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Day Two at NCA- final part

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   Day Two of NCA You did it you made it to my third and final part! If you missed any here are the links to my previous blog posts.  Part Two  or the beginning of  Part One The start of Day 2 It's Day Two of NCA! Which means you cannot mess up. Everything must hit perfectly and cleanly, or else you should expect to be dead last in the competition.  Our coaches stressed this to us.  We wanted it bad. That huge golden megaphone trophy. To see what the winner's circle looked like. We needed to get one of those rings.  Varsity, S. (2023).  NCA Trophy . photograph, Dallas, Texas.  Jones, H. (2023). Varsity All-Star NCA Rings . photograph.  On Stage  The wait felt like forever.  If we hit the routine as cleanly as possible, there's a chance we could win.  When it was finally time for us to go on, it was time to give it our all. "That feeling when you're standing on the blue mats. When you're waiting for the music to t...