Cups of SPEED!

[orangerful]

So, at the Teen Interest Group meeting I attended today, there was a big discussion about Sport Stacking. Have you all heard of this? It's stacking cups really really fast in a certain order. Apparently, it's considered a "sport" (they actually have kids do it in P.E. class). Well, I'm Googling around now, trying to figure it out and this seems like old news. A lot of the videos are from 2006-07. Looking at Amazon, a lot of the cups are sold out and I'm thinking it's just not a big deal anymore.

anyone heard of this? Feels too young for teen audiences, seems like this program would be more popular with older elementary school kids.

Comments

[impalalove]

I HAVE PLAYED THIS. We did this at camp, every age group was so interested. From preteens to the camp counselors themselves. :D

[oppppp2000.livejournal.com]

I have heard of this, seen it, and done it. It's kind of fun. Try it sometime!

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I doubt I could handle it with my spaz factor. :)

[toothlesshag.livejournal.com]

YES!

This is HUGE at my school. My PE teacher is really involved in the network of sport stacking, and they hold county wide sport stacking at Deerfield Run.

[toothlesshag.livejournal.com]

Yeah, though - big with grades 3-6. DOnt know about middle school.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

yeah, seems like only the hardcore players would carry it over into Middle School and even less into high school.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Wow, who knew! I mean, they are cups!

[ekaterin24.livejournal.com]

I talked with Dee the Cup Pusher (and I mean that in an admiring fashion, the same way I refer to Pokemon as the "gateway drug" to manga/anime fandom) before the Teen Interest Group meeting.

I plan to try it with older elementary kids at my new library if it hasn't been tried already. I also like Dee's idea about it as an intergenerational event: get the parents/grandparents in to play with the kids. Get the kids in first, they'd probably love training their parents and giving them pointers!