NMAA may cancel state spirit competition
Is the spirit competition in peril?
The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday that the New Mexico Activities Association is considering the cancelation of next year’s state spirit competition amid unsportsmanlike behavior that included death threats aimed at two people helping the organization with the event.
Also, social media posts — specifically on Twitter — castigated the NMAA and the judges of the state spirit competition on the handling of scores at the event. The Journal also reported there was another Twitter page that attacked the NMAA and teams but it was taken down.
A Northern New Mexico coach who requested anonymity added that there were fans from opposing schools who almost fought each other, as well as coaches who posted rude comments about the NMAA and boomerang videos (videos that play forward and backward) of teams making mistakes in their routines. The coach also defended the sport, feeling that the bad behavior is overshadowing the sport.
“There is good, too, not only bad,” the coach said. “It breaks my heart.”
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