All-Star Maryland Marlins Tsunami

heart33 said:

Everybody remember this is a Cheer Tech competition where the main thing is deductions. Normal steps after tumbling are even deducted.

Although I haven't seen a video, I heard one of the paid bid winners had barely 50% jump to backs performed possibly due to those deductions.

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let's not try to take anything away from the bid recipients either. on another note is there anymore word on sidney from riptide?

Not taking anything away at all. Just the nature of the competition. Sounds unanimous that those two teams got it.

retiredl5cheer said:

I do like TSU, but I had a really hard time paying attention to skills because the darn stunt choreography was so distracting and annoying. Coaches: PLEASE change it to something more unified and synchronized.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when a team performs 6 billion different elite skills, but only 2 or 3 stunt groups perform each. I'm sure I could make a level 5 team have 2 stunt groups hit full up immediates, 2 hit pancakes, 2 hit high low tocks, etc. What I'd like to see from Tsu is at least 2 elite skills performed by every stunt group at the same time. Enough with this hiding stuff.

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agree

I read on the Marlins website that they are adding another level 5 team. Has that team already been formed? If so what division is it?

ztaprincess said:

I read on the Marlins website that they are adding another level 5 team. Has that team already been formed? If so what division is it?

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They have Vortex, they're small coed 5 this season. That's the only other senior 5 team I think they were planning to have.

blunchin said:

let's not try to take anything away from the bid recipients either. on another note is there anymore word on sidney from riptide?

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Sydney sent a video today! She is going to be going home tonight or tomorrow. Needs plenty of rest but will make a full recovery.

kfans88 said:

Sydney sent a video today! She is going to be going home tonight or tomorrow. Needs plenty of rest but will make a full recovery.

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Good! I hope she feels 110% soon

Skeeter said:

agree

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Agree 100%

why do i always miss the videos....

ztaprincess said:

I read on the Marlins website that they are adding another level 5 team. Has that team already been formed? If so what division is it?

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they announced sometime last month that they will be fielding a small senior 5 team for worlds!

fabulousity said:

they announced sometime last month that they will be fielding a small senior 5 team for worlds!

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Thanks. I figured it would be a small senior team but wasn't positive.

I don't care what anyone says about Tsu-they are a classy team. Teams will hit, teams will fall. My own cp had probably the worst comp of her life this weekend. It's the nature of a precise sport-you won't, CAN'T, be perfect 100% of the time. Even Olympians have bad days. Any team that comes up to and thanks a couple of young girls for supporting them and asking to take pictures with them is a team that has their heads in the right place. They know they are very blessed to be where they are and that sometimes things happen. Why everyone is so harsh on these bigger name teams to be perfect 100% of the time, I'll never understand. They're all just kids. Be happy when they hit, be there to pick them up and make them smile again when they fall.

kykycheermom said:

I don't care what anyone says about Tsu-they are a classy team. Teams will hit, teams will fall. My own cp had probably the worst comp of her life this weekend. It's the nature of a precise sport-you won't, CAN'T, be perfect 100% of the time. Even Olympians have bad days. Any team that comes up to and thanks a couple of young girls for supporting them and asking to take pictures with them is a team that has their heads in the right place. They know they are very blessed to be where they are and that sometimes things happen. Why everyone is so harsh on these bigger name teams to be perfect 100% of the time, I'll never understand. They're all just kids. Be happy when they hit, be there to pick them up and make them smile again when they fall.

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Well said!!! My daughter has dreamed about being on J5- she finally makes it and falls out of her stunt at her very first competition!!! I know she will do amazing for the rest of the season and so will Tsunami!!!!

Well hello everyone The fact that I am not no longer captain of Tsunami this year has been really difficult for me because this team meant everything to me, and they still do. After moving on with my life and being a student at The Pennsylvania State University, I feared losing that part of my life and that it would just be a sport that kept me busy as a young adult. I was so wrong. I think about Tsunami every single day. These girls had such an impact on my life and I can never be more thankful for what the Marlins organization has given to me. That being said, I know they do not have a voice on here any more so I would like to remind you how my team does things. Every single year I would come on these boards and read what the cheer world had to say about my team. Three years ago, on my way to worlds for the FIRST time with my Small Senior team, you know know what the boards had to say? A whole lot of..nothing. Tsunami was not a talked about team, we had about 5 fans total and everyone else didn't know who we were or just blew us off. The few comments that were posted about us were printed out and hung all over the walls in our gym because we thought it was cool that people knew who we were. We place 15th that year and we were so proud because we hit our routine at finals and people started to notice that we might have "potential." The next season we decided to take a huge risk and take on the large senior division. Many people on the boards found this quite comical and predicted that we would not make it to finals. We had a very rocky start, but we worked our butts off and we ended up beating a team in "the big four" in prelims, and placing fifth in the world our FIRST year in the division. As a super senior in our second season as a large team, I believed in my team more than anything. I saw once again, just as every other season as the people in the cheer world doubted us again and again and ripped us apart after every performance. I know how this felt, and it sucked. It sucked after performing with a few mistakes that my first thought was "well the boards are about to tear us to shreads." I knew because I used to be just another fan from a no named team from Maryland who read the boards religiously and I never lost this humble feeling. That season we just kept thinking "it will be worth it, somehow someway it is gonna work out" because for Tsunami, it always had because of how hard we worked for it. After only THREE years at Worlds, we came so far and I am so lucky to have been part of that journey. Worlds 2011 was the best weekend of my life and I do not think I will ever feel the emotions that I experienced that weekend. I could not have more pride as an alumni as I do now because of the way we conquered what was thrown at us last April. I will NEVER forget a single moment, and Tsunami 2011 will always hold it's own special place because they are the most inspiring group of people I will ever have the pleasure of being around.

I heard Tsunami had a few mistakes this weekend, and I knew all eyes would be on them because of our story from worlds and expectations would be EXTREMELY high for them. I knew that Tsunami would most likely have a few errors because at the start, we always do. I knew people would have their opinions and everyone will have things to say so I came to defend the strongest, most hard working girls that I know. Tsunami WILL get there, and they WILL work their hardest. They KNOW they are not perfect, but they do not have a huge organization or a pool of level five cheerleaders and they do not need you guys to tell them. They will train cheerleaders that have never competed level five, and they will train cheerleaders who have never been to worlds. They will take girls with heart and determination and teach them to never stop believing in the dream. They ALLWAYS want to do better and I know that the doubters just fired them up for practices even more than ever. This is the most talented group of girls I have ever seen Tsunami have, and as much as it kills me to not be a part of it, my heart will always be on that mat with them, and I am such a proud fan. "Hated and Underestimated" "Do not underestimate me again" "You had a warning, we came by surprise" come onnnnn people don't you get how this team works yet?! Hahaaa I BELIEVE now more than ever<3 I just want you to remember how new Marlins still is to all of this, and they are still learning so much! They may need a little more time than everyone else, but I know that they are going to be amazing You shouldn't need a warning to believe that they are gonna do some damage this season. Love you ladies, and they do appreciate all of the love that is sent. Trust me, it means more than you think. Love your NUMBER ONE FAN, Brittany Trappe

This is the mix they performed to Sunday! http://www.cheerlibrary.com/audio/2199/maryland-marlins-tsunami-2011-2012-version1