All-Star How Many Competitions?

[cheermomforever]

Our jr and sr teams do 2 a month from Dec April plus summit/worlds if they qualify


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[KimKardashian]

Thinking about all of this is getting me so pumped for competition season to start already!!

 

[imjessie]

At my gym, tiny, mini, and youth 1 go to 5-6 competitions a year. All of the other youth, junior, and senior teams go to about 7 competitions. Also, our worlds team goes to 8 competitions if they get a bid.

 

[Cheer Dad]

I have got to admire your zeal for wanting a lot of competitions but believe it or not it can get old because it does wear on you after a bit.

Am not sure where you live but it might be hard to find that many competitions within a reasonable driving distance which means more travel, higher cost, to compete that often in an already expensive sport. That could turn away a lot of younger parents.


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[12stepCheermom]

I have got to admire your zeal for wanting a lot of competitions but believe it or not it can get old because it does wear on you after a bit.

Am not sure where you live but it might be hard to find that many competitions within a reasonable driving distance which means more travel, higher cost, to compete that often in an already expensive sport. That could turn away a lot of younger parents.


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Agree here. The first seven years we did 5-7 competitions in a season, last season was 15 (if I counted correctly) three requiring flights, 3-9 hour drives, 4- 4-5 hour drives etc. Not only did it nearly break the bank (and we make good money) but the time out of school and work was insane. I probably burned more vacation time last year than in the past 3-4 combined and the kids have never been in double digit school absences until last year. Plus, competing is fun but fighting with cp14 over hair and makeup and the dh rushing me to make meeting times is frequently grounds for divorce or homicide and I'd rather do that 6-7 times than 15. Travel competitions are stressful.


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[darlingsmomx4]

Thank you all for your answers, three of the five are away, two day competitions. I guess I am just anxious for the season to begin, I will probably feel different after that first competition.

 

[12stepCheermom]

Thank you all for your answers, three of the five are away, two day competitions. I guess I am just anxious for the season to begin, I will probably feel different after that first competition.

Just hope you both get off to a good start on the whole hair/make-up (especially the mini years when you have to meet competition ready at 7:30am most of the time) thing and your child doesn't become the demon diva many of ours do when the hairspray, combs, teasing brushes and eyeliner comes out.

Oye.

Thankfully mine can do her own make up now and sometimes I can luck up with getting a teammate (or when I'm reallllllly lucky @mstealtoyou's middle who's amazing!) to do her hair. They can pull, spray, tug and tease all they want and she smiles quietly....for 8 years she's growled, yelled and been evil to me.

 

[notimeforthat]

I agree with @12stepCheermom .... If you have a friend or fellow cheer mom i suggest swapping.... Usually cps are much nicer to anyone other than mom!
Plan ahead! good luck! you will have many years of comps ahead of you!

 

[Pebbles49]

Well, I just received my daughter's schedule(Thursday) and they have them competing at a total of 8 competitions:
Local competitions(last than 90 minute drive) 1 day =3
Local but 2 days and more than 2 hour drive= 1
Out of State 3 to 4 hours away - 2 days = 1
Flights - 2days = 3
In retrospect, my daughter's team had a total of 10 competitions on their schedule last year, but only competed at 8, due to cancellations... So, it is no telling if more can be added to your cp's schedule, just have fun...

 

[Helen uk uni cheer]

Just hope you both get off to a good start on the whole hair/make-up (especially the mini years when you have to meet competition ready at 7:30am most of the time) thing and your child doesn't become the demon diva many of ours do when the hairspray, combs, teasing brushes and eyeliner comes out.

Oye.

Thankfully mine can do her own make up now and sometimes I can luck up with getting a teammate (or when I'm reallllllly lucky @mstealtoyou's middle who's amazing!) to do her hair. They can pull, spray, tug and tease all they want and she smiles quietly....for 8 years she's growled, yelled and been evil to me.

I have to say your post did make me chuckle. Minis gewtting ready is either really cute as they are super excited or they are little divas. Where I live I like that the youths and younger dont really wear to much makeup and hair is pony and bow so there arent to many diva miments

 

[TheVipersMom]

We do 10 and the same competitions for all teams but unfortunately we don't have a tiny or mini team to compare it too. All our mini aged kids are mostly on youth 1 which still do all competitions.

3 out of state 2 day competitions (most would fly)

2 local 1 day competitions
2 local 2 day competitions

1 in state but 3.5 hr drive 1 day comp

2 in state but 4-5 hr drive 2 day comps




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[Cheer Dad]

We do 10 and the same competitions for all teams but unfortunately we don't have a tiny or mini team to compare it too. All our mini aged kids are mostly on youth 1 which still do all competitions.

3 out of state 2 day competitions (most would fly)

2 local 1 day competitions
2 local 2 day competitions

1 in state but 3.5 hr drive 1 day comp

2 in state but 4-5 hr drive 2 day comps




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No mini or tiny? That is really surprising to me. Just always assumed they had those teams.


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[TheVipersMom]

I mini or tiny? That is really surprising to me. Just always assumed they had those teams.


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No I think the only mini team they have ever had is when @SheCheers daughter was on it which was a long time ago and they won NCA as terror tots! So stinkin cute!!


Haven't had one since! Our youth 1&2 usually have a lot of mini aged kids though!


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[SheCheers]

No I think the only mini team they have ever had is when @SheCheers daughter was on it which was a long time ago and they won NCA as terror tots! So stinkin cute!!

Haven't had one since! Our youth 1&2 usually have a lot of mini aged kids though!


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OMG. lol. I forget how little they were!

That was the 2009-2010 season, I believe. And probably one of the only years they had mini. Before that they had that age group but I think it was called pee wee or something.


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[KikiD22]

I might be in the minority here but the Mini teams at our program do the exact same schedule as the older teams. It's been that way since CP was on Mini 1. This year (I think) it's 10 competitions, 2 requiring travel (Atlanta & Louisville). Again, may be in the minority here but I like this 1) because all the teams are given the exact same treatment as far as competition expectations and 2) it's good preparation for what is expected on an older and/or higher level team.


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