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About Sport stacking
Sport Stacking (also known as cup stacking or speed stacking) is an individual and team sport that involves stacking specialized plastic cups in specific sequences in as little time as possible. The governing body setting the rules is the WSSA (World Sport Stacking Association). Participants of sport stacking stack cups in pre-determined sequences, competing against the clock or another player. Sequences are usually pyramids of three, six, or ten cups. The sport has generated a large Youtube community, with stackers uploading their fastest times to the video sharing website.
History
The sport began as an activity at a southern California boys and girls club and received national attention in 1990 on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. The sport was invented by Wayne Godinet, who introduced the first formations and dubbed the sport, "Karango Cup Stack". Shortly thereafter Godinet formed a group called Cupstack. Physical education teacher Bob Fox later developed the activity into a true sport by formalizing the rules and establishing a governing body, the World Sport Stacking Association (WSSA). He also founded a company named Speed Stacks, and along with his partner Larry Goers, created a line of proprietary Sport Stacking products including the patented timing system know as the StackMat which is also used in speedcubing.
Early competitions for the activity were held in 1998 in Oceanside, California and Denver, Colorado. First introduced by Bob Fox, the World Sport Stacking Association now manages Tournaments. In 2004, the organization changed the name of cup stacking to sport stacking in what it describes as an attempt to give it "immediate identification as a competitive sport."
Equipment
Sport stacking is done with specially designed plastic cups, made to prevent sticking to one another and with holes in the bottom to allow air to pass through quickly when stacking. They are designed with ribs reinforcing a ledge inside to keep them slightly apart when nested, so they can be quickly separated.
One can purchase the specifically designed stacking mats, or simply called stack mats, which are mats connected to a sensitive timer. They are used for official tournament timing, casual play timing, or practice timing.
Special weighted training cups are also available. These heavier cups are made of metal and are to be used directly before competitions. The added weight is supposed to make the regular cups feel lighter, allowing the stacker to stack faster in competition.
New Rules
As of April 10, 2010 Bob Fox announced 3 new rule changes:
* You are now allowed to "double downstack" for any stack. However, the first two stacks must be downstacked with two hands.
* The cups are allowed to come in contact with, or "run into," the hands while stopping the timer. However, if the cups are being held or appear to be held while stopping the timer, the run will be counted as a scratch.
* You no longer have to turn and tap your cups on the 1-10-1.
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Flyingcup Sport-Stacking - Black
Model: SSTH-IA16401
Color: Black
Features:
* Comes with 12 cups in balck carrying bag
* Cool sports cool play
* Allow for all shapes and sizes of kids
* The sport gives you fun
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This sport allows all shapes and sizes of kids, athletic or not, to compete on an even playing field.
Players are competing either against their own time, or team against team.
The sport involves cooperation, team work, eye-hand coordination, building self-esteem and most of all having fun, fun, fun!
Flyingcup Sport-Stacking - White
Model: SSTH-IA16402
Color: White
Sport stacking cups is an exciting individual and team sport where participants stack and unstack 12 specially designed plastic cups in pre-determined sequences.
Flyingcup Sport-Stacking - Red
Model: SSTH-IA16403
Color: Red
The sport can improve coorperation, team work, eye-hand coordination, building self-esteem.
Flyingcup Sport-Stacking- Blue
Model: SSTH-IA16404
Color: Blue
The sport can give you much fun, make you happy.
Flyingcup Sport-Stacking-Green
Model: SSTH-IA16405
Color: Green
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Flyingcup Sport-Stacking - Orange
Model: SSTH-IA16406
Color: Orange
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Flyingcup Sport-Stacking -Yellow
Model: SSTH-IA16407
Color: Yellow
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