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what team is the junior uniform? it looks like lynx which is my old team haha weird
So - is the Jr uniform tucked INTO the skort or one piece? I can't tell...just curious...it's darling....I have not even broken it to my cp's that there will be no crop top - and they don't even spray tan! hahaI'm kind of hoping youth goes to that uniform also...I love it so much more than the subliminated youth one. Cp was upset when she realized she wasn't going to have a crop top anymore...her response "well what am I going to spray tan? Just my legs??"
I've heard there is a "shadow" system where certain athletes compete for spots at each competition. Is this true? If so, for all teams? Is it possible that some kids could practice all year and never compete?
BlueCat, I didn't see you listed in the all-star coaches section on the CA site. Are you coaching any teams this season?
If I'm not mistaken I think it's supposed to be Coral Cats ? Coral is a type of gem/precious stone.. I assume it was just a typo.Since (almost) all of your teams names are cat related, what made y'all chose coral? just curious
If I'm not mistaken I think it's supposed to be Coral Cats ? Coral is a type of gem/precious stone.. I assume it was just a typo.
@Bluecat, how do you handle a situation when you have flyers that are elite at their particular levels, but not necessarily tumblers. I understand you try and create well rounded athletes, however, there will always be the small percentage that may not have all of the required skills for that level.
We put athletes on teams because they will make the team better, not necessarily because they are elite at every skill. (Analogy - the kicker on a football team usually isn't nearly as big as the linemen nor as fast as the cornerbacks.)
The flip side of that, however, is that if you need 3 flyers and you have 4 athletes trying out for that spot, 3 of which have double fulls and the other cannot do a standing back, that 4th athlete would need to be significantly better at flying for it to be worth it to sacrifice the spot to someone who has doesn't have the skills needed in other parts of the routine. Complicating this is the fact that many parents grossly overestimate how "unique" their child's abilities are. They may feel that their child is a dramatically better flyer than girls X, Y, & Z, when that may not necessarily be true.
Also, being tiny is a major advantage to being a flyer. Fair or not, physics simply doesn't care. Size is certainly not the only factor, but anyone that says it isn't one of the main factors is simply not stating the truth. Girls who are tiny for their age at 12-13-14 are typically smaller than older girls - even if those girls are still small for their age and not "big" by normal human standards. Flyers who are used to getting by on being tiny can lose that advantage as they grow normally. If those girls don't learn to base or back spot ("find a foot"), they may find themselves having difficulty making the roster they want. What got them added to that team in the first place can be the very thing that knocks them out a few years later when another tiny 12-13 year-old (what they were 2-3 years ago) gets moved to the team to fly.
You can argue all day long about whether that is fair or whether it SHOULD be that way. The simple fact is that it IS that way. The push for elite teams to have more and more difficult stunts means that "normal" sized flyers are becoming rarer by the season.
One benefit to getting taller - you become a much better back spot. Being tall (more specifically - having a higher reach) is to back spotting what being tiny is to flying. Physics works to your advantage. Fortunately, there is a spot in a stunt group for nearly any body type.