All-Star Proposed Age Changes For Next Season From Doral.

[NEliteSteven]

LEAVE IT ALONE. I hate it. It would absolutely kill smaller gyms. Small gyms are already having a hard time putting together level appropriate teams, let alone Level AND age appropriate teams. So many kids will be held back to lower levels due to the age restrictions and end up leaving for a gym that can offer it.

 

[cheernerd5678]

I get that you want kids on level appropriate teams, but I mean, that will kill the small gyms. Say a gym is in its first/second year and has 30 athletes. They probably aren't all the same age. I know for a fact that this would hurt my gym... We have some junior-aged girls on our senior team because, well, we only have 2 teams, and we're trying to let them throw their level three tumbling (even though a couple have level 4/5 tumbling and stunting, this is the best we can do). Should they have to compete on a level 2? No, that's not fair to them, and it's not really fair to other teams to have them competing down.
Plus, there's the whole "sandbagging" thing. By putting bottom-ages on divisions, small gyms are going to be accused of "sandbagging." If they have a level 4 tumbler who's 1o years old, and their only youth team is a level 2, it looks like they're sandbagging. Small gyms already get shamed for sandbagging, because it's already hard to have 2 teams and have everyone on a level appropriate team, and it'll only be worse if ages are stricter.

 

[tumbleyoda]

I feel like in this case Bonnie is the USASF/Varsity and Joe is the small gym. We may as well just do it ourselves!;)

 

[cheermommaRN]

This is not something that would be instituted this season, as I understand it these are all just proposals and then they are eventually voted on by gym owners that are registered with the USASF. This is the equivalent of the 1st stage of how a bill becomes a law.
Years ago you could be on a Worlds team at 10 (?) and then they increased the age each year, stalling at 12. So it wouldn't shock me if they decided to bump another year. The kids like Laney who turned 12 this year would be turning 13 next season...they would be safe anyway. Personally I'm not opposed to it.
I see what they are trying to do...what you end up doing is splitting the lower levels so you don't have a team of 2 15 year olds and an army of 9 year olds having to go up against a team of age maxed juniors.

 

[cheerinatorXdad]

A change that should be proposed is that no teams should be allowed to use Fall Out Boy's song" my songs know" (the light'em up song) during the upcoming season.

That song got worn into the ground at Worlds.

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[nmaggie]

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[King]

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

It is broke. The question is what is the least worst solution we have?

 

[BamaCheerGuy]

It is broke. The question is what is the least worst solution we have?

I liked this so much I will just repost it and quote it!


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[jersey1]

Should be no bottom age except for worlds teams, and senior teams only, if they have the talent they should be able to use it,

 

[azune]

I love this. Senior teams need to be 13-18, because 10 year olds on senior teams is ridiculous


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Yes! I feel like its cheating of course an 18 year old male can manipulate a 60 pound 10 year old by him-self. That to me is not impressive. It also makes these girls grow up so fast! They are on teams with almost adults, and their mind-sets start to change.

 

[CGAcheer]

It is broke. The question is what is the least worst solution we have?

what about it do you feel is broken?

 

[nmaggie]

It is broke. The question is what is the least worst solution we have?

Hopefully no drastic changes. I like the current age grid, for the most part.

 

[nmaggie]

I love this. Senior teams need to be 13-18, because 10 year olds on senior teams is ridiculous


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I've seen many senior teams with bases of all ages (last year we had a 12 year old backspot) so having a 10 year old flyer isn't necessarily a stretch. But I see how this could be seen as wrong, if the bases were all 16-18. I think it's all circumstantial.

 

[SheCheers]

I think people are not realizing, that a senior team with a 10 year old or two, isn't on that team with another eighteen 18 year olds. There is typically a wide mixture of ages. The younger/less mature kids tend to band with each other, as do the older/more mature ones. Furthermore, all ages come in all sizes, I've seen 10 year olds basing 13 year olds. Team placement decisions need to be left to the coaches. And most parents know if their child is ready for a senior team or not.

 

[mecheermom]

I think people are not realizing, that a senior team with a 10 year old or two, isn't on that team with another eighteen 18 year olds. There is typically a wide mixture of ages. The younger/less mature kids tend to band with each other, as do the older/more mature ones. Furthermore, all ages come in all sizes, I've seen 10 year olds basing 13 year olds. Team placement decisions need to be left to the coaches. And most parents know if their child is ready for a senior team or not.

And honestly I have heard "junior" aged kids speaking more inappropriately around 10 year olds than 17-18 year olds. The 12-14 yr olds tend to see a 10 yr old as a peer. The 17-18 year olds don't think of a 10-11 yr old as a peer and therefore watch what they say more.


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