Parents Nervous for dd!

[Tumblequeensmom]

Oh congratulations to her!! I just KNEW she'd get a spot on one of the teams, and having made JV is quite a score! And you're right, she'll have an instant group of friends to begin her high school career. What fun she's going to have! Please keep us posted with videos of her performances! I can't wait!

 

[Jamarie]

How big of a high school will your daughter be attending? When DD trys out on Thursday they only have 20 spots on JV and 20 on varsity. Our high school has about 375 students and only 4 seniors will be leaving the squad. They have a 3 hour practice tonight to learn the dance. I think I'm more nervous than DD is.

 

[gymjourneymom]

msl I'm soooooooooooo happy for your DD!!!! That is wonderful news. You just made my day!!!

 

[MdGymMom01]

Congrats MSL!!! That is awesome news!! I know what you mean about the intensity of Texas sports and activities. Cheerleading is the same way in Texas. The biggest and most coveted cheerleading National championship is the NCA Championships held in Dallas, Tx each February. Give K a big congrats hug from me and Dani!

 

[kristilyn73]

That is fantastic news!

Goes to show that Gymnastics can accomplish just about anything!

 

[msl529]

How big of a high school will your daughter be attending? When DD trys out on Thursday they only have 20 spots on JV and 20 on varsity. Our high school has about 375 students and only 4 seniors will be leaving the squad. They have a 3 hour practice tonight to learn the dance. I think I'm more nervous than DD is.

Good luck to your dd, Jamarie! Sounds pretty competitive at her school.

My dd's High School has about 500-ish students per grade. BUT, they divide grades 9-12 into two schools: 9th & 10th grade at the 'High School', and 11th & 12th grades at the 'Senior High School'. Sounds wierd, but my older dd, who is in 11th grade, has gone from 10th at one school to 11th at the other, and it actually works out great. Smaller student population=more individual attention from staff/teachers. Plus the age groups separate out nicely too.

The new Varsity Drill Team roster for next year has 88 members on it. They set no limit as to how many girls can make it. As long as they achieve the minimum score, they are in. Likewise, there was a minimum score to make JV also, but I heard they did cut it off at a certain number of girls. Not sure wether that is true or not. There are 40 girls on next year's JV team.

Good luck to your dd! Mine was definitley behind in learning the routine last week, it was hard, and they went FAST. Luckily, a few dance studios in town offered extra help, so she went to those classes, and I think that is what helped her make it.

I feel for you. Last week was a really hard week for dd, and even harder for her nervous mom! I am so glad it's over and am already dreading next March, when we go thru this drama all over again. Yikes!

Keep us posted on how she does! Tell her to SMILE & sell it, I think they like to see that.

 

[msl529]

Congrats MSL!!! That is awesome news!! I know what you mean about the intensity of Texas sports and activities. Cheerleading is the same way in Texas. The biggest and most coveted cheerleading National championship is the NCA Championships held in Dallas, Tx each February. Give K a big congrats hug from me and Dani!

Thanks, mdgm!

I know about the cheer competitiveness here. We went to older dd's friend's cheer comp., and oh my goodness-gracious, how intense it was! Not to mention the screaming, bull-horns, flashing lights, LOUD music, etc. I had never seen anything like it, being from a gym background, where we can be kicked-out of the meet if we make too much noise, lol!

Dd practices gymnastics in the same building as a VERY competitive cheer gym, 'Champion Cheer'. I've been told they are like, 20th in the world, but I have no idea if that's true. I have watched their practices tho, and I can confirm your statement! Little, little tykes doing BHS's, and even some fulls, all-out w/ their dance, crazy over the top. Don't get me started on the moms, ha-ha!

But yeah, same for Drill Team. Plus, we have a football team that is often State Champs, so the Drill Team has to match-up, in terms of high caliber sports performance (in the opinion of shcool officials, not me!). We had no idea we were moving to such an elite-minded town, sports-wise! But we like it anyway, it's very kid-centered. And despite some crazy parents, there are some really great kids & parents here too.

 

[msl529]

That is fantastic news!

Goes to show that Gymnastics can accomplish just about anything!

I have to reply kristilyn, b/c I was thinking the same thing!

Although dd does not have much dance background at all, I believe she learned a lot of things from competitive gymnastics that cross over into so many areas of life.

In this case, dealing w/ the pressure of performing in front of judges was no biggie for her. She WAS nervous, don't get me wrong. But, she has SO many experiences of successfully doing high-presssure routines in front of scrutinizing judges, she KNEW she could do it. Poise is a biggie in this very visual world we now live in!