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From my understanding, they hosted the prom or fashion show or something on friday and then sponsored uniforms for the "grand champ" team. So they were technically there but did they make a large profit from it like they would from from NCA or their other big comps? They spent some money on the prom and now they are responsible for new uniforms for TGLC. Im sure they made some money but they didnt have control over the competition, they didnt benefit from ticket sales to the comp, didnt sound like there was Stay-to-Play restrictions for parents.I think that's kind of the case with most sports that have a subjective scoring component though. It's difficult for casual viewers to understand because they aren't as obsessed as we are and haven't taken the time to learn all of the rules. Like NBC still uses that system of green, yellow, and red arrows to explain scores in artistic gymnastics even though the "Perfect 10" scoring system was replaced almost 11 years ago. And, truthfully, I don't think the scoring system in gymnastics is that difficult to understand, but to casual viewers who only watch during the Olympics, a quick explanation like "the score has two components: the difficulty score and the execution score and you add the two to get the final score" is necessary to help viewers understand the results of the competition. Casual viewers probably won't understand how cheerleading is scored if they stumble upon it on TV, but the commentators can just provide an explanation as to how routines are scored or how grand champions are selected when they are announced. To clear up confusion about scoring for both casual viewers and fans of the sport, I think a universal score sheet and a Code of Points would go a long way. But I think a COP would be difficult to implement and judge so who knows.
@Eyes On The Prize I don't want to to double post, but wasn't that certain organization involved in the Cheer Alliance Competition? I thought I read they sponsored the prom or dinner or something. Not trying to argue cause I agree with pretty much everything you've said, but I just think it's sorta funny that the Cheer Alliance was formed in spite of this organization, yet they were still involved in the competition in some form. And I also think it's funny how rising costs is a huge issue because of this company, but the Cheer Alliance decides to hold their competition in one of the most expensive cities in the world during one of the most expensive times. I just don't really understand the purpose of the Cheer Alliance and this competition lol.
IMO, this seems like a good step forward in the whole "lets take back control of the industry" thing. Ill be the first to admit that in no way did i think it was perfect this year; there were definitely things that needed improvement, NYC was probabaly a bad place to have it for a lot of reasons, but if they tweak some things for next year and address some of the criticisms people had, then I think this really has potential. Do I think we need another invitational event? DEFINITELY NOT. But ill support the heck out of it if its a positive step out of the Varsity stronghold. I really dont mind if Varsity is participating in things. I just dont want them to be able to control all of it they way the do now.
Side note: It'd be cool to make the Alliance less of an invitational comp and more of a "kick off" competition for the season for some of the big world contenders. If they used the world scoresheets, itd allow the worlds teams to kind of see how their routines will stack up against others in their division early on in the season. I cant recall if other comps use the worlds score sheets but if there arent any, that could give Alliance a reason for existing, kinda give them an edge over Varsity comps. We already have a million comps that function the same. Do something different and create a reason for teams to come back, ya know?