- Nov 10, 2015
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KHSAA State cheer competition was this weekend. UCA has taken over all of the scoring and judging responsibilities for our state cheer competition which was a tremendous improvement. For the first time ever, the Gameday format was offered. Since it was the inaugural year, it was offered on a “open entry” event to be held on Friday. Eighty-five teams registered and were split into two divisions with some fabulous competition. Less than 1.5 points separated places 2-5 in one of the divisions. The 2 1/2 minute routines were played out on Saturday with several killer performances by some of the top teams in the country, especially in the small and medium all-girl divisions, and 2-time defending national champion, McCracken Co in the large coed division. That was the unbelievably good.
What was the unbelievably bad? One team in Gameday performed a 2 1/2 minute routine. They managed to score 30.6 points, then took 30.5 points in deductions, legalities, and penalties, for a total score of 0.1 (yes, you read that correctly). As a coach, how do you allow this to happen to a group of teenagers who are working their tails off for you only to be embarrassed on the competition floor? The 2 1/2 minute routine wasn’t going to win anything, but it was serviceable enough that onlookers could tell that the kids had worked hard on it. When you’re a coach, one of your primary responsibilities is to know rules, regulations, and competitive formats for competitions in which you enter your team. Your other primary responsibility is to put your athletes in the best possible position to put a product on the floor in which they can take pride. Scoring a 0.1 out of 100 is inexcusable. Shame on her.
What was the unbelievably bad? One team in Gameday performed a 2 1/2 minute routine. They managed to score 30.6 points, then took 30.5 points in deductions, legalities, and penalties, for a total score of 0.1 (yes, you read that correctly). As a coach, how do you allow this to happen to a group of teenagers who are working their tails off for you only to be embarrassed on the competition floor? The 2 1/2 minute routine wasn’t going to win anything, but it was serviceable enough that onlookers could tell that the kids had worked hard on it. When you’re a coach, one of your primary responsibilities is to know rules, regulations, and competitive formats for competitions in which you enter your team. Your other primary responsibility is to put your athletes in the best possible position to put a product on the floor in which they can take pride. Scoring a 0.1 out of 100 is inexcusable. Shame on her.