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when you put it like that! :jawdrop:I just cannot believe there are no other level 5 All-Girl teams in the entire stinking country. No way.
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when you put it like that! :jawdrop:I just cannot believe there are no other level 5 All-Girl teams in the entire stinking country. No way.
http://www.insidecheerleading.com/content/show/article.aspx?articleid=389&zoneid=1
this article not only says CA are large but FAME, MD Marlins & MD Twisters... so i'm going to count that OUT.
Panthers are medium. They may add a girl or two for Majors just to meet those guidelines, but they are medium for NCA and Worlds and every other competition except Indy. I would assume that Fame & Marlins are in the same situation.
The real question is... how long is it worth to keep a division around with only 3 teams?
Good question. On one hand, they tried to get rid of Youth 5 which has quite a few more than 3 teams. I believe axing mini 3 has been brought up as well. I know for the youth 5 part of the reasoning was that there wasn't really any competition for them, especially at the local level. What sets large senior apart is that going into that division, the parents and athletes know that it is an expensive division to be in because most of the competitions that they participate in require driving long distances or flying. Based on what I heard about Worlds last year, the large senior division definately has a following (judging by the fact that if the fire marshall would have come up in there he probably would have shut the place down...) and I am sure that the powers-that-be are very aware that the large senior division sells tickets!
Good question. On one hand, they tried to get rid of Youth 5 which has quite a few more than 3 teams. I believe axing mini 3 has been brought up as well. I know for the youth 5 part of the reasoning was that there wasn't really any competition for them, especially at the local level. What sets large senior apart is that going into that division, the parents and athletes know that it is an expensive division to be in because most of the competitions that they participate in require driving long distances or flying. Based on what I heard about Worlds last year, the large senior division definately has a following (judging by the fact that if the fire marshall would have come up in there he probably would have shut the place down...) and I am sure that the powers-that-be are very aware that the large senior division sells tickets!
I think that it is those particular teams that spark the interest, not the fact that the large division has a 36 max. It's not like moving to a single 30 team division will make F5, SE, SS any less popular or make those teams go away.
So you are saying that the splits would first go large and small, THEN split medium and large if numbers warranted? At first glance, that would work for me.Idea I had. Large Medium Small - 30, 25, 20. The medium division only pops up if there is enough teams to divide and helps prevent that division A and B thing? And I think a team of 20 can be competitive against a team of 25 and a team of 25 against a team of 30. So it would allow subdivision when needed. Basically gyms could worry less about meeting specific numbers. What do you think?
So you are saying that the splits would first go large and small, THEN split medium and large if numbers warranted? At first glance, that would work for me.
Idea I had. Large Medium Small - 30, 25, 20. The medium division only pops up if there is enough teams to divide and helps prevent that division A and B thing? And I think a team of 20 can be competitive against a team of 25 and a team of 25 against a team of 30. So it would allow subdivision when needed. Basically gyms could worry less about meeting specific numbers. What do you think?
So you are saying that the splits would first go large and small, THEN split medium and large if numbers warranted? At first glance, that would work for me.
And if there aren't enough in large and small to split they would be combined. I do think a team of 20 can be competitive with a team of 30 (5 stunts to 7 stunts).