Made The JV Squad

Alison went back to school last night after the track meet to find out which team she made.  The girls all got envelopes saying which squad (if any) they made.  Alison is a member of the JV squad.  When she got home, she was able to go online to the cheer website and see the total rosters of both the JV and Varsity teams.  Most of her friends ended up making the JV team with her.  But there were a few freshmen that did make the Varsity.  Not being there, I obviously have no idea how the tryouts went, but when Kris and I saw the rosters, we were both scratching our heads at a couple of the selections.  Call it being biased for my child or what have you, but I know Ali is better than a couple of the names that popped up on the Varsity roster.  Then again, I suppose it could have something to do with the position (is it called a position) that the girls have that drove the coach's decisions.  For example, Alison certainly isn't going to be a flyer (the ones on the top of the pyramids, and doing most of the stunts).  So if they needed more flyers than back spots, I guess that could have had something to do with it.  All in all I think it is good that Alison made the JV team.  It gives her a chance to work on things, like her tumbling skills, before having to go to the competitive ranks of Varsity cheerleading competitions.  And who knows, maybe she can move up if there are problems on the Varsity later in the year (plus, we don't have to worry about shelling out hundreds of dollars to be on the Varsity squad).