T&T All Star Cheer

[Yvettenj]

My daughter has been doing all star cheer for 4 years and has been on level 1 every single year. It is very frustrating looking at other athletes advance even if they don’t have any tumbling skills and your daughter seems to be held back. She has a back walkover and a bhs but yet the other girls have moved on to level 2-3 with out any of these skills. The gym says that it’s she can’t be placed in higher level bc she needs 3 bhs for level 2 while some girls at level 3 have only ro bhs.
Can someone please help me understand what we are doing wrong?
1) Isn’t all star supposed to advance your tumbling skills? Or we are just paying for the team competitions? No advancement development.
2). Doesn’t your gym have protocols that an athlete can only be on same level for certain amount of years? She is starting to HATE cheering bc she is bored and tiered of doing the same thing over and over again. She doesn’t feel challenged nor wanted as she gets by passed to be on other teams.

I feel so heartbroken for her. Idk if I should still keep her on a team.

 

[Gymst4r]

Hey- That's not normal. If I were you, I would come up with a persuasive email to the coach asking to move her up/ask why she is getting held back. To address your questions, Yes, allstar cheer is supposed to advance your tumbling to some degree, but not as much as tumbling classes. My gym doesn't have this protocol that I know of, however I am a level 2 who just moved up after 2 years on level 1, so this might not be the advice you are looking for. Also does your gym have tryouts? you could have her try out for level 2 or even level 3 if she is on board with that. If all else fails, I would suggest you switch gyms if possible, unless that's the only one in your area.