Did you know that Mass Defiance competitors and judges will meet again in Eloy? posted: Oct 8th, 2008 The New England Skydiving League completed its 2008 season on the NSL Playoffs weekend at Jumptown. Mass Defiance member Brian Stephens reported that the "NESL had an excellent weekend for the NSL Playoffs meet, and a number of teams came out to participate."
The meet was held at Jumptown where the first NESL meet of the 2008 season was scheduled and then completely weathered out. Brian Stephens said that the weather was beautiful this time and provided additional information of the event: (more)
Did you know that Larry Hill has great plans for the USPA Nationals 2008? posted: Oct 7th, 2008 The USPA Nationals 2008 are less than two weeks away, and the new direct link to the event pages on the front page indicates that it is time to get ready for the next exciting competition.
The NSL News is planning to add features to the traditional event coverage. Plans are in the works, and they include a daily news shows in front of the NSL-TV camera and a night show with "alternative" news, as well. More video clips will be uploaded frequently to bring the event atmosphere to the homes and offices of the audience. Blogs will be added to the traditional NSL News stories.
Plan is to run... (more)
Did you know that the freeze frame rule will be reversed? posted: Oct 6th, 2008 The World Meet 2008 included once again a meeting with representatives of IPC's Formation Skydiving committee, judges and competitors. It was held after the last competition jump and before the award ceremony. The committee's chair, Australian 8-way competitor Fiona McEachern, had scheduled the meeting and was heading it in Maubeuge.
Two major topics were on the agenda and dominated the discussion: the application of the freeze frame image at the end of the working time and how to use slower motion for judging in the future.
Both topics have already been discussed for quite a while in the... (more)
Did you know that Hayabusa's new lineup won a CISM meet with a 30.5 average? posted: Oct 4th, 2008 Belgium's national 4-way team Hayabusa Defence, bronze medalist at this year's World Meet in France, completed the 2008 season with a 30.5 average at an 8-round CISM competition in Switzerland. The event took place in Locarno (29th of September to 2nd of October), at a scenic skydiving center next to the Swiss Alpes.
It was an invitational international CISM event organized by the Swiss Army. Participating countries were Sweden (with male and female lineups), Spain, Germany, Lithuania, Belgium and Switzerland with two male lineups.
The NSL News had already reported of the 4th CISM Military... (more)
Did you know that Team Future copied the Italian competition draw? posted: Oct 3rd, 2008 The NSL News has followed the path of Team Future, with 11-year old Kayla Tinucci and her 8-year old brother Justin, already for quite a while. The last story was posted on 13 September 2008 and covered the recent personnel change.
New player coach Rusty Lewis seems to have brought a more competitive edge to the flying kids, as Team Future is more and more involved with the 4-way competition community, at least indirectly. The previous stories already included videos of the tunnel team where the new lineup copied the NSL competition draw of some meet weekends. (more)
Did you know that France sends a high-profile delegation to the USPA Nationals 2008? posted: Oct 2nd, 2008 The focus of the NSL News will slowly shift to the USPA Nationals 2008 from here on. After the usual previews of the event, once again, a comprehensive live coverage from Eloy will follow, and it will be very special and better than ever. The NSL News will explain some of the new features later.
Also once again, the USPA Nationals 2008 will be an international event this year, and a quite exciting one. French national coach Jerome David mentioned already at the World Meet 2008 that he plans to send his teams to Arizona in October. Now he provided the details of the French invasion of Eloy. (more)