Worlds Ages

Date: Wed May 10 1:05 PM, 2006

Worlds Ages

Date: Wed May 10 1:34 PM, 2006

I'm glad the age has been limited to 12 and older. Now we know we won't be seeing 60 lb. 5th graders in boy-girl partner stunts on large coed teams or be seeing junior teams at worlds.

Dont get me wrong, hats off to Georgia Small Coed and Cheer Athletics Small Seniors for being able to hang with the big show, but If we wanted younger kids at worlds, we would have Junior divisions to compete in.

Besides, some kids are not old enough to mentally handle something as big as the world championship of cheerleading. Correct me if I'm wrong, but why do you think an athlete has to turn 18 the year of the olympics in order to compete?

Bryan

Date: Wed May 10 1:40 PM, 2006

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E-mail received from USASF regarding rumors of rule changes:
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-----Original Message-----
From: Les Stella [mailto:LStella@usasf.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 6:48 AM
To: Shawn Herrera
Subject: Re: "After-the-fact" rule changes for 2006-07

Shawn,
There is always a buzz, gossip or rumors about things we are not doing. Thank you for coming straight to the source for the facts. The USASF has had no discussions on changing the ages for this year what so ever. The only little thing I have heard that has been mentioned is allowing 17 year olds to cheer on open teams but even that has not been discussed in any meeting.

We are fully aware of the tidal wave of problems across the country that would occur if we made any major changes in age divisions.

Thanks again for not continuing the rumor mill but seeking the facts.

Les Stella
USASF
6745 Lenox Center Court
Suite 300
Memphis, TN 38115
(800)829-6237ext.5941

Date: Wed May 10 1:43 PM, 2006

To Wow How can you say its official when the above has been adressed on the pro x boaed ?

Date: Wed May 10 2:30 PM, 2006

well according to that message which happens to be from USASf that there are no rule changing going on. I believe that this is just a rumor that someone started who didn't want to have junior aged people at worlds.

Date: Wed May 10 3:57 PM, 2006

You have to be 18 to compete in the Olympics??? Wow, all of those gymnasts are illegal then!!!!!

Date: Wed May 10 4:22 PM, 2006

I believe you have to be 16 to compete in the olympics not 18.

Date: Wed May 10 5:01 PM, 2006

Sorry, I meant 16, not 18. My bad! :-X

Bryan

Date: Wed May 10 5:04 PM, 2006

Tara Lipinski won a gold medal at the age of 15.
So I don't think there is an age requirement.
Or if it is...its not 16!

April

Date: Wed May 10 5:08 PM, 2006

Sorry all, I heard from what I thouht was a good source. I shouldn't have blurted it out on the boards. No one would know better than Les Stella.

Date: Wed May 10 5:09 PM, 2006

Sonja Henie made her Olympic debut at the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924. At the time, she was only 11 years old

(according to the offical site http://www.olympic.org )

Date: Wed May 10 5:10 PM, 2006

Are you aware of her birthday? Perhaps she turned 16 the year of, becasue that is what I meant origionally in my previous post.

Bryan wrote:

..... an athlete has to turn 18 the year of the olympics in order to compete.....

but I've already corrected myself- I meant to say 16. Also, I'm unaware of who Tara Lipinski is and what sport shes in and where shes from, but I'm 100% sure that (at least) gymnasts must turn 16 the year of the olympics. Lots of level and skill planning takes place in a gym and if you're hoping to get to the olympics, your coach plans everything out for you.

Bryan

Date: Wed May 10 5:16 PM, 2006

Tara was (is?) an ice skater.
I think they run young like gymnists.
Were other sports, like field sports such as soccer, probably tend to have members that are older.
Your right - training, maturity, and a coach tell you when your ready. as well as national comps.

Date: Wed May 10 5:16 PM, 2006

The rules were changed after tara lipinski won. You do have to be 16 to compete in the ''olympic 's now.
I would love if the owners or coaches or monitor of these message boards would find out for sure about these rules and maybe post it. End the rumor and speculation. I also heard something about no cross competing. Is that true.
I sent an email to the usasf and asked . they also need to post the rules on there website since they are the goverening body for the sport.

Date: Wed May 10 5:20 PM, 2006

Yeah - that whole thing about NOT being able to cross compete... hopefully its just a bad rumour. I would feel really bad for one of our athletes to have to choose which team they wanted to compete on, if both their teams make worlds. All that hard work - on to not be able to be on ALL your the teams that got the bid! seriour bummer.

Date: Wed May 10 5:43 PM, 2006

seriour bummer..... lmao that was funny.... i know it was a typo but it was cute...

Anyway, we know you corrected yourself Bryan, we saw that. We were just "discussing" it still, not correcting you again. Conversations go that way.

Either way, I would think the rules would be posted since they pretty much make and govern them. Maybe they are on a link of some sort?

Also, I wish JAMZ would update their site too. It's been the same now since January.

Date: Wed May 10 8:09 PM, 2006

well if you look at the message from usasf, it clearly states that no rules are being changed except maybe the open team age so i think we are worrying over nothing

Date: Wed May 10 9:05 PM, 2006

So who knows about the age rule..some people are 'in the know' and might have an idea that it is being talked about....cheerforce has alot of kids that are young so it is good that they went straight to les about it. We shall see what happens!

Date: Wed May 10 9:32 PM, 2006

Way to go Shawn.....!!!!!! Very professional!

Date: Wed May 10 9:35 PM, 2006

No kidding....