Did you know that there was a noteworthy player-coaching duel at the Shamrock Showdown 2002? posted: Dec 12th, 2025 The NSL News update following the NSL Live Talk conversation with Gary Smith concluded with the AAA Class leaderboard of the Shamrock Showdown 2002. The update recalled the 2-2 player-coaching lineup that Dutch 4-way competitors Paul Hofstee and Bert Hajee had already put together several years earlier with their team Punky Fish. The NSL News archives begin years before 2002, when the current version of SKYLEAGUE.COM and its database was created by Craig Buxton.
However, the AAA Class leaderboard of the Shamrock Showdown 2002 was interesting not only because Punky Fish participated—featuring... (more)
Did you know that Jennifer Davidson and Jeana Billings are now in the same 8-way lineup together? posted: Jun 3rd, 2025 Dan Schultz and Danny Suter became team mates when they decided to join forces with player-coaches Jeana Billings and Kirk Verner for the Paraclete XP Indoor Championship 2025. It was no surprise that they both finished with the highest meet average in their respective 4-way careers.
Dan Schultz had spent three years with SDC Rhuthless and competed at three national outdoor championships consecutively with his team between 2022 and 2024. Danny Suter attended 4-way and 8-way events randomly until the Double D's decided to share indoor and outdoor experiences with world champion team mates.
They... (more)
Did you know that Door BlockerZ and Pops Tards posted USPA medal scores at the Shamrock Showdown? posted: May 27th, 2025 One of the popular ingredients of the Shamrock Showdown is the fact that teams and competitors of all levels mingle in a very close environment. Even teams in different categories often share jump preparations and jump planes with each other and take home direct impressions and experiences.
This year's event at Skydive DeLand included teams in three different categories, and additional teams from Texas were added to the leaderboard after using the same competition draw. The four teams in the A Class, which is identical with the 4-way Beginner category at USPA Nationals, were all present in DeLand.
Coaches... (more)
Did you know that Tom Mattoni's 4-way junior team mate Cameron Malie replaces David Ricard? posted: May 13th, 2025 David Ricard has been filming the French national team in 4-way Open since 2018, first Laurence Herve, Damien Gouriou, Kevin Mansion and Charles Rommel in Australia 2018, followed by Damien Gouriou, Alban Rumolo, Aurelien Lemaire and Kevin Mansion at the FAI Tanay Mondial 2020.
He has spent the last three years with the current lineup of the Aethers (Damien Gouriou, Alban Rumolo, Tom Mattoni, Mathieu Quizy) who are now the reigning indoor world champions in 4-way Open and on their way to the next FAI outdoor gold medals. David Ricard will not be a part of the pursuit of the outdoor world championship... (more)
Did you know that DeLand's Hit Show launched the 2025 season with new team record numbers? posted: May 12th, 2025 The leaderboard of the Shamrock Showdown 2025 was still growing after the completion of the ten rounds at Skydive DeLand. The same week, teams of the Texas Skydiving League opened their outdoor season at Spaceland San Marcos.
The weather in Florida was much better than it was in Texas, as it allowed all ten rounds to be completed at the end of the second event day, including all teams in the three attended categories (AAA - AA - A). The same three categories will be applied at the USPA Nationals (Open/Advanced - Intermediate - Beginner), and all teams in DeLand could define their starting point... (more)
Did you know that Qatar's formation skydiving delegation keeps growing? posted: Apr 29th, 2025 The NSL News has mentioned regularly in the past years how the small country of Qatar, with a population of barely three million people and only a few hundred thousand Qatari citizens, has consistently increased the participation in the formation skydiving competition community and in other skydiving disciplines.
The first medals at FAI events were evidence that Qatar can now be considered one of the powerhouses in formation skydiving competition. United States, France and Russia used to dominate this part of competitive skydiving since 1985 until Belgium entered the international stage with... (more)
Did you know that there was a noteworthy player-coaching duel at the Shamrock Showdown 2002?
Did you know that Jennifer Davidson and Jeana Billings are now in the same 8-way lineup together?
Did you know that Door BlockerZ and Pops Tards posted USPA medal scores at the Shamrock Showdown?
Did you know that Tom Mattoni's 4-way junior team mate Cameron Malie replaces David Ricard?
Did you know that DeLand's Hit Show launched the 2025 season with new team record numbers?
Did you know that Qatar's formation skydiving delegation keeps growing?