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so yeah, I'm that facebook friend. Sorry you feel that way, but my CPs are in no way cheerlebrities and never will be, and that is more than good in my book. I get why some people look at it this way, and I wasn't loving the "Prom/red carpet" idea when I first heard about it. I didn't post that video so that my kids would be famous to my small friend base - I would have posted that same video if it were from a regular high school prom or non cheer event. And to all of the other people complaining about how awful this event was, it may sound cliche, but you really had to be there. My kids had the time of their lives and met so many new friends and celebrated the sport they love this weekend. It wasn't a prom more than a reception to honor the selected teams - I hate that they chose to use the word Prom. I do agree with the posters that said they had an issue with the lack of information about the event. Yes, the event ran late, but for a first time competition, I thought it was overall amazing. Don't forget - the lights went out at Worlds too - a decade or more after they started hosting Worlds. Stuff happens. I personally thought it was pretty cool that TGLC was so hot they fried the electrical system!
For all of you complaining about everything else - most are talking out of both sides of your mouth. You want to see a competition that offers better scoring that breaks down the elements of a routine. Champions League did that. They judged the difficulty in the first performance. They judged the execution on the second performance. They counted each skill and applied ratios. I think that is brilliant. We want an alternative to the Varsity monopoly. We got that. We complain that Cheer Time Revolution and there crazy4$$ moms are the posterchild of the cheerleading world. Nfinity is trying to bring real life competition to the big screen and make it main stream. Where else are they going to film in a true competition environment but at a competition? I didn't see a single parent being filmed (I am praying they didn't film the audience when my kids were performing
). I wasn't a fan of the live stream and I hope there are only the interviews and a small piece of the dance that is put in the movie. Things did run late last night - my kids competed after 11. They survived. There was one judging panel for every team. They needed time in between teams to make sure the judging was right. The movie made things go a bit slower. I am willing to bet that will improve next year. We are so used to multiple judging panels and saying there isn't a true grand champ that we expect there to not be any time in between teams with one panel. Champions League didn't break down the teams by division - various twitter accounts did that, so you can't blame the EP. I do wish awards had been done differently and each team was recognized. Hopefully that will change next year. I had no problems with teams competing twice in one day. The teams that competed were unbelievable. People said few teams hit, but really most teams that didn't "hit" had small issues and were still jaw dropping! Not that I am a judge, but I thought the judging was pretty much right on - I can't say anyone got robbed despite what a certain team was saying all over twitter and in the lobby of the hotel instead of being grateful they took home money for their charity. To that team - you didn't seem to get the point of the competition, so perhaps you should stay home next year. You very poorly represented your gym. On the upside, with that exception I saw so much good sportsmanship this weekend. Teams congratulating each other getting off the mat, wishing each other good luck. I saw more hugs and high fives this weekend then ever. World Cup Starlites were the best sports of the weekend - you saw them cheer for every single team last night! There were kinks, but overall it was a great event, and I think it could be a real turning point for our industry!
