As a cheerleading coach for an All-Star gym, we spend much of our time and effort preparing our squads for competition. After all, since they don't cheer for any team, the whole point of being on the squad is to compete, right? And no competition should be bigger than nationals.
At least, that's what you would think.
Nationals, by obvious definition, should include teams from all over the nation. Small gym nationals, then, would contain small gyms (125 people or less) from all over the nation. 150 teams signed up for the two day competition at the Dallas Convention Center. Looks like there should be a good showing. People from all over.
But apparently "Nationals" really means "teams from the great nation of Texas". There is 1 (uno, eins, ONE) team from outside of Texas. Where is it coming from? Louisiana. And not even eastern Louisiana. We're talking located on the border of Texas where the closest big city is Dallas, not New Orleans. Most of the teams are from within an hour or two of Dallas, and we competed against most of them at the beginning of December. And we got last.
I can't WAIT to spend my whole weekend with pre-adolescent, screaming girls covered in glitter, layered in makeup, and wearing ill-fitting outfits. Oh, all-star cheerleading. This love-hate relationship is definitely beginning to lack the love.
And, to agree with Tiffany, our children will never be all-star cheerleaders.
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