Did you know that Strong4 offers more rear piece practice for two XP Angels? posted: May 8th, 2025 The iFLY Fort Lauderdale team of the Indoor Cloud League has also caught up on the 2025 leaderboard with scores and videos for the first four months of the 2025 season.
Indoor Cloud League organizer Marcella Rey has put together three ICL lineups for the monthly events, who share the six sequences. Strong4 is doing this year what 4Action did in 2024 and perform the AAA/AA sequences.
4Action were still competing in the AA/Intermediate Class at the USPA National Championship 2024 while they made their first experiences with the AAA Class dive pool at the Indoor Cloud League events. The Strong4... (more)
Did you know that the Children's School of Flight begins in North Carolina and Florida? posted: May 7th, 2025 Jan Klapka's 4-way junior school at the Hurricane Factory has caught the attention of the NSL News for over a decade. The recent update on May 3rd covered the 4-way career of Skywalkers Junior from elementary school age to becoming a medal contender in 4-way Open at world championships.
The NSL News met Jan Klapka, the Czech Republic's 4-way godfather, long before the Hurricane Factory was built in Prague. He trained and competed with 4-way team HF Bad Boys and visited Skydive DeLand for winter training in 2006. He had already followed the activities of the National Skydiving League for years,... (more)
Did you know that AXIS features the new version of Block 20 (Zipper - Zipper)? posted: May 6th, 2025 The story of the new Block 20 (Zipper - Zipper) began for the NSL News with the update on January 20th, which covered the history of dive pool changes and explained that FAI/ISC had plans for more changes to come.
Some of the most experienced 4-way and 8-way competitors and coaches in the history of the sport shared their skeptical thoughts, Solly Williams on January 22nd, Gary Smith on January 24th, while the process of the planned changes continued.
It turned out that only one of the 22 block maneuvers did not return from the FAI/ISC meeting at the end of January. The previous "Piver -... (more)
Did you know that Michal Mikolasek and Jakub Klapka performed ICL sequences for Skywalkers Junior? posted: May 5th, 2025 The NSL News is slowly catching up with events of the Indoor Cloud League. Especially the Czech indoor winter season is very busy, mainly at the Hurricane Factory in Prague, which has been the breeding ground for Jan Klapka's 4-way juniors.
It is no secret any longer that the first generation of the Czech 4-way juniors have successfully made it to the highest 4-way performance level in open 4-way competition. The NSL News has covered the Czech national indoor and outdoor team, Skywalkers Junior, comprehensively for years, with the latest update on May 3rd.
Their playground in Prague's 14-foot... (more)
Did you know that six points separated 5th and 9th place at Paraclete XP? posted: May 4th, 2025 The NSL News aftermath of the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025 concludes the competition of the six expected contenders for the unofficial amateur world championship title with the 2-point battle between Sweden's Echochamber and Spain's military Papea lineup.
There is no clear definition between the professional and the amateur status in Formation Skydiving competition. There is no doubt though that at least the Swedish team matches any criteria of a recreational 4-way team, while the Spanish team is surely in a different position. They are full-time soldiers for the Spanish military, where... (more)
Did you know that Skywalkers Junior are not only an indoor 4-way team? posted: May 3rd, 2025 Neither the NSL News audience, nor teams or coaches in 4-way Formation Skydiving competition could have been surprised any longer when the Czech team Skywalkers Junior impressed with their performance at the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025. The NSL News has followed the development of the Czech team for many years, from 4-way junior training and competition as children to AFF training and finally their first world championship as 4-way seniors.
However, even the NSL News had to make adjustments before Skywalkers Junior eventually showed up at Paraclete XP last month. There was still progression... (more)
Did you know that Strong4 offers more rear piece practice for two XP Angels?
Did you know that the Children's School of Flight begins in North Carolina and Florida?
Did you know that AXIS features the new version of Block 20 (Zipper - Zipper)?
Did you know that Michal Mikolasek and Jakub Klapka performed ICL sequences for Skywalkers Junior?
Did you know that six points separated 5th and 9th place at Paraclete XP?
Did you know that Skywalkers Junior are not only an indoor 4-way team?