Competitive cheerleading has grown tremendously over the last decade.
The level of difficulty, routine creativity, but also, the amount of talented individuals in the industry has surpassed what competitive cheerleading was 10 years ago.
Those days where only one (or a few) athletes were capable of doing a skill are long gone. Which is the sole reason why The Nation's Best was created - to recognize and reward athletes for their hard work and talents, outside of a team setting.