"team captain"
I still don't understand why Dion saw it fit to make me captain of the DECS Coed squad.
To put things into perspective,
1. I started tumbling classes at the end of last year, around September maybe? Only switched to cheerleading around February. And after two sessions sprained my ankle and was absent for 2 months or so.
2. I have never cheered on a coed squad. I don't even know what half the mounts we use are called. I still, in my opinion, kind of suck. My liberties are still iffy and on a coed squad at this level if you can't do a liberty, you fail.
3. I know so few people on this squad. That makes for a lot of getting-to-know-yous. How do you assume leadership if no one knows who you are?
4. The coed squad is level 6 (all-girls is aiming for level 5). Quite frankly I don't know what that means in technical terms. To me level 6 equals "highest difficulty level". Ask about legalities and I draw a blank.
5. I still can't tumble more than a round-off. We can thank my ankle for that.
Given, I've directed Rag dance and stunts, I'm pretty committed and don't whine, have competed regionally in diving, managed not to kill anyone (including myself) on my first attempt at a full downs (both left and right), and Dion has faith that I'll master a heel stretch with a double down dismount by March next year, but nevertheless the dynamics of this seem so strange. I don't mind a challenge, but one has to admit that this is odd.
Dion, I hope you made the right choice. You must either have an insane amount of faith or you're completely overestimating me. YOU DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME A CO-CAPTAIN.
(Also let's hope that no one else thinks this completely ridiculous and develops a grudge.)
To put things into perspective,
1. I started tumbling classes at the end of last year, around September maybe? Only switched to cheerleading around February. And after two sessions sprained my ankle and was absent for 2 months or so.
2. I have never cheered on a coed squad. I don't even know what half the mounts we use are called. I still, in my opinion, kind of suck. My liberties are still iffy and on a coed squad at this level if you can't do a liberty, you fail.
3. I know so few people on this squad. That makes for a lot of getting-to-know-yous. How do you assume leadership if no one knows who you are?
4. The coed squad is level 6 (all-girls is aiming for level 5). Quite frankly I don't know what that means in technical terms. To me level 6 equals "highest difficulty level". Ask about legalities and I draw a blank.
5. I still can't tumble more than a round-off. We can thank my ankle for that.
Given, I've directed Rag dance and stunts, I'm pretty committed and don't whine, have competed regionally in diving, managed not to kill anyone (including myself) on my first attempt at a full downs (both left and right), and Dion has faith that I'll master a heel stretch with a double down dismount by March next year, but nevertheless the dynamics of this seem so strange. I don't mind a challenge, but one has to admit that this is odd.
Dion, I hope you made the right choice. You must either have an insane amount of faith or you're completely overestimating me. YOU DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME A CO-CAPTAIN.
(Also let's hope that no one else thinks this completely ridiculous and develops a grudge.)