- Jan 5, 2011
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Well I think we can all figure out the gym since she said it was at Super Nationals and there is only one "Non Worlds" category...and it looks like this team was right to not enter that division, since they apparently would have gotten 18th out of 19 teams, by the scores.
***Disclaimer: I have NO knowledge of this specific team or incident other than looking at the results sheet to be nosy. So I don't know if this next thing I'm saying applies to this situation or not. But I do know it applies at least somewhere because I've seen it.
But anyway... I think (and I could be wrong) that icecheermom 's biggest complaint is not the celebrating of a victory. It's the entering late, choosing a division with no one else in it, and then outright bragging about being a National Champ - when you purposely set it up that way. Now if you compete and no one else enters your division and you paid MONTHS earlier, there's just nothing you can do about that. As long as it's a competition where you have to beat a score to get a title, then I think it's fair.
I think the blame lies more with the the fact that there just are toooooooo many divisions. (although in this case I'm just confused why a "Non worlds" division was even offered. At 18th out of 19 teams they were obviously non worlds, without a division being created...:rolleyes:)
***I will admit I don't love when people go all over Facebook and Twitter posting "National Champs Baby! FIRST PLACE!!!!!!" when I'm sitting there thinking "Um... first out of one?" But I'll also admit I'm guilty of it - it's embarrassing to say that you were the only ones competing - so why would you? Facebook is for me to make myself and my children look like we are amazing people with amazing lives. Isn't it???:oops:
***Disclaimer: I have NO knowledge of this specific team or incident other than looking at the results sheet to be nosy. So I don't know if this next thing I'm saying applies to this situation or not. But I do know it applies at least somewhere because I've seen it.
But anyway... I think (and I could be wrong) that icecheermom 's biggest complaint is not the celebrating of a victory. It's the entering late, choosing a division with no one else in it, and then outright bragging about being a National Champ - when you purposely set it up that way. Now if you compete and no one else enters your division and you paid MONTHS earlier, there's just nothing you can do about that. As long as it's a competition where you have to beat a score to get a title, then I think it's fair.
I think the blame lies more with the the fact that there just are toooooooo many divisions. (although in this case I'm just confused why a "Non worlds" division was even offered. At 18th out of 19 teams they were obviously non worlds, without a division being created...:rolleyes:)
***I will admit I don't love when people go all over Facebook and Twitter posting "National Champs Baby! FIRST PLACE!!!!!!" when I'm sitting there thinking "Um... first out of one?" But I'll also admit I'm guilty of it - it's embarrassing to say that you were the only ones competing - so why would you? Facebook is for me to make myself and my children look like we are amazing people with amazing lives. Isn't it???:oops: