This was Hannah's second year on the drill team and second competition season. After taking 2nd at state drill last year, the team lost a lot of graduating seniors and a lot of incoming seniors who chose not to participate this year, as well as gaining a large group of incoming freshmen who were new to the whole cheer/drill thing. So it was basically a rebuilding year for the team.
I saw great improvements in Hannah's cheering, stunting and dancing abilities. She was much more relaxed and confidant and actually smiled a lot and didn't have that deer-in-the-headlights look she wore a lot last year.
The drill competition season started with the meet at UVU in Dec. I rode up with 3 other moms and spent the entire day submersed in loud music and girls in skimpy costumes and too much make-up. I ended up with a huge headache but I did enjoy watching our girls perform and realized that, in comparison to the other teams I saw, our girls were very modest and well-behaved. It was apparent that most of the girls there have been dancing since they were children and had tons of experience. I was pleased with our team's efforts and they did very well.
Then it was on to region at Richfield. And that was followed by state competition which was again at UVU. They knew going in that they were up against very tough competition and that because their most experienced dancer was sidelined with a broken foot, it would be hard to win. They did their best and came home with a 3rd place trophy.
Cheer and drill team consumes a ton of time and energy. By the time drill competition is over and they finish cheer at state basketball, we are all ready for the break from the near constant practicing.
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