At this last competition there was a team that took second (not sure what team or what division) and the parents were cheering really loud. They were screaming thier teams name and showed so much support for the team.
THEN we realized they were cheering for the team that "was" going to be announced as 1st place winners. They were cheering for these first place winners before they were announced, before the second place even got their trophy.
I felt bad for the second place team, but I feel even sadder that these parents have no clue what they were doing, sportsmanship wise. I just wanted to put this up here so we, cheergyms.com parents, never do this.
Oh please, give me a break. There is NOTHING wrong with parents and cheerleaders celebrating when they discover they have won. How can you not be excited? Anyone that is bothered by this needs to get a clue. Remember the Miss America pageants, when they would announce the runner up and the camera would focus on the winner (who stood there crying)? In any sport, you cannot help but be excited when you realize you have won. Any sport. And to tell folks that they need to refrain from their excitement and clap politely for the 2nd place team when the results are read is just being unrealistic. We've been in 2nd place plenty of times, and have NEVER been bothered by this -- yeah, we've been bothered by the fact that we were beat, but having them hold back on their excitement would not have changed that in the least!
Somehow I don't think the 2nd place team went away disappointed because their celebration was overshadowed. I'm sure they're thrilled to have 2nd and went away thinking of what they can do to get first. When it comes down to the final two, especially in a very tough category, you just can't stop people from celebrating when they realize they won. This ain't the scouts, you know? It's a competition. You tell me any other sport, just name one, where a team doesn't celebrate the second they know they won. I'm agreeing with Geez - let's be realistic here! And I wouldn't call parents who are out there supporting their child bad parents (some don't even show up to these, right)?
I agree that you can't shouldn't hold back your excitement when your team, or kids team, has worked very hard and takes first. But I think I know what team did this..,..and they didn't just cheer, clap, and get excited for the team that was "going" to take first..........they were obnoxious about it and had their own little "Yo Know" chant going, it was a little overboard and should have been saved for when their team took the award.
I believe I know which organization did this as well (they were chanting their initials I think, which ended in "O"). Anyway, this is a team that went against very tough competition. This organization is top notch, yet never gets mentioned in all the posts on this web site, which is a shame. They beat teams that always get mentioned. So, kudos to them, and I don't blame them one bit for chanting their name once they knew they won. Maybe they'll get a little more respect. (btw, I'm not part of their organization, but have always been a fan)
I think that is was rude. Maybe they got caught up in the excitment but really, parents especially should be cheering the same no matter what team is being announced. I mean if you are going to cheer EXTRA loud for you team, THEN WAIT TIL THEIR NAME IS CALLED!!!!
I agree that it was in poor taste. It's one thing to be boisterous for your team. It's another thing entirely to drown out the cheers of the 2nd place team when you win 1st. No one is saying that cheering when you realize you've won is wrong - but I think in this case it was excessive. This wasn't your average excitement - this team's "festivities" (including jumping up and down while the 2nd place team received their trophy, etc) were obnoxious.
I am from the 2nd place team...I thought it was our parents yelling for us but I could not figure out what they were saying!!! Then I realized it was not our parents!! I kinda did think it was a little rude, they started yelling as soon as our name was annouced as 2nd place!! They could of waited until their name was called at least...guess they were just really proud!!! If they read this maybe next time they will know.....GOOD LUCK TO ALL in future comps!!
Yea, it was probably excessive, and maybe it's just that they (and others) need to keep that in mind and tone it down. I'm guessing they were just so happy their sons/daughters won in a very tough category, and wanted everyone to know who they were, since they don't get acknowledged often. I can understand that.
I think everyone reading these posts may keep it in mind now. But in no way does that make these folks bad parents, that original post was over the edge on this one. You should see how excited my mom gets! You think I"m gonna tell her when it's the correct time to cheer? Heck no, lol.
