- Jan 27, 2010
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I have two points I would like to make and am quite long-winded, so sorry in advance if this gets a bit long.
We won't be moving out of Disney/WWOS for the next few years. We all know this is true. For now, I would propose having one venue hold all of the all-girl teams, and one for coed. Still have at-larges compete Friday in Jostens so we don't mess with ICU, but Sat and Sun I suggest having separate venues. Stack them so the teams of the same size are competing at the same time. Start with small AG and coed, IO5/IOC5, MAG/MC, IO6/IOC6, and finish the day with large AG and coed. This separates the more popular divisions with international teams to hopefully alleviate some crowding. People will have to choose who to see and plan ahead much like at Cheersport. I understand this will be difficult for the coaches (and possibly parents) of a few elite gyms with multiple worlds teams, but those coaches are often leaders in the industry and hopefully willing to sacrifice a bit for the good of others.
In the future, I would like to see Worlds moved to Vegas. The Grand Garden Arena at MGM is huge and incredible to compete in. I competed there many years ago when American Championships Vegas was huge and big names like Cheer Athletics and Georgia attended. Now it seems like it is only west coast gyms in attendance, but I still have as many amazing memories from two years competing there as I do competing at Worlds twice. I've been to Vegas as a teenager and at 21 and there is plenty for both age groups to do. Obviously, there is no shortage of hotel rooms, most major hotels have multi-lingual employees, and there is a subway system connecting all the hotels on the Strip. There are plenty of restaurants, shopping malls, roller coasters, and of course shows for everyone to see. The 21+ crowd would likely go to the night clubs rather than hanging out with, and potentially providing alcohol to, the under age crowd. Security is incredibly tight and if anyone tried causing a riot like the one I've heard about this weekend it would be shut down in an instant. I know Vegas is seen as a party town, but I believe it would be the perfect fit for Worlds.
We won't be moving out of Disney/WWOS for the next few years. We all know this is true. For now, I would propose having one venue hold all of the all-girl teams, and one for coed. Still have at-larges compete Friday in Jostens so we don't mess with ICU, but Sat and Sun I suggest having separate venues. Stack them so the teams of the same size are competing at the same time. Start with small AG and coed, IO5/IOC5, MAG/MC, IO6/IOC6, and finish the day with large AG and coed. This separates the more popular divisions with international teams to hopefully alleviate some crowding. People will have to choose who to see and plan ahead much like at Cheersport. I understand this will be difficult for the coaches (and possibly parents) of a few elite gyms with multiple worlds teams, but those coaches are often leaders in the industry and hopefully willing to sacrifice a bit for the good of others.
In the future, I would like to see Worlds moved to Vegas. The Grand Garden Arena at MGM is huge and incredible to compete in. I competed there many years ago when American Championships Vegas was huge and big names like Cheer Athletics and Georgia attended. Now it seems like it is only west coast gyms in attendance, but I still have as many amazing memories from two years competing there as I do competing at Worlds twice. I've been to Vegas as a teenager and at 21 and there is plenty for both age groups to do. Obviously, there is no shortage of hotel rooms, most major hotels have multi-lingual employees, and there is a subway system connecting all the hotels on the Strip. There are plenty of restaurants, shopping malls, roller coasters, and of course shows for everyone to see. The 21+ crowd would likely go to the night clubs rather than hanging out with, and potentially providing alcohol to, the under age crowd. Security is incredibly tight and if anyone tried causing a riot like the one I've heard about this weekend it would be shut down in an instant. I know Vegas is seen as a party town, but I believe it would be the perfect fit for Worlds.