[IISnakE]

I would have to agree with motions being most important. You're absolutely right about those motions at the top... there's nothing uglier than dog-earred high V's @ the top of any stunt.... I would have to put gymnastics as second, however, I have seen some squads do a cheer with (5) perfect sets of jumps and zero gymnastics look just as good, but the jumps were perfect... stunts would be next and then jumps.... most folks think that if a gal can tumble, she can jump.... not true. Jumping must be just as practiced as gymnastics. Gosh... there's just so many things to cover. I was speaking to a new coach this evening and she was discussing stunts. Without proper execution, stunts are gonna be weak. Stnting requires many hours in the gym doing it over and over again.... until the timing and execution is perfect. Making all these elements lookk easy, takes TIME & PRACTICE! In this day and age, it's hard to cover everything with out a good feeder system... this way a coach and their squad doesn't have to begin from scratch every year! Good Luck to all of our cheer leaders out there @ every school.... they work so hard to make it look easy!