Did you know that DeLand Dunamis and Miami Reyand took on the AA Class dive pool for the first time? posted: Jun 22nd, 2010 Last weekend's leaderboard is still not complete yet, as some of the scores from the Midwest and all scores from the Northern Plains have not been posted yet. They will be added as soon as they are availabale.
One competition of the multi-event weekend took place at Skydive DeLand where four teams of the Florida Skydiving League braved the hot summer weather. All six rounds were almost completed in DeLand before a summer storm interfered with the Teiwaz attempt to re-jump Round 5 after a video failure.
The summer storm brought hail and rain for Teiwaz right after the exit, and the new lineup... (more)
Did you know that Dynamic Fource and the Dutch Football team have something in common? posted: Jun 21st, 2010 They both won last Saturday...
The NSL News has followed the Dutch national 4-way team Dynamic Fource since it was formed in 2007. The team's highlight in the 4-year history was probably the race with the Italian Spin team for the unofficial title of the amateur world champion at the World Meet 2008 in Maubeuge, France. Dynamic Fource ended up two points behind the Italian team with an 18.4 average after seven rounds.
The Spin Team did not continue, and Dynamic Fource has become the top contender for this year's race to become the strongest 4-way team in the world of amateur competitors at... (more)
Did you know that UK team Eclipse increased the average by a point a week? posted: Jun 19th, 2010 Team Eclipse is a new team taking on the A Class in the United Kingdom Skydiving League. Eclipse finished second with an 8.7 average at the first UKSL meet of the 2010 season. Fast forward four weeks to the second UKSL meet last weekend, and Eclipse finished second again, this time with a 12.7 average though.
The team had worked hard to produce this improvement, and there is probably the potential to go even faster. Eclipse was formed following the UK Nationals 2009 in which three team members had entered as a scratch team and had been so pleased with the results that they decided to continue... (more)
Did you know that the MWSL teams are ready for the season opener? posted: Jun 18th, 2010 The next multi-event weekend is coming up, with teams competing at seven different locations. Two teams from the Midwest Skydiving League have the rare opportunity to compete two weeks in a row at the same DZ. SDC Rhythm XP and SDC Furies both competed at the weather plagued inaugural Midway Battle last weekend, together with three other AAA Class teams.
Several other teams of the Midwest Skydiving League will now launch their 2010 season at the Midwest Skydiving League 2010 season opener, once again hosted by Skydive Chicago. MWSL Director Alan Butt provided the NSL News with a preview of the... (more)
Did you know that UK's 4-way scores were far more impressive than in Football? posted: Jun 17th, 2010 The second meet of the United Kingdom Skydiving League 2010 season was held at the Cark dropzone in the north west of England. 17 teams made the journey to Cark, and for the second time this season it was the junior categories that were most popular with seven teams registering for the Rookie Class, eight in the A Class and two in AA.
The high numbers of junior teams entering UKSL meets illustrates how accessible 4-way competition is in the United Kingdom and points to a high future standard, as competitors move up to the more senior ranks.
There was some scepticism before this meet from... (more)
Did you know that the SDC Furies excel at more than just 4-way? posted: Jun 16th, 2010 Last year, the NSL News chronicled the history of one of the longest standing teams in the NSL Network, the Skydive Chicago Furies. The first meet of the Midwest Skydiving League 2010 is coming up this weekend, and the Furies return for their eighth straight year of MWSL competition.
In fact, the Furies posted their first 2010 scores last weekend at the Midway Battle on Ottawa home turf. The 2010 lineup was not fully available, and former Rhythm member Laurent Beaudouin filled Gosia Cienkosz' Center Outside slot for the first meet of the 2010 season.
The Furies 2009 lineup (Anabel Durham,... (more)