All-Star Decrease In Worlds Bids

[AndrewSky]

Maybe its just me but i wouldnt really want to make the long and expensive travel to get 78th :eek:

And to some people 78th feels like first.

 

[Cheeranswers]

Maybe its just me but i wouldnt really want to make the long and expensive travel to get 78th :eek:

well its not like teams get a bid and say "hey lets go to florida to get second last!" for some, believe it or not, its a fun competition for experience. and i know some totally hate that, but not everyone can pull a cali black ops and win worlds on their first time going. being on a team that doesn't really have a chance at a ring (and most likely won't ANY TIME soon..) i can still say worlds is soo much fun. its so awesome to compete against the best of the best and see all your favorite teams at one competition at such a fun place. to travel to worlds for me its quite a long and expensive flight (not even to mention the expenses at disney) and its definitely not cheap but its been worth it every single time. I'm sure many girls would GLADLY take 78th as opposed to not even getting the bid to get that opportunity.

 

[NJ Coach]

Actually I just read they are splitting the at larges into two groups and taking top ten from each group. So 20 will now advance to semi finals :)


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Where did you read this?

 

[CFAmom2]

Where did you read this?

It's in the worlds registration packet page 3 and it says new this year. I almost missed it myself. I don't think a lot of people have read the fine print.


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[Cheeranswers]

Where did you read this?

NEW: The top 10 teams from “each Group” will move on to compete in the Semi-Final round on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports® Complex. The Semi- Final round will be comprised of the top 20 of the Preliminary teams, plus all of the Partial Paid and Paid bid teams that are reg- istered in that division.


http://usasf.net.ismmedia.com/ISM3/.../Cheer/docs/USASF_14_Worlds_CH_TravelBook.pdf

 

[NJ Coach]

It's in the worlds registration packet page 3 and it says new this year. I almost missed it myself. I don't think a lot of people have read the fine print.


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NEW: The top 10 teams from “each Group” will move on to compete in the Semi-Final round on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports® Complex. The Semi- Final round will be comprised of the top 20 of the Preliminary teams, plus all of the Partial Paid and Paid bid teams that are reg- istered in that division.


http://usasf.net.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2013 Website/Worlds/Cheer/docs/USASF_14_Worlds_CH_TravelBook.pdf

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[FierceIsTheName]

well its not like teams get a bid and say "hey lets go to florida to get second last!" for some, believe it or not, its a fun competition for experience. and i know some totally hate that, but not everyone can pull a cali black ops and win worlds on their first time going. being on a team that doesn't really have a chance at a ring (and most likely won't ANY TIME soon..) i can still say worlds is soo much fun. its so awesome to compete against the best of the best and see all your favorite teams at one competition at such a fun place. to travel to worlds for me its quite a long and expensive flight (not even to mention the expenses at disney) and its definitely not cheap but its been worth it every single time. I'm sure many girls would GLADLY take 78th as opposed to not even getting the bid to get that opportunity.

I guess my gym is just different. We have 4 teams going to the summit, and they wouldn't take us to just go have fun. Now i know the chances of all 4 of us winning (or even 1 team winning) isn't very likely, we still have a shot and would not go just for the experience. I mean its different for everyone (obviously some teams know they just can't win against big name teams such as brandon and smoed) but having goals for top 10 is still a possible goal and I just cannot imagine going 2,000 miles to get 70-90th place. I just feel like some teams go just to go and to say they competed at worlds, but then again this could just be how i see it sometimes

 

[Cheeranswers]

I guess my gym is just different. We have 4 teams going to the summit, and they wouldn't take us to just go have fun. Now i know the chances of all 4 of us winning (or even 1 team winning) isn't very likely, we still have a shot and would not go just for the experience. I mean its different for everyone (obviously some teams know they just can't win against big name teams such as brandon and smoed) but having goals for top 10 is still a possible goal and I just cannot imagine going 2,000 miles to get 70-90th place. I just feel like some teams go just to go and to say they competed at worlds, but then again this could just be how i see it sometimes

i get it! like i said teams obviously don't go there hoping to get in the bottom 10. probably just different gyms! might be especially different since my gym doesn't send any teams to the summit so the ultimate goal for the young ones are worlds!

 

[BlueCat]

There are college basketball teams who are thrilled beyond belief to get an invitation to the NCAA tournament. They don't turn down their invite simply because they are a 16 seed with no realistic chance of winning. Not every team has the same expectations - and that is OK.

 

[mybabywantstotumble]

sounds like a great idea. you see so many teams coming in last place and getting an AL bid. they might as well as get rid of the AL and just let whomever wants to go to worlds go and pay.

 

[CrownedtheGR8est]

In my opinion, Worlds is too big. I really don't think it's fair for all these teams to travel and pay out of pocket to go and compete ONCE. To me, that's such a waste of money. I get it's about the experience, but no. If they're only going to take the top 10 in prelims to go to semis, then they should only give out that many bids.

#Imissworlds2006

 

[CrownedtheGR8est]

There are college basketball teams who are thrilled beyond belief to get an invitation to the NCAA tournament. They don't turn down their invite simply because they are a 16 seed with no realistic chance of winning. Not every team has the same expectations - and that is OK.

Yes but those individual athlete's parents aren't forking out over a $1000 for one weekend! The college with some million odd dollar alumni fund is. Just being realistic!

 

[BlueCat]

In my opinion, Worlds is too big. I really don't think it's fair for all these teams to travel and pay out of pocket to go and compete ONCE. To me, that's such a waste of money. I get it's about the experience, but no. If they're only going to take the top 10 in prelims to go to semis, then they should only give out that many bids.

#Imissworlds2006

Then they wouldn't need a first round, which means that 10 of those teams wouldn't make it from prelims to finals and would only be performing once. So, by your logic - they should only give 10 bids total per division?

I don't think we should be in the business of telling teams or athletes that their trip to Worlds isn't worth the money they spend unless they are a contender. Let them decide that for themselves.

 

[ErinS]

Yes but those individual athlete's parents aren't forking out over a $1000 for one weekend! The college with some million odd dollar alumni fund is. Just being realistic!

I believe the NCAA foots the bill. At least they did back in 2005 when I cheered at a game with a 13 seed? From the chartered plane to the hotel to the stipend they gave cheer/dance/pep band.... all NCAA ....

 

[Fiercecheermom]

Yes but those individual athlete's parents aren't forking out over a $1000 for one weekend! The college with some million odd dollar alumni fund is. Just being realistic!

I wish it were only $1000. LOL...by the time the family flies down, hotels, car rental, tickets, etc, this will be a $3000 weekend for us. The memories are priceless though....my CP finally realized her dream last year. So proud of her and the whole LOVE team.