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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am from the same “club” gym most of the students featured are. I’m 25 so I have actually competed with or against quite a few. I think the documentary highlighted the injuries which makes it appear much more common than it really is (I’m not discounting injuries, just think they are highlighted disproportionately). Also, college cheerleading like this is done on a floor with no springs as opposed to “club” which is more similar to a floor in gymnastics. This level of cheerleading does come with risk, however, many of these people have been tumbling at a high level for 12+ years, so it’s finally all caught up with them. [/quote]

So is the floor with what seemed to me to be a completely insufficiently cushioned mat rolled over a gym floor the norm in college cheerleading?  I kept thinking the entire time that they need a real gym with a better and safer floor.

I have one episode to go and love the show. I'm completely taken by all the kids and by Monica, which surprised me.  [/quote]

Yes - it is the norm. Many colleges don’t have access to a spring floor either. Renting mat time at a local gym can be pricey. And unlike this school, many colleges don’t give their cheer teams much money so there aren’t resources to spare to rent out space. Also, if you are requiring kids to practice off campus you have to ensure they can get there if they don’t have cars/ there is no public transit.

It’s important to note not all college teams compete. There are some schools that just do sidelines and then some schools that build strong competitive teams. Some schools have also adopted a new NCAA sport: acrobatics and tumbling which is just the competition side and no sideline cheerleading. At this point it is only a female varsity sport. The girls recruited are amazing.

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So, I didn't quite understand. Navarro is in a Junior College division, right? Does that mean there is even another level of skill above them? Like from bigger, 4 year colleges?[/quote]

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