Did you know that the NSL and Bill Booth presented skydiving at the Career Day? posted: Apr 28th, 2005 The National Skydiving League headquarters in DeLand, Florida, makes efforts to be in touch with the local non-skydiving community on a regular basis. Press releases are being sent out to the local media announcing the events of the Florida Skydiving League to the public. Special events, such as DeLand Majik winning the World Championship of Formation Skydiving in 2004, usually earn additional attention and coverage.
Keeping in touch with the local media and the non-skydiving community may result in support for special events, such as the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005. Several companies located... (more)
Did you know that the Danish 4-way project still produces new teams and competitors? posted: Apr 27th, 2005 The NSL News introduced Denmark's plans for the pursuit of medals at the World Championship of Formation Skydiving 2006 on January 24, 2004, for the first time. Sportschef Flemming Nøddegaard and "Team Danmark", which is supported by the Danish government, had created a comprehensive 4-way project to enhance competition skydiving in Denmark. The NSL News posted updates a few times ever since the introduction.
The official Danish national team, the "Danez", was planning to compete at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005 but had to cancel due to illness of a team member shortly before the meet. One... (more)
Did you know that Norway Arcteryx still kept up with Airspeed's teams in round two? posted: Apr 25th, 2005 The new round of NSL-TV continues with the coverage of the second meet of the Florida Skydiving League in Lake Wales on April 16, 2005. This FSL competition ran parallel with the third meet of the Southwest Skydiving League in Eloy, Arizona. The SSL meet's footage of that weekend has also arrived at the NSL headquarters, and the first round will be uploaded as soon as the DVD's file format has been successfully processed into web-ready quality. (more)
Did you know that the CaSL season opener turned into a Go-cart race? posted: Apr 25th, 2005 The 2005 season opener of the Carolina Skydiving League was pushed backward by high winds. Rhonda Roper wrote the meet story of the event at Skydive Coastal Carolinas, the pictures were provided by Chad Wilcox.
Skydive Coastal Carolinas hosted the 1st CaSL meet of the 2005 season. We would like to thank the DZ owners, Brian and Nikki Strong, and their staff for making us all feel very welcome. There was a total of eight teams that attended the competition, which consisted of six AA Class teams and two Introductory/Rookie Class teams. Of the eight teams, five were newly formed this year. The... (more)
Did you know that the March meet of the Southwest Skydiving League is now on NSL-TV? posted: Apr 23rd, 2005 The NSL-TV has opened another series of competition jumps from a different event. The videos of the second meet of the Southwest Skydiving League 2005 season at Perris Valley Skydiving arrived in the NSL headquarters last week and are now ready to be uploaded, round by round. (more)
Did you know that this weekend's events are facing weather situations? posted: Apr 22nd, 2005 Two events are scheduled for this weekend, one in North Carolina, the other one in Indiana. The Carolina Skydiving League kicks off the 2005 season with its competition at a new CaSL location, Skydive Coastal Carolinas, while the Mideast Skydiving League has a Skills Camp on its agenda.
Both events will be challenged by the weather situation in the northeastern parts of the U.S.A. CaSL Director Randy Garman expected weather problems for Saturday when he was getting ready for his 3-hour trip to the new and scenic CaSL hosting location on the shores of the Atlantic. However, he was hopeful after... (more)