Re: OT - national cheer competition

[Guest guest]

Very sorry to hear of the disaster, but I still think it is pretty

neat to know that you had one of the top cheeleading teams in the

country.

Andy

> Howdy folks... update on my cheerleading team for those who care.

>

> Cheer is over for the year, we just got back from Nationals on

> Sunday last. We had a total disaster literally right before we

went

> on.... our star tumbler, who is also a flyer (goes up in the

stunts)

> tore her ACL about 3 minutes before we went on. The whole team was

> in hysterics, not wanting to go on without her (every single girl

on

> the team is essential to the routine and anyone missing creates a

> huge hole in the routine). We didn't have a chance to even run

> through it once without her. The girls went on the floor literally

> with tears streaming down their faces, but they managed to go on

and

> power through without her.

>

> It was really heartbreaking after they have worked so hard and been

> so successful this season (all 3 comps leading up to this they took

> 1st place). To not really have a fair shot just seemed so wrong.

> Anyway, when I picked up the score sheets the day after

competition,

> it turned out that we placed 8th out of 17 teams regardless of the

> horrific performance (hard to be spirited when you are so

> distraught).

>

> I told the girls that it's not too bad to place 8th in the nation

on

> your worst day ever. There are around 500 teams in the US in our

> division, and we won our conference championship AND our regional

> championship, so I am super proud of all of them. *grin*

>

> If anyone wants to check out pics of them in action, email me and

> I'll send you the link/instructions.

>

> Jen B.

> Proud Cheer Coach