- Feb 7, 2016
- 39
- 37
Can't seem to find the fun in competitive cheer
Is it normal to change the cheer routine every competition. Our team’s routine has been changed as with only 1 day to practice before a competition. My daughter is on a youth 2 team. This is our 1st year. The team took 1st place in the 1st and 2nd competitions but now they have taken 7th and 8th place in the last 2. The girls just don’t know what to do and it shows. The girls routine last Saturday put them in 7th place out of 10, their couch told them the judges didn’t like the routine so she is changing it and they would have a practice at the hotel, she added that she didn’t think they would improve. I told my daughter that she must have miss heard her couch, but other girls repeated what was said. Also is it normal to have 8-11year olds standing outside in freezing cold weather at 5:30am waiting to be let in to the venue so they can compete at 7am. My daughter was told they were not to wear the warm ups inside the venue and that if their parents were not there to collect their warm ups they would be left out side. I know it was cold outside that morning as there was frost on the cars. I saw girls shivering cold strip out of their warm ups outside, so it seems my daughter did not exaggerate what the coach told her. I did not let my daughter strip down outside. It was not very warm in the venue. I took her to the doctor yesterday, she is home today with strep and an ear infection, and a dislocated finger. Are 2 day competitions supposed to be fun? Getting up at 3:30am on a Sunday to do hair and makeup is not my idea of fun. Girls were told no swimming Saturday night. We spent a lot of money to travel and stay in expensive hotels to be in bed at 8:30pm in a town that is known for its weekend night life. My last question, are the girls hair and makeup being graded by the judges? The girls were told if they have any hair fly aways they would not compete. I feel a bit uncomfortable with heavy makeup on 5 year olds, my daughter is 10, it just feels a bit like a beauty pageant and less like an athletic competition.
If this is normal I am not sure this is something I want my daughter involved in.
Concerned Dad
Is it normal to change the cheer routine every competition. Our team’s routine has been changed as with only 1 day to practice before a competition. My daughter is on a youth 2 team. This is our 1st year. The team took 1st place in the 1st and 2nd competitions but now they have taken 7th and 8th place in the last 2. The girls just don’t know what to do and it shows. The girls routine last Saturday put them in 7th place out of 10, their couch told them the judges didn’t like the routine so she is changing it and they would have a practice at the hotel, she added that she didn’t think they would improve. I told my daughter that she must have miss heard her couch, but other girls repeated what was said. Also is it normal to have 8-11year olds standing outside in freezing cold weather at 5:30am waiting to be let in to the venue so they can compete at 7am. My daughter was told they were not to wear the warm ups inside the venue and that if their parents were not there to collect their warm ups they would be left out side. I know it was cold outside that morning as there was frost on the cars. I saw girls shivering cold strip out of their warm ups outside, so it seems my daughter did not exaggerate what the coach told her. I did not let my daughter strip down outside. It was not very warm in the venue. I took her to the doctor yesterday, she is home today with strep and an ear infection, and a dislocated finger. Are 2 day competitions supposed to be fun? Getting up at 3:30am on a Sunday to do hair and makeup is not my idea of fun. Girls were told no swimming Saturday night. We spent a lot of money to travel and stay in expensive hotels to be in bed at 8:30pm in a town that is known for its weekend night life. My last question, are the girls hair and makeup being graded by the judges? The girls were told if they have any hair fly aways they would not compete. I feel a bit uncomfortable with heavy makeup on 5 year olds, my daughter is 10, it just feels a bit like a beauty pageant and less like an athletic competition.
If this is normal I am not sure this is something I want my daughter involved in.
Concerned Dad