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Piggyback on what you said, my daughter is on a Y5 team and they perform early in the morning... I was upset by the early mornings because these girls and 1 little dude had to be up at 4:30am and at the Convention Ctr before 6am both days my daughter did not eat because everything open after 6am... These kids need food for more energy to perform, I think... I noticed the numerous mistakes that occurred on the 2nd day, as opposed to the first day...So I think many other teams were affected by the earlier hours....
 
Just want to say how proud I am of ACX Charleston's small senior 4 team D&G who won both ACX's and South Carolina's first ever NCA title!
Not only is this my old team, but I work with the girls all summer and throughout the year when I'm home and this is pretty much a dream come true for all of us

I was at the JFK Museum Monday and a man that I think may be a coach for that team was behind me. I wasn't sure at first if he was a cheerleader or coach, but he said his team was senior 4, but didn't say if it was co-ed or not. He was kind of short and balding and I think he was with his mom. They were so friendly!
 
Exactly my point, your daughters team is the key example; she lost last year, you did the right thing, let her cry and consoled her, but then she learned from the experience and came back and won! This is what has to be done!

This is not meant to be a bashing on winning or losing, or any post on here but here I go:
I have to say that, IMO, 'lost' is a 'relative' term. Most of us put our CP's in All-Star cheer not to win, but to rather learn from their experiences: work hard and you will earn your accolades, dedicate yourself to something you love/have fun doing and you will gain a wealth of insight on how to work toward a common goal, and, finally, how to come in first with your best performance or give it your all and succeed in a great performance but not to come out on top and to chalk it all up as a great experience.
All of this is experience: life experience.
We need to teach this generation that everyone doesn't win and that winning isn't necessary to earn the rewards that will teach them that hard work pays off through other measures of success such as learning how to work together, or building lifelong friendships with fellow athletes, families, and coaches, and creating cherished memories, that neither a jacket, medal, or ring is necessary to reward success. A different measure of success could and should be their zero deduction performance, all team tumbling that everyone nailed, or even hitting a new routine that was increased in difficulty because your coach believed that their team could hit!!
So to say that a team 'lost' is not an accurate measurement of what happened at any competition, but we should all encourage the values that say that what you accomplished was much more than the 'gift' you received.
To not come in first one year, and then to work harder so that the following year you come out on top, is the motivator that any CP needs to spark them and their team in to achieving their goal, to come in first at NCA Nationals.
Ok, I'm done with my 2 cents and congrats to your CP for working hard this year and coming out on top!!
@yooolizzi
 
This is not meant to be a bashing on winning or losing, or any post on here but here I go:
I have to say that, IMO, 'lost' is a 'relative' term. Most of us put our CP's in All-Star cheer not to win, but to rather learn from their experiences: work hard and you will earn your accolades, dedicate yourself to something you love/have fun doing and you will gain a wealth of insight on how to work toward a common goal, and, finally, how to come in first with your best performance or give it your all and succeed in a great performance but not to come out on top and to chalk it all up as a great experience.
All of this is experience: life experience.
We need to teach this generation that everyone doesn't win and that winning isn't necessary to earn the rewards that will teach them that hard work pays off through other measures of success such as learning how to work together, or building lifelong friendships with fellow athletes, families, and coaches, and creating cherished memories, that neither a jacket, medal, or ring is necessary to reward success. A different measure of success could and should be their zero deduction performance, all team tumbling that everyone nailed, or even hitting a new routine that was increased in difficulty because your coach believed that their team could hit!!
So to say that a team 'lost' is not an accurate measurement of what happened at any competition, but we should all encourage the values that say that what you accomplished was much more than the 'gift' you received.
To not come in first one year, and then to work harder so that the following year you come out on top, is the motivator that any CP needs to spark them and their team in to achieving their goal, to come in first at NCA Nationals.
Ok, I'm done with my 2 cents and congrats to your CP for working hard this year and coming out on top!!
@yooolizzi
May I ask why I was tagged?
 
This is not meant to be a bashing on winning or losing, or any post on here but here I go:
I have to say that, IMO, 'lost' is a 'relative' term. Most of us put our CP's in All-Star cheer not to win, but to rather learn from their experiences: work hard and you will earn your accolades, dedicate yourself to something you love/have fun doing and you will gain a wealth of insight on how to work toward a common goal, and, finally, how to come in first with your best performance or give it your all and succeed in a great performance but not to come out on top and to chalk it all up as a great experience.
All of this is experience: life experience.
We need to teach this generation that everyone doesn't win and that winning isn't necessary to earn the rewards that will teach them that hard work pays off through other measures of success such as learning how to work together, or building lifelong friendships with fellow athletes, families, and coaches, and creating cherished memories, that neither a jacket, medal, or ring is necessary to reward success. A different measure of success could and should be their zero deduction performance, all team tumbling that everyone nailed, or even hitting a new routine that was increased in difficulty because your coach believed that their team could hit!!
So to say that a team 'lost' is not an accurate measurement of what happened at any competition, but we should all encourage the values that say that what you accomplished was much more than the 'gift' you received.
To not come in first one year, and then to work harder so that the following year you come out on top, is the motivator that any CP needs to spark them and their team in to achieving their goal, to come in first at NCA Nationals.
Ok, I'm done with my 2 cents and congrats to your CP for working hard this year and coming out on top!!
@yooolizzi
Very nice thoughts, but my thought is winning does matter in sports. You must teach the child to accept losses gracefully, learn from them, and do what they need to do if they want to win. Most kids want to win, or atleast be considered a worthy opponent. Sometimes a ring, jacket, medal, or possibly a globe is just what the Dr ordered!
 
Unfortunately the experiences that teach us the most in life, are often very unhappy experiences in the moment. My CP learned that a few years ago at NCA.

She had been fortunate and went for a couple of years without ever suffering a loss. They worked hard and earned their success always remaining humble and exemplifying good sportsmanship. But then at NCA they came up against a sandbagging team that had Level 5 athletes on a Level 2 team. The rules were different then. What the team did was not illegal. They exploited a loophole and felt no shame in doing so. They had a grudge against our coaches and the athletes suffered because of it. Worse yet the other gym was very vocal and arrogant in their actions.

My daughter's team performed well but ultimately took a close second to the stacked team. They were crushed and there were some tears. This was unfortunate but also a learning opportunity about life for our athletes. Albeit a bitter pill to swallow, they remained good sports thru it all. They walked the halls and traded shirts and pins. The went up to everyone they saw in an NCA jacket and congratulated them on their win. They didn't complain but their hurt couldn't be hidden from those they knew.

What they found in return was so unexpected. Athletes from gyms all over showed so much love. Some athletes offered to donate their jackets to individuals on our team. Others provided comfort and offered words of reassurance to team members. I was so touched by how sympathetic and caring everyone was.

There were other teams that reacted very vocally, confronting the offending gym. We would have fathered

We felt fortunate to be shown such support by so many individuals. In the end we left NCA feeling like we won because we lost. Given a choice we would have liked to get first place. But, we took home so much more by losing than we ever would have by winning. No jackets but in reality we were the winners. The other gym took took home jackets, a trophy, a bad reputation and the knowledge that they showed the cheer world what they're made of (and it wasn't pretty).
In the end categorymembers.


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Unfortunately the experiences that teach us the most in life, are often very unhappy experiences in the moment. My CP learned that a few years ago at NCA.

She had been fortunate and went for a couple of years without ever suffering a loss. They worked hard and earned their success always remaining humble and exemplifying good sportsmanship. But then at NCA they came up against a sandbagging team that had Level 5 athletes on a Level 2 team. The rules were different then. What the team did was not illegal. They exploited a loophole and felt no shame in doing so. They had a grudge against our coaches and the athletes suffered because of it. Worse yet the other gym was very vocal and arrogant in their actions.

My daughter's team performed well but ultimately took a close second to the stacked team. They were crushed and there were some tears. This was unfortunate but also a learning opportunity about life for our athletes. Albeit a bitter pill to swallow, they remained good sports thru it all. They walked the halls and traded shirts and pins. The went up to everyone they saw in an NCA jacket and congratulated them on their win. They didn't complain but their hurt couldn't be hidden from those they knew.

What they found in return was so unexpected. Athletes from gyms all over showed so much love. Some athletes offered to donate their jackets to individuals on our team. Others provided comfort and offered words of reassurance to team members. I was so touched by how sympathetic and caring everyone was.

There were other teams that reacted very vocally, confronting the offending gym.

We felt fortunate to be shown such support by so many individuals. In the end we left NCA feeling like we won because we lost. Given a choice we would have liked to get first place. But, we took home so much more by losing than we ever would have by winning. No jackets but in reality we were the winners. The other gym took home jackets, a trophy, a bad reputation and the knowledge that they showed the cheer world what they're made of (and it wasn't pretty).



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Excuse previous typos in my message it was accidentally sent before I intended. Can I still claim NCA jet lag ? Ha!


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Just to throw it out there, Spirit of Texas brought all 12 of our teams and took home jackets for 5 of them. Also, all 3 of our Worlds teams were in the top 10 overall for the competition.
I love watching Spirit of Texas. They always provide worthy entertainment. Like you, our gym had a good year at NCA. We took seven teams from our gym location and brought home a total of four trophies. There was a lot of good competition at NCA.


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Very nice thoughts, but my thought is winning does matter in sports. You must teach the child to accept losses gracefully, learn from them, and do what they need to do if they want to win. Most kids want to win, or atleast be considered a worthy opponent. Sometimes a ring, jacket, medal, or possibly a globe is just what the Dr ordered!
I agree completely. I think that everyone should experience the thrill of the win and that it's great to win, but I was pointing out that sometimes a win isn't necessarily first place, but that one can 'win' in so many other ways, and it's not technically a loss by not coming in first place.
Don't get me wrong, I know that everyone would love to get a jacket, medal, or ring for winning, but that the focus should be on success, and that it can also be achieved without coming in first place.
 
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