u/Fancy_Sort6520

My 11year old daughter just finished her 2nd season of All-Star/Elite competitive cheer and she loves it. Our gym is small (8 years old) but hasn't had a team past a level 2. Once the athletes get to a certain level, they jump ship to other teams. My daughter is currently on a level 2 team but is ready to be competing at a higher level because of her tumbling skills and gymnastics background, but the more well known large gyms are all an hour or more away from where we live.

Is it common for families to travel that far multiple days a week?

I just want to know if it's common and if that many families are traveling far to compete on higher level competitive team.