Motions Coed 4 at Power

Pixie · Senior Member

Motions Coed 4 at Power

Date: Mon Nov 5 9:10 AM, 2007

Where were the judges? That pyramid was completely illegal. I know it wasn't supposed to be that way, but the center flyer has to be braced on both sides to flip and she was not.

Date: Mon Nov 5 11:08 AM, 2007

check it out again. the flyer in the prep grabbed both legs. braced on both sides! it doesnt say by two different flyers. technically it is legal. crazy, but true!

Diva Coach Melissa · Senior Member

That's not a correct interpretation of the rule. The rule says:

F. Pyramid transitions may involve inversions (including braced flips) while released from the bases if contact is maintained with at least 2 persons at prep level or below and the top person that has been released from the bases stays in continuous movement.
I had a team involved in this division that this probably would have made a difference for, but I am not here to argue that, just to point out the correct rule.

Anonymous wrote:

check it out again. the flyer in the prep grabbed both legs. braced on both sides! it doesnt say by two different flyers. technically it is legal. crazy, but true!

Date: Tue Nov 6 10:13 AM, 2007

Diva Coach Melissa wrote:

That's not a correct interpretation of the rule. The rule says:

F. Pyramid transitions may involve inversions (including braced flips) while released from the bases if contact is maintained with at least 2 persons at prep level or below and the top person that has been released from the bases stays in continuous movement.
I had a team involved in this division that this probably would have made a difference for, but I am not here to argue that, just to point out the correct rule.

Anonymous wrote:

check it out again. the flyer in the prep grabbed both legs. braced on both sides! it doesnt say by two different flyers. technically it is legal. crazy, but true!

A team cannot receive a penalty for an obvious execution mistake like that. It was clear that the pyramid was choreographed legally, but execution was the issue. They should have lost points from the execution judges for not being able to successfully complete the pyramid, but not from a penalty judge. They did not purposefully violate a rule.

Diva Coach Melissa · Senior Member

I agree. Again, just pointing out the rule to the person who had it incorrect above.

Date: Tue Nov 6 10:29 AM, 2007

Diva Coach Melissa wrote:

I agree. Again, just pointing out the rule to the person who had it incorrect above.

Sorry, I wasn't questioning you, just replied to the last post that was there!

OC Mom · GURU

That's what got us in Atlanta when our coed team competed lvl 3. We forgot to take it out. Uggggg. dumb mistake.

Date: Wed Nov 7 5:12 PM, 2007

It's just kind of a bummer to see a L5 team who competed at worlds go down a level....

Tamara · cheergyms.com Master Poster

I suppose saying that would make sense IF this were the team that competed at Worlds, but it's not.

APLOVER · Senior Member

they did great in my oponion

Date: Thu Nov 8 7:51 PM, 2007

Yes, some of those kids were on the worlds team!

Date: Thu Nov 8 10:50 PM, 2007

A couple does not make a whole team.