Cheer Competition

 These girls have done some exciting things this season and today was probably the best yet!
We got up super early and headed across town to Desert Oasis High school where USA cheer was having a qualifying for nationals. Now we were not there to go to Nationals we were just there to get the experience.
We found the girls and they were off to start practicing. I found my seat twice( we the parents were on the wrong side) soon after we sat in the right spot the stunt divisions were competing.  These girls were good and where doing some crazy stunts! Then it was the junior/ high school novice teams that were up. We were up next and the girls came on the mats and did their routine the best they have ever done it and they were so LOUD!!! That the crowd was really shouting back at them. They did great they were really excited as they were running off the mat!! 

 After they were up there was like a million more teams that went on, craziest part for sure was when one of the middle schools were doing a group back flip and one of the girls SNAPPED her arm in half below her elbow. She got up in shock and was looking for help. I was pretty far away from her, but the girls were right in front of her and they had a really close up view!
Finally it was time to hear how the girls did! They got first place in their division!!! They were stoked and you could see if from across the gym. After all the awards were given out and we had been there for 5.5 hours we were both ready to go home and veg on the couch!!!!

Found out that when Coach Holly got the score card for the girls they were only  3 points away from making Nationals. This is HUGE!! it was their first competition and unlike the other girls they practice only once a week not 5. And they were that close, that is a HUGE shout out to Holly and the coaching that she is doing! And the girls have really stepped it up, who knows maybe next year we will be going to DISNEYLAND for Nationals!!!