Petition updateLet the LSU Tiger Girls Compete at UDA Nationals 2021Update on LSU Tiger Girls "Let Them Compete" - February 5, 2021
Caliea KoehlerBaton rouge, LA, United States
Feb 5, 2021

The response, advocacy, support and fight you all have shown for our team has been beyond inspiring. We cannot thank you all enough for joining us in this fight! We would like to give a special shout out to Doctors for Dancers who has offered us a volunteer trainer that is an alumna from LSU, Teri Rowe from the National Dance Coaches Association who has consistently helped plan and advocate for us and Apolla Shocks who has sponsored us in giving us free pairs of their world class compression socks to prevent injury.

We wanted to update all of our supporters as I am sure everyone is curious where we stand as of today. As of now, there has been no reversal of LSU's decision prohibiting us from competing this year. We have proudly gained support from over 25,000 of you and are continuing our fight. As many of you have seen, LSU had told news sources the reasoning for no competition for our team is now COVID related yet that has not been communicated to our team. Our team has been cleared since August to participate in practice and games. Athletes at LSU outside of our program have been traveling for their sport and practicing as well. As a team we are required to follow COVID protocol and have weekly COVID tests. We have yet to get clarity on LSU's stance now that it has supposedly changed. We are disappointed to report that our team has had a very difficult time setting up meetings with administration and have been denied meetings many times but we are remaining persistent and hopeful. We ask that you continue sharing the petition, our videos and any other relevant information as we still have the goal to successfully reverse the decision to not compete.

Again, thank you everyone for your help and support. Geaux Tigers!

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