The backspots who give you this reputation are my pet peeve. I back and base but as a base I've dealt with a heck of a lot of backspots who DON'T lift up and DON'T catch the flyer and literally just stand and hold the ankles. Most backspots don't do this and they do their job but when they don't... :banghead: plus it makes people think we don't do anything as backspots, when good backspots do a LOT!
yesss and seniors who aren't captains and think they are allowed to boss us around just b/c they're seniors. Um no. Especially if you're the only person on the team w/o a backhandspring and are only here b/c of your age!
My biggest pet peeve is in halfs when the backspot is so far away her arms are nearly straight. It's awful. Whenever I see bad backspots I just want to walk over to them and fix them! I have seen some scary backspotting and I would not feel safe at all if I were the flyer.
I want to come over there and teach her now! I get so passionate about backing. Makes me want to coach!
Oh my god. This. There was a team that started out the season with 12 girls in round two and a walkover, cartwheel, and round off. That went to 8 girls with a BHS, walkover, and round off. By districts it was 4 with tucks, BHS, and walkover. Really? Is that the best way to do it? I'm not judging them for taking the penalty, I'm judging them for abusing it. My coach took 4 girls out of round 2 because their mental blocks were so bad that they were having breakdowns in warm up. It was only for 2 small competitions that we didn't even win. By districts, all 4 girls were back and sticking their tucks. We took the penalty too, but didn't abuse it as bad as some teams do.
