In hindsight, Smoed should have stopped being filmed after Season 1. The show progressively became less about that team and their "road to Worlds" and more about the individual athletes. I liked Eddie and Orby and their coaching style. It was nice to have a "peek" inside another gym. Even in Season 1 there were some statements from the coaches/athletes that were cringe worthy, however overall I enjoyed the program.
For those of you who are not parents on this board, you have no idea what it's like to see your child suffer AND be so far from them. I applaud his father for coming out and saying, Nope..did not happen this way and You (ATV) are not going to tell my son's story. Dylan seems like a very nice, hard working young man. If the environment he joined wasn't what was either portrayed correctly or right for him, he has every right to leave and should leave. I am very happy he has found a home with CEA. Coed Elite is an amazing team and is always a contender for a World title. I'm not saying by any means that CEA is a perfect gym, but it's perfect for Dylan.
As for Kassidy coming on the thread and defending her gym, she has every right to do that and address whatever "wrongs" she feels herself/team/coaches/gym have suffered. However, I did my own research and her tweets, as well as her teammates, contradict her posts on this board. In fact, she had some very hateful tweets towards the members of this board.
Two things really stand out that do not sit well with me at all, bringing up the whole immigration issue and Eddie and Tannaz asking the other thread be closed while they reach out to Dylan and his father. IMO they had their shot to reach out when this all transpired and alluding to having to contact INS is really low.
In the end why would you want to keep an athlete who is miserable and wants to leave? Cali is a big gym with a plethora of talented athletes. Also, according to the show, you have athletes all the time from within and outside the US sending you tryout videos.
The whole situation is just sad.
