One meet season per year seems like a bummer. I've always thought of competition as the payoff for hard work.
I really don't think I could handle more meets than the 6-8 we do each year. But, we tend to go to the bigger meets and travel far distances. The time, stress, and expense is more than enough for me... And as they get to the upper levels, the girls really need the extra months to prepare the skills and routines for competition.