The thing I appreciate most about your post is your recognition of the team that won all the while giving credit to your team! THANK YOU for the classy sportsmanship you showed in this post! I wish everyone could be gracious like this no matter what place they finish in! Good Luck to Vizion in...
The facility we used was a shared practice space with the schools gymnastics team. The gymnastics coach would come in and help us with instructing correct body positions and technique, it was highly effective for us.
Yes, great tool! the setup was a pulley system attached to the rafters of the practice facility. The belt had ball bearings for the twisting and was attached to ropes on the outside for flipping. The group would throw a normal basket for the flyer and the coach/instructor was in constant contact...
I was thinking the same thing! how are you "guaranteeing" the team with the most votes will 100% attend. How weird is that though?! "Hey we didn't want to give you a guaranteed invite but if the fans vote you in will you come?"
Calm down folks.... 2 1/2 high pyramids (ex. 2-2-1, 2-1-1 etc...) are collegiate level or Level 6 style pyramids you can't do those in All Star Levels 5 and below anyway (which only allows 2-high pyramids). Eliminating partner stunt means there can't be an individual "partner stunt competition"...
I think the difference between the two is now (rarely if ever) do teams "turn down" the invitation or bid to go to Worlds where as with the Majors (obviously only in its 2nd year of existence) you have programs the industry considers "the best of the best" that turn it down. I guess I don't...
Just my opinion but there's already a competition that hosts the "Best of the Best" its called NCA All Star Nationals in Dallas, TX. I think that's why you see so many programs decline the invitation to go (ex. World Cup). They may not always win but specifically in the Large Senior division I...
I'm sure many of you were watching the men's team final in the Olympics last night and noticed the "official challenge" by Japan about the scores given in the pommel horse.
(If you didn't notice, the last Japanese gymnast to compete messed up on his required handstand dismount and at the time...