cheermom5678
Cheer Parent
- Dec 14, 2009
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Which brings me to the question... should we create minimum ages for each division? I would propose:
Tiny- 3-6
Mini- 6-9
Youth- 8-11
Junior- 10-14
Senior- 14-19
Then leave an open senior divison on all levels that drops the minimum age requirement, and keep the international divisions but make them 16+
Seems like a lot of crossing between divisions now that I see it, but it made sense in my head lol
I like your age split. I love the age split for senior. You would have to be 14 to be on a senior team. That would mean you would have to be in High School. This is so appropriate. It keeps the older kids together and allows everyone the freedom to say and act naturally without worrying about what the younger kids might hear or see, from both fellow athletes and coaches. Also practice can run a little late before competitions without complaints about kids needing to go home to sleep, etc.
I also think this would help the jr. teams, keeping the strong younger girls on the junior team rather than rushing them up to be on a senior team.