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Originally posted by Jnadke
Last year people would clap straight through all the awards. I noticed a majority of people were rather cheerful throughout the entire competition. This year I noticed the same thing that you experienced, people would sit down halfway through while teams were still high-fiving the judge's hands. Some people didn't even bother clapping for the Regional Winners. It felt as if there was a tension in the arena.
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I also noticed the lack of enthusiasm during the awards ... I think it was because the game this year was so physically draining that everyone was just tired. ::shrug:: I didn't notice any tension when the regional winners were receiving their awards. At least there wasn't any tension where we were. I think, overall, Midwest was great.
During the entire competition, I felt that team spirit was definitely there. The number of teams helping other teams was awesome. I saw gracious professionalism being practiced by a lot of teams both in the arena and in the pit area. Even at our hotel, the number of people who got together to hang out from other teams was awesome. While I agree with JNadke that there was a lack of enthusiasm during the awards, it wss definitely there the rest of the competition.
- Katie