This weekend is being spent in Redwood City at the last meet of the 2012 compulsory season. Twisters had 13 girls qualify to the competition and because of the range of ages of those participating we are in seven of the eight sessions. We're through five at the moment and I'm back at home on my only break (it's so nice to live close). I'll be back at 2pm for the final two rounds and then it will all be over until the optional season picks up after the holidays.
Watching the level 4 team compete is always fun but this is a completely new experience for them and seeing the way they try to sort it out is rather entertaining. It's their first time being put in a random order, competing without the entire team there, and having to deal with frantic coaches who are trying to accommodate everyone's different bar and vault settings. Things have really worked out well so far and I'm hoping to put an exclamation point on the weekend with the girls competing this evening.
We've had an all-around champion and a couple of event winners, along with lots of second place finishers (even on bars...Cat and I are so stoked!). It's really easy to compare the kids when you're all thrown together in one rotation and all-in-all I feel like our girls look really clean and put-together. I'm very proud of how much they've grown in the last couple of months and how they're now like seasoned veterans out there on the floor. I'm sad to see the season come to a close but all good things must come to and end at some point! Onward and upward from here...Colorado in January here I come!
EDITED TO ADD: We ended up in third place as a team, an amazing accomplishment given the competitive environment we were in. Our team staff is so proud of the girls and can't wait to get going and see what's in store next season!
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