It is 5:30. The kids have been up for about 11 hours. They ate, rehearsed for 3 hours, 1/2 hour drive, warmed up for 2 hours, competed, more driving, more eating, more driving, and now they are setting up for 2 more hours of warm up and a competition.
The mood has been good to great. The performance and subsequent feedback led to a real big high. The score and placement, and the fact Hilton beat us with the same judging panel, led to a dip in morale.
A couple hour break and a private chat with Teddy has really shifted everyone back to competition mode.
So much of the first performance was simply experiencing the venue. We had to learn how to maneuver the props and gear dow the 2-story ramp, a very steep ramp. I was pushing the floor. It was more than I could control. The kids did all they could to get the gear down then up. Plus this was the first event where we had to take the floor out unfolded. 20 of us under it like a chinese dragon all the way up and out of the arena.
So we have made excuses, at least us overly competetive parents. Staff has listened to the feedback and is now going tp make the adjustments. The kids say they are now worlds experienced and that is not a valid excuse anymore.
Expectations are back high again. Hilton cannot beat us. 0.7 is an easy amount to pick up with all those excuses. Top four in the semi grouping is the goal.
Kids right now are getting uniforms on, checking out each others sunburns (80 degrees and sunny), taking on liquids, getting rid of liquids, and just hanging. Work starts in about 10 minutes.
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