- Feb 11, 2010
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allstarmom#1 My e-mails were sent Saturday, Sunday, Monday and today. ntlgnt1 I agree that parents should get to see their children, I am all for them having 1st dibs on tickets being sold. However, if I pay the same to come to the event, and I have a ticket that I purchased then I have the same right to see the event that any parent does. Many "extra spectators" are coaches, choreographers, other cheerleaders that have spent an equal amount of time and money on cheerleading and IF they purchase a ticket, they deserve to see the competition just as much as the next guy.
Again, parents pay A LOT more money and time! Tuition!!!! No tuition, no cheerleader, lol! Then there's OUR TIME! Ok coaches are there most of the time, but please don't think coaches make every single practice especially when there is more then one coach for the team. Choreographers come in and spend a couple of PAID days to help w/the routine, but again, no tuition, NO CHEERLEADER.
Lets also add on years of tumbling! I don't know of any CP that gets to level 5 w/out the extra tumbling classes. So i'm not talking about 1 yr or one wknd of support, this is YEARS in the making!
The extra WORLDS bells & whistles (I mean ya know....new uniforms that was highly hyped on here, bows, sports bras)
The parents trip and tickets as well! And please don't think that just because a team got a full paid bid that it covered the entire trip, because it doesn't always cover the cost of the trip! MO MONEY MO MONEY MO MONEY!
ANYWHO....If the option is to pay more money as a parent, which we've already paid enough as I mentioned, I'd gladly pay more, just like I did at the Majors to see my child. But no general spectator has more rights then a parent, that again has been there ALL YEAR LONG...EVERY EVENT and not just the ones that were bid qualifiers or Worlds! We pay to make all of this happen....again no tuition no time, NO CHEERLEADER!!!
Alright.....I'm done :cookie: