Something really bothered me at the Cheersport comp yesterday: Dozens of cheerleaders surrounding the floor, waiting for the team from their program to come up while a different program is on the floor. Now, having kids from a different program there wasn't what bothered me, but the fact that they didn't show any support for the team actually on the floor was truly disturbing. If you stay on the floor because another program is performing between your teams, you should be hollering and clapping and darn near jumping up and down at the end. Not the emotionless stone faces I saw yesterday. I was embarrassed by several kids from our program that did this.
If you can't show good sportsmanship, go sit down in the bleachers where others can't see you.
As you can see, I felt this really reflected badly on our program.
Well, then you weren't looking at us cause we were cheering!!!!!! But I will say something to them. I guess maybe the other side didn't do it, I don't know. We were there on accident. I guess sometimes the little ones don't think while they are watching someone perform.
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OCMom, Pixie is talking about the Cheersport comp in Stockton, not CheerPros in somewhere south of norcal ;) .
I didn't notice this, but then again, I wasn't looking at the people on the off floor, just the ones performing. For the future, hopefully those that did this will realize if you're in the spectator section you need to be clapping, cheering, yelling and like Pixie said darn near jumping up and down (but not if you're in front of the judges table ;) ).
OH I can see where that would be inappropriate. I really think that it's the announcers duty to really watch and set rules so things like that do not occur. I agree, if you are on the floor and watching another team perform you should at least clap.
hmmmmm. Well I can't speak for everyone but as long as the peolple sitting around the floor are courteous (not milling around or talking randomly with each other) I'm fine with it. It's my teams responsibility to make them cheer. I wouldn't want them throwing my team pity cheers. Make sense? Either they're entertained and they cheer or they're not and they're bored with stone faces.
But what about when you're watching another team perform, and someone from that gym asks for your spot...shouldn't you give it to them?
I wasn't at the competition you are talking about here, but at previous competitions it makes me upset that I fight my way to the front to watch one of my teams, and half of the people in the front row are from a random high school team with no affiliation with my gym. But when I ask them if I can sit down they glare at me..and get mad that I am blocking their view.
I mean, it's defenitely fine with me if another team wants to watch, dont get me wrong, but shouldn't priority go to members of the gym that's performing?
I agree wholeheartedly!! And if the kids are from my gym, they shouldn't hog up all the front and center seats! They can't seem to help it though, they're excited too.
SideShow wrote:hmmmmm. Well I can't speak for everyone but as long as the peolple sitting around the floor are courteous (not milling around or talking randomly with each other) I'm fine with it. It's my teams responsibility to make them cheer. I wouldn't want them throwing my team pity cheers. Make sense? Either they're entertained and they cheer or they're not and they're bored with stone faces.
I respectively disagree. If someone is taking up the area around the floor, where the hosting company has supplied for the supporters - that person needs to support.
SoFreshAndSoClean wrote:But what about when you're watching another team perform, and someone from that gym asks for your spot...shouldn't you give it to them? ...
Ignore me, just trying out a change I made to my signature... But I do agree that you shouldn't take someone's spot in front if it's their gym about to perform.
But I do agree that you shouldn't take someone's spot in front if it's their gym about to perform.
