- Nov 24, 2014
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I'm a coach for a competitive team of 12, which is the max we can use in our division. We compete in about a week for a chance to advance to our National competition, and we are only up against one team. (Phew.) Needless to say, me and my girls are EXTREMELY competitive and want to win. This would be their first big victory of the season, due to who this team is.
Unfortunately, they posted a video of their routine on the internet and they are going to slaughter us in the tumbling department. 3 tucks against 7. All 7 of theirs are solid, and one of our 3 is shaky. Only 25% of your team needs to tumble to qualify for highest points, but we are barely scrapping the bottom. They will easily top us by 5-6 points in that category, and in our division, that's a pretty significant gap.
The other team is sloppy, I will say, but the tumbling just blows us out of the water. We are evenly matched with stunts. Dare I say it, our choreography is a little more interesting.
So I guess the big question is, is there anything I can do to help offset the power house tumbling? Does clean really beat difficulty, even when it's by this much?
Unfortunately, they posted a video of their routine on the internet and they are going to slaughter us in the tumbling department. 3 tucks against 7. All 7 of theirs are solid, and one of our 3 is shaky. Only 25% of your team needs to tumble to qualify for highest points, but we are barely scrapping the bottom. They will easily top us by 5-6 points in that category, and in our division, that's a pretty significant gap.
The other team is sloppy, I will say, but the tumbling just blows us out of the water. We are evenly matched with stunts. Dare I say it, our choreography is a little more interesting.
So I guess the big question is, is there anything I can do to help offset the power house tumbling? Does clean really beat difficulty, even when it's by this much?