- Feb 24, 2014
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This past weekend I attended Spirit Festival a Varsity run competition in Connecticut. This competition has been around for many years and normally has attendance by many large northeast programs, however in the past few years more and more programs have been forgoing it, I now know why. For one the judging was very bad. The team I came to watch had two stunts fall a bobble and a touch out and only had .75 in deductions .5 for a fall and .25 for a bobble, which isn't something to complain about for them, however teams attend a varsity run competition to be fairly scored and that isn't right, who knows how many deductions were missed on other teams. This competition also gives out 3 full paid and 6 at large bids to worlds. The team I came to watch was going for a worlds bid in the international division knowing that the top three scores would be awarded the three international bids one paid and two at large. They received the second highest international score however and did not receive a at large bid, and were told that the competition had decided to change the rules and not allow teams in the same division to receive a bid for example the top scoring team in there division got the paid and they got second still with the highest score in international but did not receive a bid due to being in the same division as the team that got the paid. I am sorry but I cannot wrap my head around how this competition can change the bid declaration after the competition has happened and award a team with a lower score a bid and take it from teams that deserved it. I also can't get over the fact that judges can blatantly miss deductions, I get that everyone human but gyms are spending a lot of time and money attending and it just is not right. Anyone have a similar experience?