 5. I also started the season coaching our Senior 2. I think its important for the "World Team" Coaches to work with the lower levels. At our gym, we care about all of our teams. Last year was my first year coaching level 1 (Ive coached Level 2-5 my whole life). I wouldn't trade last season for anything. Level 1 is my new favorite level to coach. Im shocked more gyms don't have that mentality of Worlds coaches must coach lower levels.

I really wish our gym would buy in on this philosophy and coach everyone the same regardless of level. I think with our gym it boils down to not being as "tough" on the lower level kids so that they don't bail after one season. One of our worlds level coaches is my CP's private lesson coach. He is tough, doesn't take any nonsense or laziness, and doesn't waste time, but he is NOT an angry, yelling, intimidating coach either. He has expectations that anyone he is coaching should be giving 100%, just as he does, and if they don't he lets them know it. He stepped in on one practice with CP's team to help sort out some timing issues with tumbling, and you would have thought the world was ending. The kids didn't react well, and parents thought he was "too tough" and the team was "tool little" for that (a youth 2 team ages 7-11). I thought it was EXACTLY what the team needed, a little discipline and accountability.

It really puts parents of kids who may not be tumbling prodigies, bur are committed to the sport, capable of listening and paying attention, and who want to be on a team that has a shot at winning in a difficult position. CP is in her 3rd full season and just got her BHS at the beginning of this season. She was so happy to be on a level 2 team because she thought it meant the foolishness was over, but we didn't have enough for a level 1 team so they just put everyone on level 2. Once again she is on the lowest level team, and stuck with kids who think that it is playtime and coaches who are told not to be "too hard" on them. She is definitely progressing, but she won't have level 3 skills for next year. She isn't the only one at our gym in this situation, and it is tough on her to keep losing because others don't want to try and no one is making the accountable.

 

[cccheermom]

Is your CP at a small gym @cheer25mom ? We spent many a year at a small gym and finally made the jump to a big gym. CP wanted to progress but that was difficult due to the same situation. Some kids were there just for fun, while others were serious about the sport yet they got put on same team because of the limited number of kids. We've found at the big gym there is a level for everyone and the levels are more true. They typically don't place a level 1 on a level 2 team.

 

[cheer25mom]

Is your CP at a small gym @cheer25mom ? We spent many a year at a small gym and finally made the jump to a big gym. CP wanted to progress but that was difficult due to the same situation. Some kids were there just for fun, while others were serious about the sport yet they got put on same team because of the limited number of kids. We've found at the big gym there is a level for everyone and the levels are more true. They typically don't place a level 1 on a level 2 team.

We are at a fairly small gym, but it is the best gym within comfortable driving distance. To get anywhere else I would have to drive over an hour an we cannot do that. CP dances as well as cheers and we just cannot make the 1 1/2 hour drive to a mid sized gym work. To get to a truly large gym would be 2 1/2 hours one way minimum.


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