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Sport Ladder
Championship
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National YoYo Contest
Bob Malowney - Director
320 Broadway
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 893-0545 x24
2002 National Spin Top Sport Ladder
First place awards will be presented in the following age groups:
10 & under, 11-12, 13-16, 17-29, 30-44, 45 & over.
Any Top may be used for ladder, you may change tops at any time. All tricks must end with a spinner for 5 seconds either in hand or as directed by instructions. Players get two attempts at each trick. Players score is determined when a player has missed a second try on two tricks, points will be determined as follows:
5 points for each trick completed on first try.
3 points for each trick completed on second try.
Tie Breakers:
Player who went furthest (last trick completed, first or second try) on Ladder, or if still a tie, Player who went furthest on Ladder before first miss of second try. If more than one player completes the Ladder with no misses, then the tie breaker will be roller coaster with judge directed variations.
Ladder trick list:
1. Spinner
2. Big Scoop
3. Target to Frisbee
4. Skyrocket
5. Boomerang
6. Boomerang under leg
7. Merry-Go-Round
8. Hackey Top (knee)
9. Arm Walker
10. Crazy 8 (2 reps)
11. Trapeze
12. Wirewalker
13. Rock the Baby (2 rocks)
14. Hop the Fence (2 reps)
15. Gyroscopic Flop
16. Mach 5 (2 reps)
17. Wirewalker 2
18. Around the World (full string)
19. Dive Bomber
20. Roller Coaster to hand (3 reps)
21. Corkscrew (3 reps)
22. Behind the back Trapeze return to hand
23. Bermuda Triangle (3 reps)
24. Whip Catch
25. Drumbeat (10 reps)
26. Lasso from Boomerang
27. Upside Down Merry-Go-Round
28. Roller Coaster to String from Lasso catch (10 reps)
29. One Hand Trapeze
30. Bullseye to 2-inch target
Spinner
Wind and throw top to spin on floor.
Big Scoop
Throw Spinner, scoop top into palm of hand.
Target to Frisbee
Throw Spinner into target.
Skyrocket
Throw Spinner; wrap string around top, holding both ends of string pop
top up into hand.
Boomerang
Throw like a Spinner, but pull back so top lands in hand.
Boomerang under leg
Throw Boomerang so that top travels under either leg, and into hand.
Merry-Go-Round
Throw Boomerang, slide top onto string, 3 revolutions under throw hand
then pop the top to hand.
Hackey Top (knee)
Throw Boomerang, drop top and bounce it off the knee, back into the hand.
Arm Walker
Throw Boomerang, elevate hand to walk the top down the arm to the inside
of the elbow, then pop the top back into the hand.
Crazy 8 (3 reps)
Merry Go Round over and under (or under and over) for each rep, return
to hand.
Trapeze
Throw top so that it lands sideways on string. Correct and return to hand.
Wirewalker
Throw Boomerang to either hand, wrap the string around the point, pull
the string taunt to cause the top to spin across the string to the other
hand. Top must travel at least 1/2 of the string.
Rock the Baby (2 rocks)
Throw Trapeze, form cradle, pass the top through the cradle in both directions
for each rep. Correct and return to hand.
Hop the Fence (3 reps)
Throw & catch Trapeze, put both ends of the string in the throwing
hand. With the other hand pull the top up and forward over the throw hand.
Return to hand after reps.
Gyroscopic Flop
Throw Boomerang, bind top in center of string. Pull string tight so that
top makes one full rotation around string. Return to hand.
Mach 5
Throw Boomerang, wrap string around the point, suspend top on string between
hands, make 3 revolutions of both hands around top, keeping top stationary.
Return to hand.
Wirewalker 2
Do Wirewalker, rewrap string around point and wirewalk back to the other
hand. Top must travel at least 1/2 of the string in each direction.
Around the World (full string)
Throw Trapeze, swing top in forward clockwise arc behind body. Correct
and return to hand.
Dive Bomber
Throw a Boomerang; slide the top onto the string ala MGR, swing top under
throwing hand side leg (inside to outside) back to the hand.
Roller Coaster to hand (5 reps)
Throw Boomerang, slide top down onto string using same motion as MGR;
jerk back with throwing hand causing top to pop off string and return
to hand for each rep.
Corkscrew
Throw Boomerang, make one wrap around tip. Wrap string around forearm
3 times, raise arm vertical, and swing top, to follow string and orbit
arm 3 times. Return to hand.
Behind the back Trapeze
Throw Trapeze, catching on string held behind back. Correct and return
to hand
Bermuda Triangle
Throw Boomerang, do Merry Go Round, when one full wrap is around tip,
insert pointer finger from free hand, and rotate top around it, forming
triangle with string, do 3 rotations. Return to hand.
Whip Catch
Throw Trapeze, pop the top off string into air, and re-catch in loop with
whip motion. Correct and return to hand.
Drumbeat (10 reps)
Throw Trapeze, pump string 3 times, pop top into air, re-catch on string.
Return to hand after all reps.
Lasso (5 reps)
Throw Boomerang, pop top into air from hand and catch top with string
using a horizontal swiping motion, repeat from pop top into air for each
rep. Return to hand.
Upside Down Merry-Go-Round
Throw Trapeze. Allow top to precess until it is spinning tip up, and do
3 reps of Merry Go Round. Correct and return to hand.
Roller Coaster to String from Lasso catch (10 reps)
Start with Lasso catch, (Boomerang to string without hand catch) followed
by Roller Coaster but re-catching it on the string instead of in the hand.
After all reps, return to hand.
One Hand Trapeze
Throw Trapeze, catching top on segment of string between thumb and a finger
of throwing hand. Correct, and return to hand.
Bull's-eye to 2-inch target
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