1) For my Independent Component 2, I plan on attending and competing at The Summit, the most prestigious All-Star Cheerleading competition in the world for lower level divisions. There will be teams from all over the US and even some from other countries attending to compete. It's like Worlds for level 1-4 teams. This competition is the most prestigious competition for lower level divisions, such as my division, level 1, because teams have to qualify at a national competition and recieve a percent of perfection score of 90% or higher on their routine to even be invited to attend The Summit. The Summit is a competition between the best of the best. Of the 20,000 plus All-Star Cheerleading teams in the US alone, only 350 teams attend The Summit to compete for the title of "The Best Small Senior Level One Team in the United States," or "The Second Best Small Senior Level One Team in the United States." There are of course multiple divisions, I just used my division as an example. Since my team was good enough to receive an at large bid to The Summit, at the end of the season when everyone is having their last practices and not focusing on improving so much but hanging out with their team for the last couple practices of the season, my team will be practicing their butts off for the month leading up to The Summit. We have two straight weeks of practice, Saturday and Sunday included. Our coaches will be focusing on literally perfecting our skills since that is what The Summit is about, percent of perfection on your routine. They're going to add more difficulty to our routine stunting and tumbling wise as well as give us a completely new dance.
2) Since my Summit practices from the month before the competition will count as hours for my Independent Component 2, I'll have no problem reaching the 30 hour minimum requirement. As a matter of fact I'm sure I'll far exceed it since I have about 12 two to three hour practices as well as the competition itself which is three days long and my practices and performances there will count as hours for Independent Component 2 as well.
3) My current EQ is "What is the most important factor to progress to a Level 2 Allstar Cheerleading team?" The end goal of my project is for me to show I have progressed throughout the season on a level 1 team and that I'm ready to start practicing on/with a level 2 team. By attending the most prestigious competition a team in my division can attend and hopefully winning it or even placing, it'll show that there has been a drastic improvement of skills by not only me, but my team members, especially since 80% of the kids on my team have never cheered before this season. Us receiving a bid to The Summit was a huge accomplishment in itself. After having to place in first or second at a national competition, my team also had to receive a percent of perfection score of 90% or higher to be considered as the recipient of either a full paid bid, a half paid bid, or an at large bid. My team won our bid to The Summit in January of this year at Duel In The Desert, hosted by Spirit Sport in Palm Springs. By attending this competition we therefore have to perfect every aspect of our routine and our skills as cheerleaders, which is progressing in itself.
No comments:
Post a Comment