What does "level appropriate" mean on the score sheet?

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Level appropriate: any skill that is first allowed at that level under the USASF Cheer Rules. A Level 3 team gets level-appropriate credit only for skills first allowed in Level 3, not for Level 1 or 2 skills. Skills from lower levels still count when comparing teams (as additional skills and combinations), but don't meet the level-appropriate requirements. Majority and most are set by team size in the rubric's quantity charts (stunt groups, toss groups, and athletes for tumbling and jumps). Cumulative: difficulty requirements can be met across the whole routine, not in a single section. A zero is given only when no skills are performed in a category. Hybrid levels (e.g. 4.2) follow the first number's building rules (stunts, pyramids, dismounts, tosses) and the second number's tumbling rules.