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King of the Forum
Started by Cory Fair, March 21, 2013 · 85 Replies · 316 Views
In any event, we'll want to ramp up this competition as much as possible. Perhaps announcing it but not giving out the first challenge for a week so we can make use of email broadcast, Facebook, etc. We need them to be eager to throw themselves at this challenge.
"King of the Forum Challenge" vs "King of the Forum Competition"?
Challenge!
Challenge definitely. Not too serious that way.
Changed it to "challenge." I would love to have Coach announce this at the end of the Balance portion of the seminar this weekend. Giving the seminar attendees the chance there could be a great start; and having several videos to post when we make the forum announcement would give it much more momentum.
Now that would be a great way to end the segment. The class vs. Yuri as it could end up.
I got the video from Jubal
Draft Announcement for Coach:
I am pleased to announce the next GymnasticBodies competition. The previous challenge (Easter Egg) was won by Ian G Myers, who not only came to the seminar on us, but nearly gained the extremely grueling first level of certification. King of the Forum is an ongoing competition that is King-of-the-Hill style.
-The winner becomes "King of the Forum" and has their avatar and name on top of the leader board as well as the fancy title and some additional visuals to their posts.
-Challenges will come randomly across time or who gives it.
-Challenges will be varied. The idea is that one always needs to be prepared in her/his training or otherwise because no one has an idea what's coming next.
-Points are awarded based on ranking for a challenge. Top 10 place get points (10th = 1 pt, 1st = 10 pt).
-To gain the "King of the Forum" title, you have to beat the current King. It is not enough to tie.
-While the reward for most challenges will be satisfaction, there might be certain rare challenges with something more substantial. If and when that’s the case, you won’t know ahead of time.
-Professionals will be ineligible for the title, but may submit videos nonetheless for fun.
King of the Forum Challenge No. 1
1-Arm Handstand, Belly to the Wall for time
Rules:
-You can use either hand, but may not switch once the clock has begun.
-The heel of your palm must be no further than 6†from the wall. You must put a ruler of some sort on the ground so we can see the distance.
-Feet and legs must be together, and you may not grab the wall or onto anything else to gain an unfair advantage.
-The timer begins only once you are in position.
-Submissions must be in the form of a video uploaded to Youtube, Vimeo, or another service. Embed the video in the post as a reply to this thread. Any submission that does not follow all of the above guidelines will be tossed out.
-Winner is determined by most time in the proper position
Below are the challengers from the seminar. Zach holds the record at 1 minute, 10 seconds. Do you have what it takes to beat him and become King?
Gave Desi the heads up she is planning to take Zach down.
Leo Trinidad:
Starting when feet come to together and ending when the hand come down
1min59s - 32s= 1min 22s
Nigel:
1 min 24s
Any ideas on when and what the next challenge should be?