And sometimes it doesn’t matter what competition you go to locally- there are some divisions that just don’t have a lot of teams. Youth 4, 5 and Jr 5R and Jr5 are the few that come to mind. If your child is on one of those teams as a parent you just know and accept that there just aren’t that many teams and the chances of having a 3-4 competitors at local competitions is high unlikely. So the athletes use those competitions to score wildcard bids to summit, get competition experience and hear judges feedback.Yes, absolutely. We are super lucky to have so many choices. There are a few gyms within 15 minutes of ours that we will rarely see at any comps over the course of the season. I suspect that regional differences are affecting the way my post is being interpreted.
Thank you for pointing out that other area's do not have the same luxury.