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Maybe next year they should move this comp to the AC Convention Center. Clearly they need a third floor. It is ridiculous that J2 teams are competing at 10:00 at night on a Sunday. All comps need to end by 8:00pm on Sundays.
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Maybe next year they should move this comp to the AC Convention Center. Clearly they need a third floor. It is ridiculous that J2 teams are competing at 10:00 at night on a Sunday. All comps need to end by 8:00pm on Sundays.
lol, "special" is a funny word to use in context with the Atlantic City boardwalk but that is a different conversation all togetherThe venue is what makes it special though, right? It wouldn't be Battle at the Boardwalk if it wasn't on the boardwalk.
And on Superbowl Sunday to add insult to injury! I realize not everyone loves football but this just feels wrong.It is ridiculous that J2 teams are competing at 10:00 at night on a Sunday. All comps need to end by 8:00pm on Sundays.
All true! Gyms often don't give parents a vote though, so even though coaches and owners (and some parents I'd assume) were aware it is still less than ideal from a parents perspective.I absolutely think it's ridiculous that it is so late. I also think that checking in for warm ups at 645 am is ridiculous too. I am very glad that this does not affect my child. But gyms and coaches saw the block schedule a long time ago. It said 7 am - 11 pm. They could have made the decision to not attend. There really are plenty of other Summit bid events.
I’m not sure there is much special about it. The facility at the convention center is much better suited for cheer. We went to this comp the last two years and it wasn’t as packed but now there are Summit bids. Instead of allowing less teams to register they are trying to pack it in to make more $. At least a few years ago my CP won nfinity bags on her team but last year it was super cheap bags. Not my favorite competition but I shouldn’t complain as we are competing late afternoon.The venue is what makes it special though, right? It wouldn't be Battle at the Boardwalk if it wasn't on the boardwalk. Its like competing at the bandshell in Daytona. Its the space that makes it different.
I'm going to sort of hijack this thread but it related to the times that athletes will compete:
Look at this block schedule Block-Schedule-RTB-OC-All-Star.pdf
It has Prep and Novice teams on Friday night from 4-8 pm. That's a day missed from school for Prep? and Novice? It was my understanding that those divisions are designed for the beginner cheerleader with a lower cost travel commitment. Some gyms have pulled out because of this crazy expectation.
Elite teams are 7 am -10 pm on Saturday and 7am -11pm on Sunday. Many of the teams that will compete at Atlantic City this weekend would also potentially attend this comp. If this comp is on your schedule, be prepared.
Our prep teams always go to RTB for their one big competition. We had to pull them this year because they had them scheduled to compete Friday. We are in Connecticut so there is no way we were going to make our parents make the 5 1/2 hour drive before they have to compete that night.
Agree. Funny thing is that there is a competition in Baltimore this weekend also and while they don’t have paid summit bids they do have at larges that might even go unused. The event is that small this year. Go figure.It is ridiculous to have teams performing after 9-10pm Sunday. If you're an EP and you have a comp with teams essentially competing from 7am-10pm there is something wrong. You either need a bigger venue, or limit the number of teams competing, but we all know Var$ity isnt going to turn down money no matter what and until parents decide to put their feet down to gym owners and gyms stop coming to these comps nothing will change.