I personally love this idea and I agree with so many of the reasons they are giving for doing it. My dd was an alternate for JN in Juv last season and honestly, as devastated as she was to just miss making it, and of course we wished she'd have made it, the expense of that week in SLC right before Christmas would have been a serious struggle. Just the location, duration, and time of year was the combined worst-case scenario pricewise. Not to mention that we would have had to pay the coach's full expenses being that my dd was her only student who would have been going.
We could have kept my daughter in Juv another season due to her age, and many people do that to try to make Junior Nationals. We decided not to because it just wasn't worth it to us to hold her back another whole season just to try make that one competition. A lot of people stay back in juv three or more years to try to make it and then again another two or three in Intermediate for the same reason. We didn't see the point of that, and neither did her coach.
I assume, if it does pass, that it wouldn't go into effect until next season since the venue and dates are already set for this year...does anyone know if that is the case?
By the way, this is my first post here...I came across the forum googling info on Governing Council because we were talking to a judge over the weekend who told us about the JN restructuring. I have read a lot of posts today and it seems like a great forum!