If there's no tumbling, I expect TGLC levels of stunt creativity and some of the most amazing, original, jaw-dropping pyramids I've ever seen. The teams I have seen are doing mediocre, pretty standard, level 5 stunts. A lot of them have also been shaky enough for me to question whether or not those athletes were *really* ready to be competing level 5 stunts, or if a 4.2 team was just pushed up to NT 5 so they could be called a Worlds team.
There is nothing wrong with the routines I've seen. The athletes work hard and do a good job with the routines they are given just like any other cheerleader, and I'm glad they have a team to accommodate their different skill levels. My sole issue is with it being a division at the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP where the best teams in the world are supposedly competing at the highest level of cheerleading. NT is not the highest level of cheerleading. I will not change my stance on that. I am, however, very cool with it being at national championships, or even the summit. Or, like I said earlier, as an ICU ONLY division to actually try to grow cheer internationally and even the playing field with lack of safe training facilities abroad.