Enter the right division at cheer competitions

When you take your team to a cheerleading competition, make sure you enter the division that gives them the best opportunity to win. You should be able to maximize each skill section on the division guidelines before you attempt to enter the next highest division. For example, if your team is entering the intermediate division and you are allowed to do tucks, but you only have 10% of your cheerleading squad doing tucks, then you should not enter the advanced division just because your have one or two kids throwing fulls.