We Hit!

Day 1 of the competition was a huge success. Mercy competed in the High School Varsity Small School Level 1 division for show cheer. 
Started with outdoor stretching and warm ups. 

The team warmed up their stunts on the mats outside. 

Then we moved inside and marked the routine back stage. 

We walked down long corridors from station to station for warm ups. 

Then they warmed up tumbling and did some last minute prep before going out on the big stage. 

I got to stand right in front and got some awesome photos. The rest are featured on the Mercy Athletics Instagram. 

The team had such a great performance!!! Every time they ran the dance back stage, they got better and better, and today they recieved zero deductions for technicalities from the judges. In the Cheer world it means they Hit! 

The team was so pumped about hitting! After round 1, they are in 4th place out of 10 teams. Amazing to be in the top half. 

After they performed we went back to practice to perfect the routine for day 2. Kelly and I were doing some intense coaching on the sidelines. We started to learn a little choreography. Hoping to have a video of that tomorrow. 

Looking forward to more fun tomorrow! We have two performances tomorrow. Going to be a good day!!