All-Star Let's Start A Pro League

[King]

Special pro division rules?

I think start with normal IOC5 rules and go from there.

 

[Ashley]

for proper use of wicked in a sentence

She's from New England, of course she knows how to use wicked correctly ;)

 

[Ashley]

I see quitting for not making the high school team as being an issue of not having an outlet though. Kids quit because they have no where to participate in their sport. A lot of people can't afford club and at least where I'm from, a lot of recreational leagues stop after the 8th grade. If you don't make your high school team, you stop playing not because you'll never be pro, but because you literally can't do it anymore. I'm sure there are people quitting for the reasons you described, but I would guess that's not the case for the very large majority.

I don't really agree with this. People who play a sport at D3 school are not very likely to make it pro. Most kids who play in high school don't have any aspirations of going pro.

 

[King]

I don't really agree with this. People who play a sport at D3 school are not very likely to make it pro. Most kids who play in high school don't have any aspirations of going pro.

It is a much heavier commitment than an open team but lots of people in other sports make such commitments. Training and competing for free is a pretty good deal and way to build this up.

 

[Ashley]

It is a much heavier commitment than an open team but lots of people in other sports make such commitments. Training and competing for free is a pretty good deal and way to build this up.

Right, but those commitments are also school sanctioned. I could miss a final in college to go cheer the football team on in the national championship (I took it in a hotel room under the supervision of one of the football team's academic adviser). I wouldn't be excused from a final to go to NCA.

My point with that comment though was that this pro league doesn't mean people are less likely to quit cheer because they can't go pro.

 

[King]

Right, but those commitments are also school sanctioned. I could miss a final in college to go cheer the football team on in the national championship (I took it in a hotel room under the supervision of one of the football team's academic adviser). I wouldn't be excused from a final to go to NCA.

My point with that comment though was that this pro league doesn't mean people are less likely to quit cheer because they can't go pro.

Ah yes.

But I also think plenty of people who want jobs in cheer don't necessarily need to be in college.

 

[Audrey]

I don't really agree with this. People who play a sport at D3 school are not very likely to make it pro. Most kids who play in high school don't have any aspirations of going pro.

That's actually pretty much what I'm trying to say. I guess I was really tired when I wrote that post cause looking back at it, I don't make my point well.