posted Feb 25th, 2020 - The NSL News reported on 18 December 2019 that Josh Hall, Arizona Airspeed 4-way world champion of 2012, finalized the schedule for the 2020 season of the Southern California Skydiving League that he has been managing for several years. The first SCSL meet is scheduled for the month of June.

Josh Hall is also the player-coach for his home team Elsinore Elevate. The same NSL News story included a brief overview of the successful team story, with Advanced Class bronze medals at the USPA Nationals 2018 and silver last year.

Elsinore Elevate would still be eligible to win Advanced Class gold medals at this year's national championship. However, the team decided to continue in the 4-way Open Class instead. The 16.8 average at the USPA Nationals 2019 would have won Advanced Class gold medals several times in the past, and this scoring level places Advanced Class teams in the middle of Open Class leaderboards.

In fact, the combined AAA Class leaderboard of the USPA Nationals 2019 is showing all three Advanced Class medalists (Redline XP, Elsinore Elevate, SNE CenterCell XP) within the Top 10 of the Open Class teams. Without Redline XP and Elsinore Elevate, USPA's Advanced Class medals will be available for new contenders this year.

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USPA Nationals 2019		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Advanced	7,C,H,P	J,21,20	O,3,11	B,2,K,E	8,Q,10	15,D,F,12	N,L,M,14	6,1,9	A,18,13	G,4,5	Total	Avg
1	Redline XP	19	17	16	21	14	16	21	17	17	17	175	17.5
2	Elsinore Elevate	23	14	14	22	15	17	19	14	14	16	168	16.8
3	SNE CenterCell XP	23	14	14	18	14	11	18	15	14	15	156	15.6
4	Air Force Shadow	20	15	13	21	10	13	18	15	15	13	153	15.3
5	Vega XP	21	14	14	21	14	13	15	16	11	12	151	15.1
6	AZ Crime	19	13	14	17	11	12	18	15	13	11	143	14.3
6	Air Force Boomers	20	14	12	15	13	10	16	15	14	14	143	14.3
8	Arizona Alpha	21	14	14	17	14	11	14	14	9	14	142	14.2
9	SDC Rhevolution XP	17	14	12	16	12	13	14	14	13	13	138	13.8
10	Space Force BTR	18	14	13	18	11	11	18	14	10	10	137	13.7
11	SNE Fly Girls	18	12	13	14	11	13	14	13	12	8	128	12.8
12	Chill: Bu	18	13	11	17	9	11	14	13	11	10	127	12.7
13	Perris Goldilocks and 4 Bears	16	11	10	15	10	10	12	10	12	10	116	11.6
14	TSC Cadence	14	9	12	14	10	11	12	12	12	9	115	11.5
15	Fast Break	15	10	10	12	10	12	14	8	10	11	112	11.2
16	Paragon	13	7	11	12	9	8	12	10	7	9	98	9.8
17	AZ Shift	9	9	9	13	9	9	10	11	8	8	95	9.5
18	Perris Section 4	15	8	9	11	8	6	10	10	9	8	94	9.4

Elsinore Elevate at the USPA Nationals 2019 and 2018 - Video Footage Courtesy of USPA/OmniSkore!HD

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Elsinore Elevate continue with the same lineup of 2019, which could have made winning the Advanced Class gold medals possibly even too easy. Airspeed 4-way world champion Josh Hall is now back on the Open Class leaderboard, after two years of a player-coaching contest in the Advanced Class with Kirk Verner, 4-way world champion of the early Airspeed years.

The California team is still serious about their 4-way training and competition and prepare for the new experiences on the leaderboard with the 4-way Open Class teams. The first meet of the Southern California Skydiving League in June is too far away, and Elsinore Elevate decided to get an earlier start with outdoor competition on the highest level.

They will travel to the east coast in March and launch their 2020 competition season with the Shamrock Showdown at Skydive City.

It's the same place where the USPA Nationals 2020 will be held, and the west coast team has the opportunity to get familiar with the hosting facilities ahead of time. The Shamrock Showdown is open for all teams, even though some of the best international 4-way and 8-way teams in the world give it the character of a world meet.

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USPA Nationals 2019			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		7,C,H,P	J,21,20	O,3,11	B,2,K,E	8,Q,10	15,D,F,12	N,L,M,14	6,1,9	A,18,13	G,4,5	Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	45	24	27	37	21	25	34	25	26	25	289	28.9
2	SDC Rhythm XP	US	41	22	21	33	21	23	27	25	24	25	262	26.2
3	Arizona Airspeed	US	40	24	22	32	19	24	29	25	21	26	262	26.2
4	Defiance	US	30	21	15	28	16	19	22	21	18	18	208	20.8
5	Ranch 2nd Generation	US	26	19	19	24	16	17	24	18	19	19	201	20.1
6	Kinetix	AU	26	18	17	22	13	17	18	17	17	17	182	18.2
7	Lite XP	US	24	17	17	22	15	17	20	16	14	17	179	17.9
8	Redline XP	US	19	17	16	21	14	16	21	17	17	17	175	17.5
9	Elsinore Elevate	US	23	14	14	22	15	17	19	14	14	16	168	16.8
10	No Name	US	22	17	14	19	12	13	14	15	14	16	156	15.6
10	SNE CenterCell XP	US	23	14	14	18	14	11	18	15	14	15	156	15.6
12	Aviatrixx	US	21	14	13	18	12	15	17	14	12	14	150	15.0
13	Perris Force	US	20	13	14	18	11	11	18	13	12	12	142	14.2

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Shamrock Showdown 2020 with $2,000 Prize Money and the popular Skins Game March 19 - 21 at Skydive City

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The Shamrock Showdown is an easy opportunity for U.S. teams to meet some of the world's best international teams and share facilities and jump planes with them. They can also experience the professional operation of the teams and the skydiving center before visiting Skydive City again in November this year.

On top of that, all teams can also be winners at the Shamrock Showdown, which traditionally includes the Skins Game, with a total of $1,000 cash on stake. Skydive City sponsors the event with $2,000 prize money. The first $1,000 go to the AAA Class winner, and the other $1,000 are given away for the winner of a round after handicap.

Teams receive the handicap number according to their averages after the first five rounds. Each following round has the raw scores on the leaderboard, while the scores after handicap determine the winner of $200 each for Rounds 6 to 10. The handicap is adjusted after each round.

Claire King and Dirk Venter will bring the InTime scoring system to Skydive City. They will push the buttons and decide who will win the cash of the Skins Game.

Elsinore Elevate will know the hosting site of the USPA Nationals well and may also reduce their travel expenses by winning a $200 skin here and there...

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Shamrock Showdown 2020			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class Power Rankings		TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Total	Avg
1	SDC Rhythm XP	US	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1	Qatar Tigers	QA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Aerodyne Cypres	FR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Aérodyne Hauts de France	FR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	Elsinore Elevate	US	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	SCZ ZEUS	US	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Skins Game scores at the Shamrock Showdown 2018

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