All-Star Moving For Cheer??

[TheCheerleadingQueen]

If it was your dads idea to move why do you need to convince them?


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he suggested it but I'm not sure if he would follow through with it.

 

[Cheer Dad]

not positive when the tryouts are. I assume they are rather competitive but I have all the skills they performed at state and I'd be a senior and there's a rule that seniors have to be varsity so I think I'd be okay.

Seniors may have to do varsity but I'll bet there is no rule they have to make a team.


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[TheCheerleadingQueen]

Seniors may have to do varsity but I'll bet there is no rule they have to make a team.


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yes, I am aware

 

[driverto6]

You may want to verify that you could even be on the cheer team. Some schools in some states have rules about students who move that they have to sit one year (or do JV) for a year before being eligible to participate on a Varsity level team.

 

[TheCheerleadingQueen]

You may want to verify that you could even be on the cheer team. Some schools in some states have rules about students who move that they have to sit one year (or do JV) for a year before being eligible to participate on a Varsity level team.

I didn't know this, thank you I'll find that out!

 

[cheer25mom]

As a high school teacher, I just don't think moving your senior year is a good idea. You are going to be the "new girl" in a group that has been together for 13 years, and joining and being accepted as part of the squad is going to be difficult, particularly if they have cheered together through middle and high school. You have to remember that if you are going to a competitive school that always takes the max for their division, you are probably going to be taking someone's spot who has been there. There are bound to be hurt feelings about that. It's going to be a difficult transition regardless, and I don't think it is worth it for one year at a big gym.

 

[FlexyTumblerMom]

Maybe you could super senior at the big gym next year, or maybe another good gym close to where you want to go to college. Is your birthdate one that would enable you to be a super senior?

 

[SL&AM]

Honestly, from an outside looking in, I think the biggest thing you need to consider is that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Better school, better education, better HS cheer team, better all-star team...etc, etc, realistically may be true on paper, but in the practical application of doing it may cause you more stress/pain than you realize.

 

[FlexyTumblerMom]

I definitely think she'd be better off at an all star program that can field a team higher than Level 2 (that part I really sympathize with and I agree she should do something to be somewhere where she can use and further develop her higher skills) - now, whether it needs to be a big gym that has multiple worlds teams, that I'm not so sure of (if she had an amazing double-full and *proven* advanced level 5 stunting skills I'd agree big gym is the way to go, but that's not the case). Maybe something inbetween (both in distance and size) would be better.

I think the high school team is a long shot - not cause she doesn't have the skills, but more cause of the timing, logistics and politics involved of just showing up for senior year and trying to get a spot on an award winning top HS team that's probably consisted of many of the same girls for at least the last 2 years. I'd also suspect that tryouts are in the spring for the following school year, so she may not even be able to "legitimately" try out if she isn't currently attending the school.

 

[TheCheerleadingQueen]

I definitely think she'd be better off at an all star program that can field a team higher than Level 2 (that part I really sympathize with and I agree she should do something to be somewhere where she can use and further develop her higher skills) - now, whether it needs to be a big gym that has multiple worlds teams, that I'm not so sure of (if she had an amazing double-full and *proven* advanced level 5 stunting skills I'd agree big gym is the way to go, but that's not the case). Maybe something inbetween (both in distance and size) would be better.

I think the high school team is a long shot - not cause she doesn't have the skills, but more cause of the timing, logistics and politics involved of just showing up for senior year and trying to get a spot on an award winning top HS team that's probably consisted of many of the same girls for at least the last 2 years. I'd also suspect that tryouts are in the spring for the following school year, so she may not even be able to "legitimately" try out if she isn't currently attending the school.

I agree with what you said about the all star gym and that's kind of the case. the gym has only one worlds team, but three level 5s. they have smcoed5, restricted 5, and junior 5. so its not like they have the best worlds team out there, which makes it slightly easier for me to make it. i have also considered what you said about the school thing and that does make me very nervous but I would still love to try.

 

[HeatUniqueJ]

At the end of the day you gotta decide what's best for you of course , but if i were you i would go and look at that gym before making any decision ( if you haven't already done that) , i mean look at it in person, maybe take a private, see if you like the atmosphere. And then of course think long and hard about whether you really want to leave your friends at your current school for one more year of Cheerleading on a higher level Team. From what i heard there is always a chance to cheer at college even if you did not do High School Cheer, and if not, there is always an Open Team somewhere you could join
I understand where you are coming from but i would really really spend a loot of time on thinking before making an actual decision

 

[cheermomforever]

Personally to b on a level 5 team is not a good reason to move. I would never do it! What will u get from it that will help u in life as an adult. There is not a great amount of scholarships to get. U want to enjoy your Sr year. What if u hate the new school? To move your family is not cheap or easy! It is a huge decision u may regret!

 

[ilikebigbows]

I think it's important that you go to a gym where there is room for you to grow, if it is possible. For the last few years of my allstar career I commuted an hour each way, my first year at that gym as a level 3 and working my way up to my last year as a level 5.

Everyone above me is warning you on the risks, but I think that life is too short to not take risks. If I would have stayed local my senior year, I would have been unhappy. Not because I wasn't on a level 5 team, but because I wouldn't have been pushed and had the opportunity to progress to where I did.

With that in mind, you need to see how that would affect your family. Would moving sacrifice important family time? Do you have siblings who would feel neglected if you and your mom moved away? Does your mom work? Is it reasonable cost-wise? Are you okay with leaving your old friends behind? Would a commute, while staying at your same high school be more reasonable?

I am thinking that you should at least visit the gyms in your area, including the big gym and the one you say you don't like. Either one may surprise you. Keep an open mind!

My opinion is a bit different than others because I am fresh out of high school, and though I am cheering for a division 1 college, this is the first year in 9 years that I haven't taken the mat and it's really hard. However, I can look back and I am so thankful that my parents agreed to let me commute so my last years as an allstar cheerleader could be the best they could possibly be. Dream big, take risks! You can't cheer forever, but don't forget the other more important things in your life like your family. Best of luck!

 

[cheer25mom]

I think it's important that you go to a gym where there is room for you to grow, if it is possible. For the last few years of my allstar career I commuted an hour each way, my first year at that gym as a level 3 and working my way up to my last year as a level 5.

Everyone above me is warning you on the risks, but I think that life is too short to not take risks. If I would have stayed local my senior year, I would have been unhappy. Not because I wasn't on a level 5 team, but because I wouldn't have been pushed and had the opportunity to progress to where I did.

With that in mind, you need to see how that would affect your family. Would moving sacrifice important family time? Do you have siblings who would feel neglected if you and your mom moved away? Does your mom work? Is it reasonable cost-wise? Are you okay with leaving your old friends behind? Would a commute, while staying at your same high school be more reasonable?

I am thinking that you should at least visit the gyms in your area, including the big gym and the one you say you don't like. Either one may surprise you. Keep an open mind!

My opinion is a bit different than others because I am fresh out of high school, and though I am cheering for a division 1 college, this is the first year in 9 years that I haven't taken the mat and it's really hard. However, I can look back and I am so thankful that my parents agreed to let me commute so my last years as an allstar cheerleader could be the best they could possibly be. Dream big, take risks! You can't cheer forever, but don't forget the other more important things in your life like your family. Best of luck!

Everything you have said is valid, but I would point out that commuting an hour is a whole different thing that picking up and moving for a cheer gym when you have shaky level 5 skills. I definitely think that finding a compromise gym to commute to would be a better way to go.

 

[Cheer Dad]

Everything you have said is valid, but I would point out that commuting an hour is a whole different thing that picking up and moving for a cheer gym when you have shaky level 5 skills. I definitely think that finding a compromise gym to commute to would be a better way to go.

She is willing to be on any team above her current level. C


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