posted Feb 8th, 2023 - The NSL News update of Christy Frikken's new position as the Southern California Skydiving League director on February 5th included a brief look back into the SCSL history. The story explained that the league started as a part of the Southwest Skydiving League, which eventually split up into the northern (NCSL) and the southern part (SCSL), and a new league in Arizona.

The same NSL News update mentioned that both most recent SCSL directors, Josh Hall and Christy Frikken, were participating in the league events at that time with their 4-way team Perris Fury. The Southwest Skydiving League was already in its 6th year when Christy Frikken and Josh Hall attended their first competition with Perris Fury in March 2005, with Dan BC and Uli Stuewe in the lineup, Karen Lewis on camera.

The NSL News published earlier updates from the archives that included the first years of the Southwest Skydiving League, as well. In fact, the story on 30 April 2021 featured the very new commentary after the first meet of the Southwest Skydiving League in March 2000.

The results of the next meet in April 2000 were also saved in the archives, which have now been added to the database as a new event. Even the competition draw of the March meet was fully available, while the numbers and letters are not identical with the blocks and random formations of the current 4-way dive pool.

The three teams on the top of the AAA Class leaderboard in April 2000, and Intermediate Class team Elsinore Un4Given, competed later the same year at the USPA Nationals 2000. The Southwest Skydiving League offered four more meets before the national championships, and the SWSL teams could get familiar with the logistics of 4-way competition.

Southwest Skydiving League April 2000		1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class	Q,J,2,4	10,B,8	M,A,7,F	P,1,5	21,19,H	C,3,9	Total	Avg
1	Elsinore Matrix	16	12	23	17	12	17	97	16.2
2	Perris High Pressure	14	9	11	8	11	-	53	10.6
3	4-Cast	9	8	10	7	9	4	47	7.8
4	Stratos 4	5	8	9	9	8	6	45	7.5
5	Elvis Kinevil	8	3	9	7	6	4	37	6.2
Rank	A Class	E,2	7,1	P,4	J,K,A	M,6	Q,20	Total	Avg
1	Perris Pas DeQuatre	6	7	7	9	6	6	41	6.8
2	Un4Given	8	6	6	6	6	7	39	6.5
3	Alacrity	8	2	6	9	4	8	37	6.2

NSL News on 2 May 2000: Did You Know... that Elsinore Matrix scored 16.2 average at the second Southwest Skydiving League meet?

The NSL News pointed out the 16.2 average of home team Elsinore Matrix a few days after the completion of the meet on 2 May 2000:

"A total number of eight teams competed at the second season meet of the Southwest Skydiving League. Elsinore Skydiving was hosting the event last weekend. The Elsinore home team Matrix kept their progression going throughout the first three competitions this year, and they posted a new team record average of 16.2 after the six rounds.

Matrix had scored 14.2 at the Valentine's Meet in February and 15.5 at the season opener of the Southwest Skydiving League in March. The 16.2 average at the April meet was supported by a 23 in Round 3, with the fastest sequence of the competition.

The sequence for this round was Bundy-Unipod-Side Buddies-Side Buddies-Twins. Other Matrix scores in Round 4 and Round 6 are indicating that the team is on an upswing. Veteran and former Airspeed member John Hamilton formed the full-time team with Todd Hawkins, Allan Brooks and Bob Healy. Team videographer is Truman Brooks.

Stratos4 won the Open/Advanced Class competition after handicap, finishing with a 7.5 average before handicap. Perris Pas DeQuatre scored the highest average of the Recreational Class with a 6.8 average. After handicap, Un4Given won the first place in this category. The new league rankings will be posted soon at the SSL website. The new rankings and scores overview can be viewed at the NSL scoring page. Blue Skies - Go Compete

USPA Nationals 2000		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open	E,5,19	P,21,15	7,24,13	F,23,J,17	1,22,12	D,G,M,11	20,B,4	8,H,18	16,14,A	K,L,C,Q,O	Total	Avg
1	Airspeed Vertical	19	20	21	24	17	23	21	18	18	32	213	21.3
G	Perris FR Maubeuge	21	22	21	22	17	24	17	17	18	29	208	20.8
2	FX	20	20	20	23	16	24	19	19	13	33	207	20.7
3	DeLand PD Blue	19	19	19	22	16	24	19	19	19	31	207	20.7
G	DeLand Norgies	19	19	19	24	17	23	19	17	17	33	207	20.7
4	Airspeed Zulu	19	18	19	23	16	24	17	16	16	31	199	19.9
5	Golden Knights Gold	19	19	20	20	13	24	18	16	18	31	198	19.8
6	Elsinore Matrix	15	14	15	19	14	19	15	14	15	27	167	16.7
G	Skydive Udine Sinapsi	17	17	17	14	15	15	12	14	14	21	156	15.6
7	Perris Energy	14	14	15	16	13	17	13	12	13	22	149	14.9
8	GKRC	10	12	9	9	10	13	11	9	10	13	106	10.6
USPA Nationals 2000		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Advanced	E,5,19	P,21,15	7,24,13	F,23,J,17	1,22,12	D,G,M,11	20,B,4	8,H,18	16,14,A	K,L,C,Q,O	Total	Avg
G	Barry Jive's Uptown 5	14	14	14	14	12	17	11	11	13	20	140	14.0
G	Optic Nerve	14	12	13	14	14	15	16	12	9	19	138	13.8
1	Teiwaz	12	13	13	15	12	15	14	11	11	16	132	13.2
2	Nemesis	12	12	11	15	11	14	11	10	11	14	121	12.1
3	DeLand PD Gold	10	12	11	9	10	14	12	11	11	18	118	11.8
4	Impulse Rhode Island	11	11	11	11	9	16	12	11	10	15	117	11.7
5	San Marcos Fast4ward	12	13	11	11	9	13	12	10	9	15	115	11.5
6	Sebastian Tonic	11	10	11	12	11	13	8	11	6	19	112	11.2
7	DeLand Chain Gang	10	10	11	12	8	14	11	8	6	17	107	10.7
7	Cave Girls	3	10	12	13	10	14	9	9	11	16	107	10.7
9	Arizona Inertia	10	12	10	12	10	13	11	5	10	13	106	10.6
10	RX Raeford Xpress	13	9	11	6	10	14	11	10	10	10	104	10.4
10	Ranch Equinox	9	11	8	13	10	12	9	9	8	15	104	10.4
10	Perris High Pressure	12	12	11	11	11	13	10	9	8	7	104	10.4
10	Mach 5	10	7	12	14	11	11	8	2	11	18	104	10.4
14	RPM	9	10	9	13	10	12	5	9	8	9	94	9.4
15	Ranch Team One	10	11	9	9	8	9	8	9	8	11	92	9.2
16	Z Girls	11	10	9	6	8	8	7	9	9	14	91	9.1
16	Fusion 4	10	6	9	10	9	8	11	9	6	13	91	9.1
16	Elsinore Stratos 4	9	10	9	9	7	9	10	7	9	12	91	9.1
19	Quantum Leap	7	9	7	11	9	10	11	7	8	11	90	9.0
G	Ekat	6	5	9	10	9	12	7	7	7	15	87	8.7
20	Mr. Pink	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	4	7	9	85	8.5
20	Jetstream	8	7	11	9	5	10	8	7	8	12	85	8.5
22	Maximum Yield	8	8	9	10	7	7	9	8	7	9	82	8.2
G	Funcused	7	10	9	7	6	11	7	6	8	11	82	8.2
23	Skydive Chicago STL-4	7	8	9	11	8	10	10	8	0	8	79	7.9
24	Elsinore 4-Cast	3	9	9	10	9	9	10	4	7	9	79	7.9
25	Perris Express	8	9	9	8	8	3	7	7	7	11	77	7.7
26	Team Willy	9	8	7	6	9	6	8	8	4	11	76	7.6
27	Environmental Impact	9	4	9	8	7	9	7	8	6	7	74	7.4
28	White Ravens	7	4	6	5	8	8	9	5	8	8	68	6.8
29	Lodi 499	8	7	7	5	8	6	6	4	5	6	62	6.2
30	Air Force Falcons	6	7	0	5	6	2	6	4	0	3	39	3.9

The numbers and letters of the competition draw were not the only different factors in 4-way competition at that time. The dive pool consisted of 24 blocks, and the blocks and random formations were other ones compared to the most recent and current edition.

Changes in the dive pool happened much more frequently, and the teams had to adjust to the changes on a regular basis. The 4-way dive pool has been unchanged and reliable for several years now, and 4-way teams on all experience levels can trust the consistency.

The categories at USPA Nationals were in motion at that time, as well. USPA had introduced the Advanced Class at the national championships of 1999, and the competition draw was not yet identical with the one of the Open Class. The Intermediate Class sequences were different, as well, and resembled more the A Class of the National Skydiving League.

4-way Open and 4-way Advanced Class teams finally used the same competition draw for the first time in 1999 and had their own sets of USPA medals, which has been consistent ever since. Teams in the Intermediate Class only had shorter sequences for each round, while the same 24 blocks of the complete dive pool were used for the draw. The Intermediate Class format changed in 2000 when teams performed six competition rounds with a limited dive pool, still very similar to the A Class and USPA's current 4-way Beginner Class. The same format was used in 2001, and the final change to the current AA/Intermediate Class format happened in 2002.

USPA Nationals 2000		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Intermediate	9,7	6,F	Q,A,K	21,O	J,2	D,P,20	TBD	Total	Avg
1	DeLand Tunnel Rage	15	15	22	12	13	15	-	92	15.3
G	Blaze	15	15	15	13	10	13	-	81	13.5
2	Focus 4	13	13	16	11	11	11	27	75	12.5
3	Dallas 4-Quest	15	14	20	4	10	12	26	75	12.5
4	Vertex	11	9	18	7	10	10	-	65	10.8
5	Loki	11	7	14	11	11	10	-	64	10.7
5	Float'n Otis	10	12	13	11	8	10	-	64	10.7
7	Sirens	12	10	10	8	11	11	-	62	10.3
7	Crosskeys 4	11	10	14	8	8	11	-	62	10.3
9	Pepperell Event Horizon	11	10	10	9	11	10	-	61	10.2
9	Hinckley Defcon 4	10	10	11	9	11	10	-	61	10.2
11	Sintrifugal Force	11	11	10	10	9	7	-	58	9.7
G	Boondock Saints	11	11	9	8	10	8	-	57	9.5
12	Air Buddha	11	8	11	9	7	11	-	57	9.5
13	Checkpoint	6	10	13	9	9	8	-	55	9.2
13	Wings Of Blue	11	13	8	10	7	6	-	55	9.2
15	Minimum 60	6	8	12	10	9	9	-	54	9.0
15	Formula 4	6	8	12	7	10	11	-	54	9.0
15	Flashpoint	10	11	6	9	8	10	-	54	9.0
18	Da Vinci's Dream	9	10	11	6	9	8	-	53	8.8
G	Foreigners	11	0	13	9	8	11	-	52	8.7
19	Kokomo	10	10	8	7	7	9	-	51	8.5
19	Ground Zero	10	9	9	6	8	9	-	51	8.5
21	Arizona Fusion	9	10	9	7	6	8	-	49	8.2
22	Pepperell Expedition	6	11	8	7	8	7	-	47	7.8
22	B & B 2000	6	11	8	7	8	7	-	47	7.8
24	Perris 2000	6	10	7	6	9	7	-	45	7.5
G	Burning Daylight	10	10	7	9	8	1	-	45	7.5
25	Elsinore 4 Quest	9	6	10	5	7	7	-	44	7.3
26	Mark-4	5	8	8	7	6	5	-	39	6.5
27	Elsinore Un4given	3	9	8	7	6	4	-	37	6.2
28	Hot & Nasty	3	6	7	4	6	5	-	31	5.2