I know that if were able to stay in the stands and still photograph my kid I'd be happy to. When I stay in the stands (which I do 90% because my child has asked me to), I have to pace to see the action on the mat because of people on the floor won't stay sitting or at least still. In an ideal world, it would be great to have a dedicated area to warm up. At JOC, they have the large end where they line up to march in that would be perfect, but they don't use it that way. Whomever can figure out the solution to too many people matside should be a millionaire.