Questions About Team Placement

[Susan casterick]

So, my 10-year old daughter has cheered for pop warner in the past, but she only likes competitions and not cheering at the football games. So, I took her to team tryouts at a local gym that has rec teams. Well, after the tryouts, she was placed on the lowest level team. Now, my problem is that all of the other girls on the team are 5-7 years old. They have never cheered before, and one child spent the whole 1st practice crying because she missed her mommy. I mean, my child is 10... She is way past crying for mommy. So, my question is.... Should I not worry about the age thing and hope for the best? What I really want to do is have her not cheer on a team this year and just take tumbling classes until she has the skills to cheer with kids her own age. I'm just worried she won't improve enough over the year if she is on this current team. Also, I'm not even sure why she didn't make the same team as her friends. They all seem to have the same skills. I don't want to be the crazy parent that questions her daughter's placement, but I'm really curious as to where she struggled during tryouts. Any advice?

 

[Pebbles49]

Wow Susan, I will say speak to the coach about your daughter's placement and what skills she needs to be placed on the team that her friends (like aged) are on, but my suspicion is that the coach may see your daughter as a leader, who can provide some maturity to the squad and not that she lacked any skills... But you know what, I think, instinctively, you may know what is best for your child and her temperament... If you really believe that this placement is not good for your daughter, go with your guts! But talk to the Coach first before deciding!

 

[Cheer Dad]

When you say lowest level can you say age and level? Also is it a skill level appropriate team for her?


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