cheermommaRN
Cheer Parent
- Dec 14, 2009
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If the old Y5 division was gone, most of those kids would end up on a J5. If Susie is throwing her double on a Y5 then sure crossover to a Y5R (especially if we have good chance of winning) but I highly doubt the parent of a kid throwing a double at 9 would want their child on ONLY a Y5R.
My aversion to Y5 has always been in the fact that little knees don't need that kind of impact. Even in gymnastics kids don't double until they are Elite, and yes you will see those Jr national team/TOPS members but they are a very small percentage of the gymnastics population. And those kids train for hours to get those skills. I know of one example of a mom pushing her kid from level 2 to level 8 in a year and a half and now her kid has all sorts of physical issues.
My aversion to Y5 has always been in the fact that little knees don't need that kind of impact. Even in gymnastics kids don't double until they are Elite, and yes you will see those Jr national team/TOPS members but they are a very small percentage of the gymnastics population. And those kids train for hours to get those skills. I know of one example of a mom pushing her kid from level 2 to level 8 in a year and a half and now her kid has all sorts of physical issues.