is Orange's execution score that high that they could afford a fall and still win..? Not that im doubting the results, but i feel like year after year even with mistakes they still seem to win certain comps (worlds 2013 they had a few issues, and worlds 2014 with the pyramid thing just to name a few).
this is why i always like seeing those detailed score breakdown sheets..
It wouldn't surprise me. I think that goes for their whole program. Their teams usually have the same (or more) difficulty as the rest of a given division, but their technique and execution is where they beat A LOT of other teams.
I think since Orange entered the division during the 2013-2014 season, the other large senior teams have tremendously cleaned up their execution, e.g. Senior Elite's tumbling, Shooting Stats's jumps etc. So I don't believe they're miles ahead in execution like they use to, but I definitely still put them in front of everyone except maybe for Panthers.
As for this particular competition, what I'm seeing that's putting Orange a comfortable distance ahead of Senior Elite is their pyramid. Orange's pyramid is so dynamic - their transitions are difficult (e.g. the first structure, the centre flyers get flipped and twisted finishing in extended level positions), structures travel across the floor and of course all with solid technique (good amplitude on transitions along with hitting structures well).
Senior Elite's pyramid has a tonne of transitions, but a lot of them end up with the flyers landing in a cradle. Also, they don't hit as many structures and their structures don't travel at all... it just looks flashy but in actuality does lack difficulty.
I'm not trying to put Senior Elite down, their execution over the past few seasons, especially in tumbling, has improved so much... it's only up from here, same goes to the other teams.
P.S.: Shout out to the two girls and AR at the front of Orange's standing tumbling section - pike to tuck immediately into one to doubles = life. [emoji1373]
ETA: When I say traveling pyramid structures I'm referring to when the bases actually move the pyramid's position in relation to the floor (demonstrating good use of floor space), not the bases traveling around the pyramid structures to catch the flyers.
