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At the City Conference there was a major disagreement in the judging. Our team included harder technique, more creative choreography concepts and better musicality in our routines. The other team had stronger uniformity, better practicality, consistent presence and more dancers on the floor. We placed second and were disappointed but the head coach and I instructed the team to gather their things from the room, get to the bus quickly, be polite to everyone and we will discuss it on the bus.

During every competition our team manager is the last one to leave the classroom we use while the coaches pick up the music and scoring sheets. We picked up the scoring sheets, met the girls on the bus, two had to run in for tights and came back, we left. The next morning there was an angry call from the other school that we trashed a classroom, temporarily damaged a computer and threatened both parents and dancers of the host school.

Since then we have dealt with the situation with our school but have had the hardest time recovering. Not only does it reflect really badly on the other coach and I but it makes the rest of our team look like out of control brats and perpetuates the bad reputation city schools often carry. We are better than this but you would never know it by they way they have acted. To top it off, there have been so many complaints from parents of both teams dancers.

There is only so much we can do to make sure these girls act the way they should. I wish they could do something other than write apologies to take accountability for this situation and make it easier for the girls that will be on the team for the next few years. The whole thing sucks and isn't fair. I can't wait for this season to be over, two weeks and counting until sections!