WJF-event at JJF
Overview
This year the WJF is partnering with Japan to hold a WJF-event at JJF!
There will be two different competitions with sub-categories:
- Suggested guidelines is to have at atleast 16+ catches of 8 balls as a personal best to compete in the ball category or 12+ catches of 6 club to compete in the club category.
- You need to bring many clubs, balls, and preferably also some small beanbags.
- Suggested guidelines: Solid 5 ball pattern and solid 6 and 7 ball pattern for each respective event
- You need to bring 7 balls and 5 clubs minimum!
Full rules of Numbers Juggling League:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ITv09gO_bay2EZ_5lPqOEfJz_a_7zQj1020CX62uY10/edit?usp=sharing
Rules for Freestyle at the bottom of the linked page:
https://www.thewjf.com/aoc/
There will be two different competitions with sub-categories:
1. WJF Numbers/Endurance with clubs and balls
- This format is about trying to juggle as many objects as possible for as long as possible. It's the LIVE format of the ongoing online Numbers Juggling League https://juggling-records.com/numbers_league , being tried out for the first time at a WJF event. And the same event as the one held at the British Juggling Convention and the Norwegian Juggling Convention. The main event will begin at 8 balls and 6 clubs and work its way up. For example; To win the ball category you have to be the overall best juggler of 8, 9, 10… balls. It's not just about who can juggle most balls. It's possible that a juggler that can't flash 11 beats a juggler that can! If there are more than 9 people signing up in either of the two sub-categories, there will be a qualification taking place before the main event. Information about the qualifications will be told at the given day.- Suggested guidelines is to have at atleast 16+ catches of 8 balls as a personal best to compete in the ball category or 12+ catches of 6 club to compete in the club category.
- You need to bring many clubs, balls, and preferably also some small beanbags.
2. Freestyle with 5, 6 and 7 balls and 5 clubs
- This format is about who can pull off the best trick or trick combination in terms of difficulty and originality. Here it's not about to get many cool moves, but rather one big move. The more spectacular, creative, difficult, clean and controlled move will win! If we end up with more than 8-10 people signing up per sub-event, there will be a qualification taking place before the main event. Information about the qualifications will be told at the given day if necessary.- Suggested guidelines: Solid 5 ball pattern and solid 6 and 7 ball pattern for each respective event
- You need to bring 7 balls and 5 clubs minimum!
Full rules of Numbers Juggling League:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ITv09gO_bay2EZ_5lPqOEfJz_a_7zQj1020CX62uY10/edit?usp=sharing
Rules for Freestyle at the bottom of the linked page:
https://www.thewjf.com/aoc/
Time
Day 1
7 Oct. (Sat) 11:00~14:00(Subject to change)
Venue
Gym 3
Organizer
World Juggling Federation & WJF Affiliate Eivind Dragsjø
What is WJF?
https://www.thewjf.com/The World Juggling Federation's mission is to expand and promote the sport of juggling while working toward inclusion in the Olympics. A huge part of this mission includes our global school program lead by our affiliates in over a dozen countries on five continents.
Redefining The Learning Process
Through our Skill Level Certification Program jugglers now have a clear path to follow from beginner to the olympic level.Affiliates
The World Juggling Federation has created opportunities for jugglers in countries world-wide to become affiliates and run national events, our school program, and competitions to determine who will represent their country in international competition.Grants
One way the World Juggling Federation hopes to support the sport of juggling is by providing grants to schools so their students can experience and participate in the WJF school program, and to provide travel for jugglers who show potential to attend training camps and competitions.Sport Programming
Since 2004, the World Juggling Federation has produced the only sport juggling competition programs that have aired on broadcast TV, specifically ESPN - the World-wide leader in sports. The WJF plans to continue producing competition programs for the world to see as we promote our sport with the highest quality.Application
To secure a spot in the competition, send an email to Eivind Dragsjø at Eivinddra@gmail.com with the following information:
- What is your name, age and country
- Which of these 6 events are you joining?
- Ball numbers
- Club numbers
- 5 ball freestyle
- 6 ball freestyle
- 7 ball freestyle
- 5 club freestyle
* Application deadline: October 1, 2023 (Sun.) 23:59
* If you are joining ball or club numbers, write down your personal bests with 8, 9 and 10 balls and/or record with 6, 7 and 8 clubs.
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