xtremeteal4life
Cheer Parent
- Oct 10, 2010
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I think there's a difference with 'trying to be competitive' and 'trying to be COMPETITIVE'..and no, it's not just that I capitalized one (appropriate use of capital? yes?) lol. There's a reason most tiny teams are cheaper (at least that I've always seen, anyway)..I think there's an expectation of wanting to do well and working them through the skills, but trying to treat it like it's life and death large coed5 Worlds is a bit much. For me, anyway. And just because a team doesn't cut/'isn't being "competitive" ' to a certain degree doesn't mean there is any less expectation or degree of safety..
I do wonder how many competitions Stingrays brings their tinys/mini 1s to vs their other teams. I know for several teams around here, the tinys/minis don't go to as many comps and very few if any overnight comps. Any other programs want to chime in?
Are you gonna watch our showcase? The reason I ask is bc I want you watch our Tiny 1 team...sure they are gonna be competitive, but not COMPETITIVE (yes, I think your use was appropriate ;) ). I want you to see how much fun they have and how excited they are and I think some people's preconceived notions about them being coached like drill sergeants will dissipate. However, I am speaking from personal experience when I say I've seen parents as I mentioned earlier in my reply whose children are simply not ready, even for this team. They cry all practice, don't want to participate, don't listen to the coaches, have behavioral problems, etc and their parents are clueless. What do you do with them? Put them in a different environment initially, until they are ready... :shrug:
Sure I can answer for you. Our Tiny's only have a few comps this year (and I'm not sure off the top of my head if any overnights bc my daughter does a Mini team as well) and our Mini's have a few more than the Tiny's (two 2-days ones I believe). *I'm not referring to Mini Elite though, not sure how many they have.