This was an exciting time for Division 3 since they have not been able to experience Sports Day since they were in Grades 2 and 3! (And the weather couldn’t have been better! 🌞) We had a lot of fun participating in all the amazing games and activities organized by the Grade 7s from Division 1 and 2.
Division 3, comment below: what was your favourite activity or the highlight of Sports Day 2022?
Division 3 has been Speed Stacking! It is a relatively new sport that is based on… that’s right… stacking cups!
Sport stacking, also known as cup stacking or speed stacking, is an individual and team sport that involves stacking 9 or 12 (usually 12) specially designed cups in pre-determined sequences as fast as possible. The cups are specially designed to allow for speedier times, so the sport doesn’t work so well with regular cups. People of all ages and from all over the world compete in sport stacking!
Just as with any sport, there are particular rules that guide speed stacking. Division 3 has been learning these rules, and developing their muscle memory learning the Competition Cycle (3-6-3, 6-6, 1-10-1). One of the rules of cup stacking is that the player must use alternating hands in order to set up each cycle of cups–this action of alternating hands actually strengthen the right and left brain connection!
Division 3 has been really focused on learning the cycle carefully to avoid fumbles and falls. Once students are familiar and fluent with the cycle, they will be developing their speed! It’s important to start with the fundamentals of a sport before adding in speed and power.
So far our fastest time for the whole cycle is 31.75 seconds–I wonder how fast we can go?
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