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Date Posted: 13:37:34 12/31/22 Sat
Author: More inside
Subject: Opidf - age groups in championships - when will they change to make it fair on all dancers?

Opidf always do double age groups which is really unfair on the younger children in each age groups who have to compete against others with up to 2 years more experience than them. This year opidf did 'even' age groups - u8, u10, u12 etc and if they had stuck with them next year it would have given the youngest in the groups a year to shine but opidf are now going to 'odd' age groups - u9, u11, u13 etc. Why change the age groups? It just makes it very unfair on some of the children! I thought opidf was all about fairness but they seem to change things to suit them without thinking how they affect the dancers. Its very disheartening for a just turned (dec bday) 13year old to be dancing in u14 with a just turned 15year old (jan bday) for example!
Wida, clrg, an comhdhail etc all dance single age groups. Opidf have more than enough dancers to do this at their championship feis'! Please opidf change for fairness of all before kids get too disheartened and give up something they love! You'll hold a world championship group with 3 dancers but not split a normal championship - doesn't make sense.
Your website says that your organisation is run fairly and ensures equal chance for dancers to achieve their potential
but this isn't the case and can be so easily rectified! Your organisation is now growing and feis' have huge numbers. There is no reason or need to keep double age groups. Please start following in the larger organisatiins footsteps!

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The age groups change to suit her kids so her daughter and son always in highest half of the double age group (NT) -- Stick with wida, 15:12:53 12/31/22 Sat
- Maybe the reason but i Would still never dance with wida im afraid!Opidf much better apart from this one point! (NT) -- I understand doing it when low on numbers but no need to now as the numbers are so high at each feis, 15:59:20 12/31/22 Sat
100% agree! Im sure opidf read this so maybe they will rethink and make it fair for all kids not just their own! (NT) -- Mum, 15:34:27 01/03/23 Tue
Noticed how only separate boys competition at opidf worlds was the age group with her son in and only 2 other dancers (NT) -- Yet double age groups for everyone else, 23:54:11 01/03/23 Tue
- Opidf vs wida. Both moneymaking and just for titles (NT) -- Joke, 01:11:04 01/04/23 Wed
- Separate boys age groups if 3 or more dancers, not their fault other groups had less than 3 boys (NT) -- Sorry your DD didn't place top 5 in a competition of less than 20. You can't all get a globe., 16:57:31 01/04/23 Wed
  - Transparent isn't it. (NT) -- Dd, 17:59:58 01/04/23 Wed
  - Sorry your kids can only win when you pull all the strings (NT) -- Mammys org, 23:50:13 01/04/23 Wed
    - They hold boys competitions when there’s enough numbers like most org and I think that’s 3. (NT) -- Only thing transparent here is the same person writing the posts and commenting on their own SAD, 23:56:08 01/04/23 Wed
    - Jealousy jealousy (NT) -- Same person commenting over and over on here 🙄 bore off, 23:58:45 01/04/23 Wed
  - This post is about separating the double age groups to make it fair on ALL children -- OP, 00:25:20 01/05/23 Thu
    - More inside above post (NT) -- OP, 00:27:45 01/05/23 Thu
    - More inside. Does it change each year? -- B, 04:23:39 01/05/23 Thu

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