I've never flown before ?

[doublefullx]

i'm a junior in high school and would like to go to a college with coed stunting, only thing is i've never flown before? should i start learning how to now? will it be hard to transfer from a base to a flyer? and is it as hard as it seems to fly with just a guy holding you?

[ucaCHEERalum]

Simple Answers:

Yes
Not Necessarily
Nope

Longer Answers

Yes - start learning now, but make sure you are learning from someone who knows what they are doing.  Also make sure that they follow progressions to a T.  You are going to want to skip ahead and get bigger skills - DON'T DO IT.  Learn one stunt and make sure you can hit it atleast 3/4 of the time before you move on to learning the next skill.  It'll be tempting (for you and your teacher) to rush through - again, don't do it - those bad habits and weak skills will come back to haunt you later.

Not necessarily.  I've had plenty of girls come cheer for me that had never flown before - some of them are my best flyers now.  They understand what its like to hold someone above them that wiggles around like a limp noodle - they respect what the guy is doing underneath them and work hard to keep tight.  My suggestion is to contact the coach from the school you want to attend and see about clinics - we have a series of 6 open gyms (open to juniors, seniors, and transfer students) leading up to our tryouts.  It really gives the incoming kids a chance to acclimate themselves to our style and of course...to get comfy with stunting.

Nope - ITS EASIER.  Granted I've never flown in an all-girl stunt...but thats what I'm told by virtually everyone who has ever coed stunted.  Simply put - there aren't as many cooks in the kitchen.  Only one set of hands in there - not three to fuss and fight over the flyer's feet.

Hope that helps - feel free to PM me if something didn't make sense.