posted Jun 14th, 2016 - The Sun Path Products NSL News has introduced the potential bronze medal contenders at the Mondial 2016 with a series of previews that included the related poll question.

The expected ranking order has not changed at all since the poll question was published the first time. However, the five potential contenders (FLY-IN France, Black Cat, Evolution, Qatar Tigers, Satori XL) have moved significantly closer together in the meantime. The French lead has decreased to the current 8 % over Russia, after 2-digit numbers for a long time. Satori XL and Evolution have both moved closer to the higher rankings.

The Qatar Tigers have steadily held their underdog position, and the introduction of the team on May 25th did not have a serious impact on the poll numbers, even though the Tigers were on eye level with the two bronze medal top contenders from France and Russia at the World Challenge 2016.

The Sun Path Products NSL News now took a closer look at the coaching situation of the five potential bronze medal contenders, which is very different. Black Cat and Satori XL have a wealth of 4-way experiences within their lineups and trust mostly their own planning.

Evolution have worked with coach Shannon Pilcher for several years and have reduced their cooperation to a significantly lower level after the World Meet Prostejov 2014.

The French and the Qatar teams have never been without coaching. Even the French 4-way world champions of the past always had a team coach, who worked together with the national coach and the French skydiving federation. Marin Ferre is currently coaching the French national team in 4-way Open, while Mathieu Bernier has the position of the national coach and works with the French Girls.

USPA Nationals 2011			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Advanced		M,5,13	21,14,22	12,20,D	11,Q,16	O,C,10,K	P,L,19,8	18,6,2	15,9,G	7,F,17	A,B,N,J,3	Total	Avg
1	Qatar Tigers	QA	13	13	12	14	14	13	12	15	18	16	140	14.0
2	Perris Air Rush	US	13	11	12	12	14	15	12	14	16	17	136	13.6
3	Spaceland Lite	US	14	12	11	11	14	12	13	14	16	14	131	13.1
4	Start 4	US	13	11	10	12	12	13	13	15	15	16	130	13.0
4	Qatar Falcons	QA	12	8	11	13	14	14	11	15	16	16	130	13.0

The coaching is where France and the Qatar Tigers are recently connecting. Jeremie Rollett is a French 8-way and 4-way world champion, who became the French national coach when Jerome David stepped back after the French FS Sweep in Menzelinsk 2010.

Jeremie Rollett took over the work with the Qatar Tigers when coach Luc Verstrepen was done at the end of the 2015 season. Mathieu Bernier became the successor for Jeremie Rollet in France.

The Qatar Tigers have been working with high-profile coaches since they began with 4-way training and competition. Solly Williams covered the first year in 2011, and former HayaBusa member Luc Verstrepen carefully moved the team up to world class level between 2012 and 2015. Jeremie Rollett had a smooth transition last year and is now at a point with the Tigers where the world meet medals are in reach...