All-Star New Nca Rule. No Sandbagging!

[OkCheerCoach]

And maybe it's just me who thinks about these things but the timing required for each level skills is way different. Running tumbling in level one, for example, takes way more than time then tumbling in level Two. That's just adding so many moving parts.

Not to mention. Not every kid that can do a backhandspring can do a back walkover !

 

[King]

NCA is the first event for some teams/ gyms if it's a half year team

How many teams would you say use that as their first competition?

 

[kristenthegreat]

PLUS- didn't I read something where another gym can still call it into question? Show a video from earlier in the season with a team competing pretty well executed skills for a higher level now dropping to a lower level with the same team..pretty much puts the kibosh on it, doesn't it?

At the very least, it's NCA's way of saying 'Hey- don't think we aren't aware that you're sandbagging. And don't think we are going to shy away from it anymore.' Now coaches will at least think twice before trying, and they better make it airtight or risk explaining 'Sorry, we got bombed because some other gym proved we sandbagged.' NOT the most customer-savvy decision.

 

[Mclovin]

How many teams would you say use that as their first competition?

We will have one from our gym that will start practicing in January and will only go to NCA.

 

[Mclovin]

At the very least, it's NCA's way of saying 'Hey- don't think we aren't aware that you're sandbagging. And don't think we are going to shy away from it anymore.' Now coaches will at least think twice before trying, and they better make it airtight or risk explaining 'Sorry, we got bombed because some other gym proved we sandbagged.' NOT the most customer-savvy decision.

I definitely LOVE that NCA is making a stance on this issue!! Regardless of whether it really helps the problem or not, they have just gained a ton of respect from me as a parent and as a coach. I loved them before, now I just love them even more.

 

[kristenthegreat]

I definitely LOVE that NCA is making a stance on this issue!! Regardless of whether it really helps the problem or not, they have just gained a ton of respect from me as a parent and as a coach. I loved them before, now I just love them even more.

I love it. Hope the other major competitions will put something out about it this year..

 

[King]

We will have one from our gym that will start practicing in January and will only go to NCA.

Since NCA is one of the biggest and most prestigious competitions held all year would it be a bad thing if you were required to attend at least one competition before you went there?

 

[ASCheerMan]

You have to have competed at an event. So NCA couldn't be your teams first event I dont think.

The policy is in place to alleviate sandbagging by teams that have already competed. If it's a team's first competition, there won't be a legitimate level to hold them accountable to.

 

[Mclovin]

Since NCA is one of the biggest and most prestigious competitions held all year would it be a bad thing if you were required to attend at least one competition before you went there?

It would just require that team to be ready in 5 or 6 weeks verses 7 or 8 weeks I guess. Which we all know what one or two weeks can do to the readiness of a routine...

 

[King]

The policy is in place to alleviate sandbagging by teams that have already competed. If it's a team's first competition, there won't be a legitimate level to hold them accountable to.

I'm just modifying the rules as I go.

 

[chyeeaaa69]

I think the rule should be less of "have you competed at any other competitions in this level?" and more of "which level have you mostly been competing in?" that way, if a team goes to 3-4 competitions before NCA, competes 3 of them as level 4, one as level 3, they are still penalized.

 

[TXcheermom]

awesome!!!!

 

[MomOf2ThatsMe]

Or . . . Change your team name.

Do you think that the USASF registration system would help with this? My daughter is registered as a level 2 athlete with them. Don't you think it would raise some eyebrows if this "new" team that formed two weeks prior to NCA had all athletes that were registered at a higher level than what the team is? Presuming somebody complained and the situation was investigated, of course....

 

[AScheer]

I love this idea! Last year my level 3 team competed up in level 4 at Cheersport because they asked us to double compete and needed to fill the division. We weren't true level 4 but we still got 2nd beating a lot of level 4 teams. Its exciting but I bring it up because the team that got first was a true level 5 competing down, which kind of irritated me! If this rule goes into effect though will it prevent teams from moving up a level too?

 

[fullpass]

The policy is in place to alleviate sandbagging by teams that have already competed. If it's a team's first competition, there won't be a legitimate level to hold them accountable to.

What if your gym is having a non-travel year and they put together one special team just to go to this competition?

If you require that team to perform prior to NCA then it could affect other teams at the gym to compete at the earlier competition due to the new limits on crossing over. . .

ETA: BTW I am 100% in favor of this rule. Just acting as devil's advocate here