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Reply With QuoteWell if they "tie them back as soon as they notice" during a routine, that would be the deduction...Originally Posted by ALgymMom
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So today was my DD's post meet practice & her coach tells them they all got a tenth deduction for their hair ribbon!(inappropriate attire) What?! I've never heard of a ribbon deduction! We were competing out of state though. Their ribbons this year are not staying tied well & will end up hanging down during a routine, but they tie them back as soon as they notice. So, no more ribbons for us!
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some of these made up deductions are getting a bit ridiculous...i told you, the judges spend to much time on this kind of BS instead of doing their jobs...which is to evaluate routines. and they can't even do that well anymore.
I do think this can be a safety problem. <Think - loose end of ribbon caught under hand while doing a blind on bars.> Luckily, there is an easy fix. You can either sew a quick stitch through the middle of the tied ribbon (into the area of hair the elastic holds tightly) or take a couple of small clear elastics and criss-cross them over the middle of the bow. Both methods will end the problem of ribbons coming untied.
well, yes. but that would then be a coaching mistake. coaches know ^^^that. let's hope she doesn't come back and say the ribbons were so long that it presented a dangerous situation.
I add nothing to the conversation as with most of my replies but feel that i must reply to every thread. and although i tend to be somewhat out there sometimes, i try not to make people feel aghast all the time.
She just told me it was the beam judges, I didn't notice any dangerously,long, untied ribbons on beam, but..... maybe they saw something? I've just never heard of a ribbon deduction! Lol
Really in region 8 I can imagine judges giving deductions because the athlete doesn't have a big ol bow!
I think another plausible situation looks like... Coach thinks to self: I hate these dangling ribbons. How can I make them go away? Oh! Blame the judges! Then I won't look like the bad person!
Snarky comments about judges are really obnoxious. This is a reason why parents whine so much about scores.
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