Fiercecheermom
Cheer Parent
- Nov 5, 2012
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Same here....we used to joke if you aren't the "best of the best" at 7, you better pick another sport LOL. Seems like so many kids "major" in a sport by the time they are 8/9. I wanted her to try other things..ie: dance, gymnastics, baton twirling, etc. Spent a lot of money on those, only to listen to her complain about how much she hated them. Cheer has always been her passion. I suppose that is why she has excelled because she loves it so much.Yes! Soccer is huge in our area, and the number of indoor "training gym" type places has mushroomed in the last 10 years. Same with baseball. Used to be that there was Little League in the spring. If you didn't make All Star, you were done by mid to late June. Now there's LL, LL All Star, travel team, fall ball.... all this at/before middle school age where the kids are just being introduced to school sports.