To take part in the record-setting Stack Up!, schools and organizations around the world had to register with the WSSA. This is the 10th year we’ve teamed up with Guinness World Records, and we’re excited to have another shot at breaking a world record.” “It promotes hand-eye coordination, brain activation, fitness, teamwork, speed, and lots of fun. “Sport stacking is an activity enjoyed by all ages and cultures,” Fox said. The Guinness event is a wonderful way to bring together sport stackers across the globe, said Bob Fox, World Sport Stacking Association founder. They raced against a challenger and against the clock for personal best times. Once again, tens of thousands of stackers contributed their sport stacking skills from across the United States and around the world in countries such as Hungary, Germany, Israel, South Korea, New Zealand, Colombia and Taiwan.Īt State Road and Klem North, students took on various cup stacking challenges during their physical education classes. Last year, 592,292 stackers participated to break the previous year’s Stack Up! record of 555,932. Sights were set on 610,000 stackers participating as sport stacking continues to gain popularity around the world. 12, and among those participants were students at State Road and Klem Road North elementary schools.ĭuring the course of Guinness World Records Day, sport stackers from all reaches of the world up-stacked and down-stacked cups in various pyramids in prescribed patterns at lightning speed for at least 30 minutes, all combined with various fitness activities. "I still have a long way to go because my idol is the fastest in the world and he's a second faster than me.Thousands of people took part in what Guinness World Records terms the “World’s Largest Sport Stacking Event” on Nov. Jaydyn said his dream would be to become speed stacking world champion. "If some of the faster stackers could teach some of the younger ones who are just about to start, it just might become a global sensation," said Jaydyn, who is looking to compete in the WSSA championships in Speichersdorf, Germany, in April. The family hopes to encourage others to try and possibly take up the sport. The teenager spends two to three hours each day training in the lead up to major competitions. I enjoy spending time stacking with Jaydyn." Ms Burmeister said the team competition and training had become a real bonding experience for the two. "We did child/parent stacking together where I do the right hand and he does the left hand." "I got some silver medals with Jaydyn," she added. "Myself and my partner Adam are both stacking and Adam broke two Australian records in his age division," Ms Burmeister said. Jaydyn and his mother Rachel Burmeister even compete together. Once Jaydyn began stacking, it was not long before his mother and step-dad caught the bug. Loading YouTube content The family who stacks together stays together He competed against about 50 other competitors from around the country. "Now I know that I can go on and get something better at the world championships in Germany, it's going to be really good," he said. Jaydyn won the overall champion, under-14 champion and male champion, and broke three individual Australian records twice. He began competing with the World Sport Stacking Association (WSSA) in October 2014 and has recently returned from the Australian National Championships. It was not long before Jaydyn registered times close to those posted by other professionals. The sport involves competitors racing the clock to stack and collapse predetermined sequences with plastic cups. Jaydyn was just nine years old when he decided to try stacking after seeing a video clip of someone doing it. When Jaydyn Coggins discovered sport stacking a few years ago, he never dreamed he would set three Australian records - and he's not finished yet.
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