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The emphasis on tumbling is not going to go away. Tumbling classes are the bread and butter for gyms. It's much harder to staff and fill up stunt, jump and flex classes. Tumbling is always going to weigh heavily on the scoresheet because the tumbling coin is heavier in the pocket.
I hope you are not taking offense to any of the responses. Just that adding a new division only adds moe confusion and could lead to diluting the talent pool for other levels.Senior 4.2 is a great idea. What do you think of YOUTH 2.4 for younger athletes that are higher level tumblers but can't pull off some of the harder stunts?
True, but tumbling classes fill up because parents know that TUMBLING is how you move up. If kids actually couldn't move up until they had ALL the skills, those other classes would fill up quick.
Put someone with a tuck on L2 and tell them they can't go on an L3 team until they can also do L3 stunts - and watch how fast mom hits the front desk to ask about stunting class.
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Lol true! But staffing it is the problem. Paying 2, 3, 4 instructors for just a few kids is not cost effective. One teacher can coach 8-10 kids in a tumbling class but you need a lot more staff to cover a stunt class. It would probably be fine at a large gym where there is a bigger group of kids all needing those L3 stunt skills. A small gym would probably not have enough to cover the cost of the instructors.
No I totally understand! I just wanted to know what people thought. I'm from a very small gym with great tumbling staff, but most of them have never even been cheerleaders, so they can't teach stunts very well. We're lucky to even have senior level 3, but most of us can tumble level 4/5. :mad: It's pretty frustrating. But I knew most people would be opposed to 2.4I hope you are not taking offense to any of the responses. Just that adding a new division only adds moe confusion and could lead to diluting the talent pool for other levels.
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That raises the question on if your coaches are credentialed through the usasf for any levels.C
No I totally understand! I just wanted to know what people thought. I'm from a very small gym with great tumbling staff, but most of them have never even been cheerleaders, so they can't teach stunts very well. We're lucky to even have senior level 3, but most of us can tumble level 4/5. :mad: It's pretty frustrating. But I knew most people would be opposed to 2.4
I would say it's easier for bases to learn but YES, you can learn level 4 or 5 stunts in that time. Actually, you can learn it in less than that time. Flyers, if they don't have the proper progressions (twisting especially) can struggle and it can lead to bad habits if they don't go slow and learn each progression.How long would you say it takes to learn to stunt in general? Is it reasonable for someone to go from never stunted at all to a level 4 or 5 stunter in one or two year's time? Is it easier or harder depending on position - like easier for flyers vs. bases or vice versa?
If stunting takes just as long as tumbling to develop, then there might be a good argument for the 2.4, if not then it is silly - just be patient while you learn to stunt.
Well, Then we should also have 5.1, and non tumble, and non stunt, and no jump.
EXACTLY.True, but tumbling classes fill up because parents know that TUMBLING is how you move up. If kids actually couldn't move up until they had ALL the skills, those other classes would fill up quick.
Put someone with a tuck on L2 and tell them they can't go on an L3 team until they can also do L3 stunts - and watch how fast mom hits the front desk to ask about stunting class.
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