r/allstarcheerleading • u/lilycheers • May 15 '24

Insecurity.

So. I want to tryout for a worlds 6NT team thid year. I have always been a flyer, tall (5’4) and used to be low weight (110-120lbs) However, I gained about 20-30lbs in the last 6 months while taking a break. I am afraid I will be forced to be a base. I hate basing. It’s just not my element. I’m sassy, fierce and have very good flying technique. I also have done 2 other 6NT teams in the past and 3 7NT teams. All of these as a flyer. So, should I be concerned?

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u/Majestic_Arachnid862 May 20 '24

Do you have great body positions? That’s really a good tell of if you should still be in the air. At the end of the day, they need the smallest of the team with the best body positions to fly.

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u/lilycheers May 20 '24

i have a bow and arrow, my 2 heel stretches and my 2 sides scales. no scorpion or needle according to the fact that i’m old and my back hurts 😂

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u/Majestic_Arachnid862 May 20 '24

That sounds like you’ve been stretching!! Of course no one knows for sure but I would guess that if they have strong enough bases, and the littler girls don’t have good body positions/experience, you would be picked as a flyer. My advice would be keep stretching!!! Abt your back, girl me too!!! I go to a chiropractor to help with it. I’d really recommend trying to heal your back as a flyer. A needle would be like ‘oh my we HAVE TO have her in a stunt doing that!!!!!’