posted Nov 17th, 2011 - The NSL Talk conversation with Polaris on 15 November 2011 also had a direct connection with the German top team in the female 4way category, ISB Air Remscheid, since coach Gary Smith is usually working with the Germans and filled in for Polaris coach Steve Hamilton.

It is pure coincidence that exciting news came from Germany just a few days after the Polaris update. ISB Air Remscheid is coming back with the same lineup and has secured great support to make it quickly back to the top level of female 4way competition after almost a 1-year break.

ISB Air Remscheid had Susa Serra in the lineup at the World Meet 2011 in Menzelinsk and placed 4th with an 18.0 average, eight points behind the bronze medal position. Susa Serra stepped back at the end of the 2010 season, and Petra van Overveld took the Point slot.

ISR Grand Prix 2010		Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class	G,7,3	F,B,P,D,6	15,Q,16	H,M,C,9	L,2,18	21,11,10	E,17,N,4	Total	Avg
1	Belgium NMP-PCH Hayabusa	28	43	25	52	23	20	39	230	32.9
2	Netherlands Dynamic Fource	24	35	22	49	18	17	34	199	28.4
3	Thunder	23	33	22	41	19	18	29	185	26.4
4	Skytrax	20	28	19	38	17	15	25	162	23.1
5	Germany ISB Air	20	32	18	33	15	15	26	159	22.7

The new lineup made plans for the next two years, began with indoor training and posted a 22.7 average at the ISR Grand Prix 2010. This would turn out to be the only competition for ISB Air Remscheid with the new lineup, as the NSL News had to report bad news on 15 March 2011. Center Outside Sarah Hajooze injured her back and knee seriously on an off day trip to Orlando right before the Shamrock Showdown 2011.

The German team had to withdraw from the competition and eventually canceled all plans for the 2011 season, except for the World Challenge 2011 where coach Gary Smith took the Center Outside slot. The new video shows the ten competition rounds at the World Challenge 2011 where Gary Smith helped the team to 22.3 average after ten rounds.

Sarah Hajooze has now recovered well enough to resume 4way training, and ISB Air Remscheid is ready for a comeback under the umbrella of a new support group.

Klaus Mathies, President of the FSC Remscheid skydiving club, has worked out a plan that provides a very solid foundation for the goals of the German team, which are medals at the next World Championship of Formation Skydiving, ideally on the very top of the leaderboard. Klaus Mathies has been the club president for 40 years and knows a lot of people in Germany. He has been the biggest supporter of Formation Skydiving competition for decades, including all three FS categories.

In fact, he also recruited the first German female 4way lineup that competed at the World Meet 2001 in Spain. Klaus Mathies has a strong partner with Michael Friedrich, who is running a skydiving and jump plane operation in Magedburg where ISB Air Remscheid will train and provide coaching and load organizing services during the German summer season. Klaus Mathies plans to help building up the skydiving center in Magdeburg to a major training center in Germany.

In addition, the windtunnel in Bottrop (Indoor Skydiving Bottrop) continues with the support for the team. All together, the environment for ISB Air Remscheid seems to promise a lot for the new team plans. It also appears as if the team has not lost too much ground, as most of the other top contenders are in rebuilding phases, as well. It could become a very exciting 2012 season in the female 4way competition.