WHAT TIME IS IT! SHOWTIME!

It’s Showtime…

by Andrea K. Cherry, Double Dutch Supervisor

Posted On 05/15/2013

All teams were invited to compete in the 2012-13 Double Dutch Playoffs. The weather was bad and the trains were running late and that had a negative impact on the competitors. With that being said when teams came to the floor the jumpers were very nervous and anxious. The host of the meet Thomas Edison who usually performs well in the speed and freestyle competition seemed to have lost their composure committing nine mistakes in the singles speed competition. This gave them a disappointing total speed score of 15 points. During the playoffs the singles and doubles scores are combined giving the teams a chance to recover from a dismal performance. Thomas Edison was saved by an outstanding freestyle routine. Edison would not the only team to fall short of their season averages. Teachers Prep and George Westinghouse also seemed to have a bad day as each of the teams made several violations in the speed competition.
Although most of the schools did not perform at their peak, George Westinghouse Blue still managed to come out on top with a total of 960. They are going into the finals as the favorite. When speaking to Coach Kelly, he states that although his teams are performing well he still has not sealed it yet. He notes that his team has gone to the playoffs every time but has not won a Championship. This just may be may be their year.
This year we had a total of 10 schools participate in double dutch meets. Seven schools made it to the finals. Each of the 7 had a combined score of 500 points or better. Erasmus Hall Campus who completed their first year bumped out three veteran schools, securing a spot in the final round. I spoke with Coach Akbar who stated that she told her team “I don’t want to come in last place”. Their goal was met because this new team managed stay in the top ten spot for each of the six meets. Coach Breanne Reardon of Curtis High School also performed well this season as they secured their spot in the finals coming in 4th place in the playoffs with a total of 702 points. This is a great accomplishment for Coach Reardon and her team for this will be their first time advancing to final round and they have been competing since double dutch began in the PSAL during the 2008-09 season.
Congratulations to all the teams and coaches that competed in this year’s events. I want to wish all teams the best of luck in the City Championship.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Double Dutch - Playoffs - Round 2 -Finals

Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468

10:00am to 2:00pm

SINGLES SCORE	DOUBLES COMPULSORY	DOUBLE SPEED	STEPS	DOUBLE FREESTYLE	DOUBLES SCORE	TOTAL	PLACE
443	80	260	276	177	517	960	1
451	80	230	269	167	477	928	2
451	80	70	186	164	314	765	3
387	75	95	186	145	315	702	4
251	80	135	217	148	363	614	5
330	16	75	174	134	225	555	6
279	80	15	175	177	272	551	7
253	75	65	140	140	280	533	8
302	35	25	121	131	191	493	9
253	34	45	140	136	215	468	10
225	45	0	0	132	177	402	11
359	0	0	0	0	0	359	12
327	0	0	0	0	0	327	13