The 2007-08 cheer season came to a close and tryouts for the new 2008-09 season took place the first two weeks of May. Carissa did amazingly well! She landed her standing tuck (like a back flip from a standing position) and is doing well working on her full. I'll try to post video soon. The coaches asked her if she'd rather be on a level 5 team (the highest level) and be able to throw her advanced tumbling by NOT be a flyer, or if she'd rather be on a level 3 team and maybe fly, but not be able to throw her advanced tumbling. She thought about it for a while and decided that since they said "maybe fly" on a level 3 team, that she might end up on level 3 and not be able to fly AND not be able to throw advanced tumbling. So she chose the level 5 team. She is actually enjoying not being a flyer. She said all of her stress over the past two years has been from flying. So this year she'll be a side base on a junior 5 team. Her team name this year? The Devil Rays. Yes, I know. There is no such thing as the Devil Rays anymore. The gym did it on purpose to link them to the co-ed team, The Diamondbacks, the only other level 5 team in the gym. The link is because they call the co-ed team the D-Backs, and they'll call this team the D-Rays. They will still use all of the current gear for the Tampa Bay Rays, though. Her team is going to be focusing on tumbling this year and we're excited about the improvements Carissa will make in her tumbling. I'm proud of her for making this hard choice. I think she made the right one!
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