It makes sense to cancel early events and not start the season until 2021. But I wonder if event producers are starting to think outside the box in case nothing changes by January 2021. I worry what canceling an entire season might do to the sport. With just about all gyms practicing again in some capacity, I think Varsity really needs to try to give these kids some sort of legitimate competition season (that is run as safely as possible, of course). Teams haven't competed since Feb/March, and I'm wondering how long some kids will be willing to train and prepare for competitions without any actually happening. Varsity did that Worlds points competition thing to soften the blow of a shortened season and keep people engaged, so it seems they are indeed aware of how important it is to give teams something and keep them in a competitive mindset.
It's hard to imagine virtual cheer competitions being fair or practical. So they might need to figure out how to run in-person competitions with far fewer people in the building at a time. It would take a ton of planning and might be a logistical nightmare depending on the venue, but there has to be a way to get teams in and out of a building faster.
The event producer Spirit Unlimited used to have Worlds teams compete twice in one day--- the first performance would be in a closed-off room with a very small number of seats (so basically, a parent might see the teams in their own division and then leave the room). Competing in front of a very small audience might have to be the norm for the time being (unless you believe the virus hangs in the air and would therefore put everyone who walks into a room at risk even if they never see each other).
Giant free-for-all competitions with thousands of people in the building probably aren't happening anytime soon. I'm curious if Varsity is seriously looking into alternative methods of running competitions or if they're just hoping things get better by January, which is still relatively far away.
