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2009 State Preview Wrapup

Got Spirit — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:59:43 +0000

The 2009 Region Championships are over and the 2009 State Championship are right around the corner! Sean takes a look around the state at the Region results and previews some of the exciting battles that will take place this weekend down in Columbus!

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Pick(s) of the Week: 2009 Region

Got Spirit — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:19:23 +0000

We asked and you answered! For this week we’re showcasing the teams that you nominated to be the DocSpirit.com Picks of the Week from the 2009 Region Weekend! No commentary this week. Just a showcase of some of the great talent from around the state!

Congratulations to everyone and best of luck this weekend for those heading to Columbus! Our thanks to everyone that sent in footage and/or nominations!

EDIT: We originally had Woodland on this list and lost the link to the YouTube footage. We managed to track down the link and we’re updating the Picks of the Week accordingly! Congratulations to Woodland and our apologies for leaving them off the list originally!

Woodland Wolfpack- 4AAA

Schley – Region 2A

North Oconee – Region 8AA

Walton – Region 6AAAAA

Milton – Region 6AAAAA

West Forsyth – Region 7AAA

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2009 Region Preview Wrapup

Got Spirit — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:02:11 +0000

The 2009 Region Championships take place this Saturday! Sean takes a look around the state and previews which teams are the ones to look out for and how things might end up heading into Columbus!

EDIT: I noticed that I had left in some chat room discussion near the end of the podcast. I edited it out and uploaded an updated copy this morning. Sorry if it confused anyone with the random chatter after the COED discussion.

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Pick(s) of the Week: Week 9

Got Spirit — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:31:46 +0000

This week the DocSpirit.com Picks of the Week go to Harrison High from the Woodstock Competition and Ola High from the Grayson Ramfest 2!

Thanks to CheerObsessions on YouTube and UProAV for the video footage!

Harrison High:

Here’s what stood out about this routine:

They open with a TON of energy. They’re moving all over the floor and doing it with precision!
The 3 baskets look great!
The 3-to-fulls coming to the front just punch the audience -and judges- right in the face*. Great effect!
The squad tumbling sequence is loaded! The toe-backs are super clean and the backhandspring-tucks just punctuate things. Simply awesome.
The transitions into the stunts look really clean and the following stunts are solid. They use just enough flair to make the stunts stand out without sacrificing quality.
The cheer looks great. The level changes are sharp and the pyramid is executed with the same precision.
Did I count 6 fulls?
The jump sequence is TIGHT! Love it!
The dance, like the opening, has soooo much going on! The level changes and formations are flat out hyperactive! That dance kicks!

*-trust me, it’s a good thing!

Ola High:

Here’s what stood out about this routine:

Love the opening!! The 3-to-fulls, kick double basket and ripple tumbling all make for a fantastic visual!!
Check out their cheer. The stunts start with some rock-solid heel stretches and proceed to move through some great transitions! The words are perfect. You can hear the whole crowd saying “WE ARE OLA!”
The pyramid has some equally great transitions. It’s switching and spinning all over the place! Keeps the pace of the routine with the perfect blend of cleanliness and flash.
The squad tumbling pattern that leads into the running tumbling is a great visual.
The running tumbling is SUPER high energy. There is so much going on and the formations just add to the excitement.
The stunt sequence is another set of rock-solid stunt and body positions. The whole sequence is MONEY!
The dance just looks like fun and the girls show it!

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Week 7 Wrapup

Got Spirit — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:17:04 +0000

This weekend Sean went to Loganville and checked out the “Fear to Cheer” Inferno Invitational. Here’s his take on how things looked in Week #7!

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Week 6 Wrapup

Got Spirit — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:04:35 +0000

This weekend Sean went to Peachtree Ridge and checked out the “Hear Our Roar” competition. Here’s his take on how things looked in Week #6!

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Week 5 Wrapup

Got Spirit — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:28:35 +0000

EDIT: I mistakenly said that Duluth got 2nd place in COED. Dacula actually got 2nd place. My apologies, the report I was given was inaccurate. Congratulations Dacula! – Sean

Sean was at a conference this weekend but he got some footage from Duluth and around the state thanks to UProAV. Here’s his opinions on how things looked in Week #5!

Here are the results from around the state as reported on the Ga. Cheerleading Vent Forums:

Pepperell

A
1st – Trion
2nd – Darlington

AA
1st – North Ocenee
2nd – Armuchee

AAA
1st – LFO

AAAA
1st -Woodland
2nd – Cass

Morgan County

A
1st – Commerce
2nd – Lincoln County
3rd – Social Circle

AA
1st – Putnam
2nd – East Jackson

AAA
1st – Woodland, Henry County
2nd – Oconee County

AAAA
1st – Loganville
2nd – Heritage
3rd – Lakeside

AAAAA
1st – Brookwood (only team)

Co-Ed
1st – Alcovy
2nd – Rockdale County

Kennesaw Mountain

AA
1st – Coosa
2nd – Calhoun
3rd – Sonoraville

AAA
1st – Cedartown
2nd – Heritage

AAAA
1st – Dalton
2nd – Hillgrove
3rd – NW Whitfield

AAAAA
1st – Etowah
2nd – Walton
3rd – Harrison

Co-ed
1st – Roswell
2nd – North Cobb

Vidalia

A
1st – Bacon County

AA
1st- Pierce

AAA
1st – West Laurens

AAAA
1st – Statesboro

AAAAA
1st – Valdosta

Harris County / CSU

AA
1st – Dodge
2nd – Callaway

AAA
1st – Northside(Columbus)
2nd – Carrolton
3rd – Troup County

Duluth

AAAAA
1st – Grayson
2nd – Mill Creek
3rd – Chattahoochee

COED
1st – Peachtree Ridge
2nd – Duluth Dacula

SE Bulloch

A
1st – Jenkins Co.
2nd – Metter

AA
1st – Toombs Co.
2nd – SE Bulloch

AAA
1st – Richmond Hill

AAAA
1st Evans

Northside Warner Robbins

A
1st – Eagles Landing Christian Academy

AAA
1st – Columbus

AAAA
1st – North Clayton

AAAAA
1st – Houston County

Co-Ed
1st – Warner Robins
2nd – Westover

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Pick of the Week: Week 5

Got Spirit — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:00:27 +0000

The DocSpirit.com Pick of the Week for Week 5 goes to two heavy hitters in the 5A division; defending 5A State Champs Mill Creek and Duluth’s Grand Champion Grayson Golden Rams.

The DocSpirit.com Pick of the Week is sponsored by UProAV.

Mill Creek:

Here’s what stood out about this routine:

Nice opening with the kick-double basket, seven cartwheel-tucks and the five roundoff-handspring fulls coming to the front
Super clean jump sequences.
I love the cartwheel transition into the stunts.
The stunt sequence showcases some great body position control.
5 Single Base stunt groups at hands.
Nice high cheer basket.
7 fulls total, including two coming right down the front.
2 Kick double baskets into a great transitional pyramid.

Grayson High:

Here’s what stood out about this routine:

Clean transitions. They put on a CLINIC with their transitions. They move so well into and out of positions.
Love their tumbling/jumps arrangement in the opening. They open with squad backhandspring tucks then pike tucks finishing with most of the squad doing triple toe-backs
MONSTER single base stunts hitting all kinds of body positions, even while rotating
They throw a ton of tumbling with a seemingly endless amount of fulls. This is accomplished with a great mix of timing, spacing and formations.
Great variety in their cheer with tumbling, motions and line/level changes.
Their pyramid is great, all the swinging and tic-tocs look great!
The dance has a ton of energy and some nice levels that add to the overall effect.
That final pyramid with the toss toe-touches into arabesque that rotates to heel stretches looks so clean and easy.

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Videos from Week 3

Got Spirit — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:43:09 +0000

These videos are courtesy of Scot Adamson and UPro Audio/Visual. For more videos and photos check them out at http://www.uproav.com. We’ll be adding more videos as they become available.

Grayson:

Social Circle

East Jackson

Walnut Grove

North Hall

Carrollton

Loganville

Northgate

Grayson

Brookwood

Roswell

Click here to see videos from all the teams from the Grayson Ramfest:
http://upro.smugmug.com/GHSA-Competitions/Grayson-Ram-Fest

Mill Creek:

Alpharetta

Parkview

Peachtree Ridge

Duluth

Click here to see videos from all the teams at the Mill Creek Invitational:
http://upro.smugmug.com/GHSA-Competitions/Mill-Creek-Invitational

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North Gwinnett here I come!

Got Spirit — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:36:07 +0000

This weekend it looks like definitely be out at the North Gwinnett competition. I’m looking forward to seeing all the teams in AAA, AAAAA and COED. LOTS of great talent going to be in Gwinnett County this weekend!

A full list of teams can be found by clicking here: http://unitedcolumbus.com/ghsa/GHSAcomps/north%20gwinnett9_26.pdf

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