[danceinky]

It doesn't seem fair that the students are the ones punished for the adults mistakes.

More than a few teams had to make changes after going through tech judging. Other teams had problems that were not caught in tech judging. This is a STRONG indicator that the rules are complicated and that many sponsors are not completely clear on their meaning.

Obviously, the technical judge was also unsure of the meaning, if she passed Belfry Middle, Belfry Varsity and Louisa Middle. The middle school luckily caught their own problem, but the other two were not so lucky.

Maybe KAPOS should change the rule: If an illegal stunt is misinterpretated to be okay by the sponsor, and is not caught by the technical judge, deduct points from the score. Maybe this would prevent the girls from being punished after all the hard work and expense.

If the adults are having trouble with the legality of their stunts, how are the kids suppose to know? Yet, they are the ones that have worked hard and have the most at stake. This is an lost opportunity that can never be given back to those girls!