Andre J. Carter

Impact of Building Being 40% of Score

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This weekend I got into a discussion about how much impact weighting scores 40% Building, 30% Tumbling, 20% Performance, and 10% Creativity will have. I don’t think results will change much because of it, but the person I was talking to strongly disagreed. He pointed out it made 1 Building point worth 1.33 Tumbling points and said it would have changed the way his gym picked teams for this season. Had they know Building would be weighted as much as it is, they would have been more open to taking a great stunter, especially a top girl, with less tumbling.

There was also concern over the impact this would have on tumbling classes, the bread and butter for gyms. The concern was the reduced emphasis on tumbling would lead to a reduction in the amount of time athletes spend in tumbling classes and privates, messing up the economics of gyms.

Any thoughts on the impact of the new weights?

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4 responses to “Impact of Building Being 40% of Score”

  1. Heather McCance Avatar
    Heather McCance

    I’m loving the switch, although I don’t know if it will be made here in Canada, too. To me, stunts are what makes cheerleading unique; if you want to watch tumbling, you can watch a gymnastics floor routine! It’s what we do that makes us different than any other sport or dance discipline.

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    1. Andre Avatar
      Andre

      I’ve said that for years and I think you are the first to publicly agree.

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  2. Bobbie Goodrum Avatar
    Bobbie Goodrum

    Perhaps this will result in gyms offering more specialized stunting classes like “flight schools” but for bases as well. Gyms may make these types of classes mandatory for higher level teams.

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    1. Andre Avatar
      Andre

      I hope so. Right now I think stunt technique is slacking overall.

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