To anony 9:24, the key word is "place". All teams that place in their division receive a trophy. Not all teams that compete in that division place. Usually top 3, sometimes top 5 or 7 if there are a lot, which works for me. Who wants to be announced as placing 10th in a division where 10 competed?
To anony 9:10, I don't think any gyms are avoiding Power and Cheergyms intentionally. I've seen plenty of small gyms at the last couple competitions who have gone against them. Now whether or not the teams going against them are in the right level is another topic.
To anony 9:24, the key word is "place". All teams that place in their division receive a trophy. Not all teams that compete in that division place. Usually top 3, sometimes top 5 or 7 if there are a lot, which works for me. Who wants to be announced as placing 10th in a division where 10 competed?
To anony 9:10, I don't think any gyms are avoiding Power and Cheergyms intentionally. I've seen plenty of small gyms at the last couple competitions who have gone against them. Now whether or not the teams going against them are in the right level is another topic.
Well to annoy this poster, each team pays the SAME amount of money so they all should be called. Maybe they should save their speeches and long breaks so there was time to call them.
If our team ends up 10th out of 10 I'd rather be lumped into the bottom three who didn't place then to be called out specifically as being in last place. Jamz has the right idea.