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i could only dream of that here in upstate new york....can't one of them make a location up here?!
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I wonder, though, what this will do for 'local' competitions. If programs begin to absorb/merge other programs, hypothetically the amount of different gyms shrink, so local competitions might shrink..(I'm trying to figure this out in my head, but my brain is mush)
Wasn't sure how it worked in Maryland..good to know. I wonder if this might have a similar effect in other states, where we start to get mega-gyms/programs and you HAVE to compete at the big regionals/nationals in order to have competition.locals in general aren't that big. states is probably the only competition where you see mostly every program in MD. other than that... the most competition comes from regionals or nationals. in fact, i think the teams compete against each other more at NCA, BATC, Cheersport, Worlds than locally.
Wasn't sure how it worked in Maryland..good to know. I wonder if this might have a similar effect in other states, where we start to get mega-gyms/programs and you HAVE to compete at the big regionals/nationals in order to have competition.
I think you're so right. There were a ton more teams in the area 10 years ago (random little ones all over the place) and I'd say like 5 years ago there were more local competitions than there are now for All Star. UMD used to have a competition that Twisters went to, but there were even more little competitions at high schools and Showplace arena, some places in Baltimore.. not so much anymore. There's Jamfest competitions, BATC, and Atlantis all within a 50 mile radius of Bmore throughout the season - if you're a gym why go to a small competition if you're going to face real competition at one of the other ones?i think it depends on the program and if the focus is developing locally or nationally. there are a handful of big competitions in the area, so these gyms are fortunate to have a variety of high quality nationals and regionals at their disposal. i would take a guess and say that there are programs in MD that compete at more nationals/regionals/classics than locals.
i could only dream of that here in upstate new york....can't one of them make a location up here?!
i could only dream of that here in upstate new york....can't one of them make a location up here?!
isn't that kind of what everybody wants though? essentially, fewer small competitions, forcing everyone to go to bigger competitions and (in the end) less bids being given out...?Wasn't sure how it worked in Maryland..good to know. I wonder if this might have a similar effect in other states, where we start to get mega-gyms/programs and you HAVE to compete at the big regionals/nationals in order to have competition.