Did you know that the Paraclete XP 4-on-4 camps are extremely successful? posted: Jan 6th, 2013 The NSL News mentioned earlier that Paraclete XP was running another 4-on-4 indoor training camp this weekend. These camps are an opportunity for skydivers to get familiar with the 8way event.
Four campers are teamed up with four player coaches who work with their 8way teams very carefully. Two current Golden Knights 8way world champions, former team captain Brian "BK" Krause and Justin "JB" Blewitt, were the player coaches, together with Paraclete head coach Kirk Verner, former Airspeed 4way and 8way world champion, and John D'Annunzio, member of the Paraclete XP 4way and 8way lineups.
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Did you know that Round 9 in 8way was one of the most dramatic rounds in Dubai? posted: Jan 4th, 2013 The NSL News is once again going back to the Mondial Dubai 2012 for several good reasons. The NSL-TV coverage of the 8way competition was not completed at the competition site. The last meet videos were uploaded after Round 8.
The 8way coverage now continues, while the NSL News also focuses on another 8way event this weekend. John D'Annunzio and Kirk Verner are organizing another 4-on-4 training camp at the Paraclete XP windtunnel in Raeford, and the NSL News will show how the 8way experts are bringing new 8way fans up to speed with indoor training.
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Did you know that Martial Ferre was filming the last Fun Flag takeover in Dubai? posted: Jan 3rd, 2013 The NSL News reported on 4 December 2012 that the Fun Flag was in Danish possession. It was the latest Fun Flag update from the Mondial Dubai 2012.
The photo that came with the update was showing the three Danish Divas members in a Fun Flag photo op. The scenerie was similar to the one that Perris Wicked and Bodyflight Aerodyne members used to feature the Fun Flag at the World Challenge 2012.
Veloce filmmaker Martial Ferre, French 4way world champion of 1999 and 8way word champion of 2010, later provided the NSL News with video footage that he captured when the Danish Divas took the Fun Flag... (more)
Did you know that the Florida Skydiving League won the 2012 contest 3 - 2 at iFLY Orlando? posted: Jan 2nd, 2013 The December showdown between the Florida Skydiving League at iFLY Orlando and the Northwest Skydiving League at iFLY Seattle is over, and both groups provided the last and final videos of the December sequences in time before the turn of the year. The FSL group with head coach Ari Perelman won the last contest of the 2012 season with the highest total score (128) of the year.
The December event was also the tie breaker between both groups. The Northwest Skydiving League, with NWSL Director Deb Correia organizing the monthly efforts, had won the first contest in July. Florida improved the group's... (more)
Did you know that all four semifinalists in Dubai posted highscores for a round? posted: Jan 1st, 2013 The verdict is out, and Thunder is the unofficial World Amateur Champion of 2012. Almost 600 voters participated, and Thunder collected just 32 more votes than SportLoto. It was a great contest.
The vote is identical with the results and the rankings of the World Cup 2012 where all four candidates competed at the same time. The outcome of the Mondial Dubai 2012 did not change the impression of the majority of the NSL News audience that the two "guest teams" earned their Number 1 and 2 positions, even though they were not IPC sanctioned national 4way teams.
The poll has now been replaced by... (more)
Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP and Evolution could be the No. 4? posted: Dec 31st, 2012 A day and over 100 new votes later Thunder is back in 1st place in the NSL Poll for the title of the unofficial amateur world champion of 2012. There is a good chance that the ranking order and the scores of the World Cup 2012 will eventually be identical with the outcome of the poll.
There is another topic that is quite similar to the one that has recently been discussed by the NSL News and the audience. There is no doubt who the best three 4way teams in the world are after the Mondial Dubai 2012. The three medal winners (Arizona Airspeed - USA, NMP-PCH Hayabusa - Belgium, Aerodyne Aerokart... (more)