Gymmommy71
Proud Parent
Sometimes we can talk to coaches during awards as they sit in audience and watch w/ parents when they can. Parents sit generally together and cheer on girls from our gym that get awards - at this point since most of us have been doing this sport for a long time we all find humor and irony in awards in that the age divisions don't always show the true result (ex. younger girls getting nothing when they had higher scores than older girls loaded up w/ medals) so no one, including most of the girls, takes them very seriously. Afterwards, if people are staying overnight in a hotel we will often have a dinner together (usually without coaches), but when people have a long drive home usually everyone is eager to get going and we just all say goodbye.