Yes. Quite disappointing. My daughter asked to move to CA-STL. I considered it. But honestly, they are coming into our town all cocky and over-confident with their social media throwing shade. Not the kind of company I want to give my money too. We will pass.
LOL. I agree! CP's hair requirements are high ponytail 4-5 finger width from the hairline, straightened with no fly aways. It is not an easy task at all. Takes about 15 minutes to do, which I know isn't bad considering what others have to do. But I think it takes longer than what most think...
My daughter was a crossover last year. I had to pay crossover comp fees and choreography fees for the 2nd team. It was somewhere between 60-70 more dollars per month.
Our gym was working on level placements a few weeks ago (team placements will be announced in a few weeks) There were some kids that they were on the fence about. And there were some kids that specifically tried out for a level and the gym knew it just wasn't time for that athlete to be at...
I doubt that they will grandfather as I have never heard of them doing it in the past. I remember we had a kid on our senior 5 years ago. The following season they changed the age for Worlds, so he had to move to junior 4.
It depends. How does she do with stunting? How are her jumps? Can she keep up with a level 3 dance?
One of CP's really good friends was on a Prep 1 team 2 season's ago with only a cartwheel. The following season, she was able to make level 3 (she is a tumbling beast). She tried out for...
No. I don't find it strange. I think it is great. Most high school kids on a senior team don't want to cheer with a 12 year old MS kid. My daughter was on a senior team at 12 years old and it wasn't exactly a good thing. She is now 14 years old and this past season she was lucky to be on...
It might have depended on your provider. I had no issues at all with my cellphone. I had full service the entire time.
It was difficult with teams going on every 3 minutes. Even with being at the front of the VIP line, my CP's teams were always already running out to the stage before I could...
My daughter and I had influenza A about a month ago. She took Tamiflu. I took nothing. We both started getting sick and ended our illness at the same time. I could have saved 80 dollars because the insurance barely covered anything on her Tamiflu. Next time I will know better.
At my CP's gym, if there was a comp (big or small) the following weekend, they would have already selected a fill-in that would be competing with them at the comp. Our gym doesn't want things like strep and influenza spreading around more than it already is. If you can't participate in the...
I do believe most of these kids look at these "trophies" as souvenirs. For some kids, the participation medals might be the only thing that they ever receive from competitions. Their gyms might not have the talent to place well at competitions (I am not referring to the children. I am...
I think the zero buttons are definitely a nice touch. Especially when you hit your routine and did everything that you coaches trained you to do but still didn't win. A clean routine is definitely an accomplishment!
How big is your gym/team? - Around 300 athletes
1. Is it mandatory for every athlete to participate? No
2. Is each athlete responsible for raising a certain amount? No
3. If they don't raise that amount do they have to put in the difference? No
4. What happens when there are those couple of...
Hair pieces are not allowed at our gym. If you showed up to a competition with one in, the gym owner would make you take it out. She has said more than once that she doesn't want her athletes looking at pictures of themselves later in life wondering what they have on their head.
Personally...
If you and your parents are not happy with the product you are receiving from your current gym, there is no reason that you shouldn't switch. It can be frustrating going to competitions and you do not receive the results that you want. My CP has been down that road. It never hurts to check...
But if they are still Junior aged, I don't understand what the big deal is. My CP14 was on a senior aged team for the past 2 seasons. This season she is on 2 junior teams. Personally, I did not see it as a step back. I was just happy to have her on age appropriate teams again. She will age...
Absolutely no youth or junior teams at our gym can go to Summit. I really don't mind. I was not a fan of Summit a couple years ago when we went. When your kid tries out at our gym, you can put in a request that your child be on a senior team, but there is no guarantee. If we had a J5 team...