stevehamiltonxl 0 #1 November 21, 2005 Bodyflight Bedford will be hosting tryouts for their junior team on SUNDAY 4th DECEMBER. We're looking for skydivers who are new to 4-way and want to be a part of the Bodyflight project to train at the tunnel and UK DZ's, coached by former Sebastian XL members John McIver and Steve Hamilton. PLEASE NOTE There will be NO FREE TUNNEL TIME involved...sorry ! Still interested?? contact john@bodyflight.co.uk or steve@bodyflight.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleBadger 0 #2 November 22, 2005 What sort of commitment are you looking at? i.e. How many hours are you looking at having people commit to in the tunnel/ how many training jumps/ which competitions are you looking at entering? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FFAddict 0 #3 November 22, 2005 I know you said new to 4-way but how much experience are you realistically looking for. For example i would not think of PurpleBadger as new at 450, but when like him i get to that stage i imagine ill still think of myself as new Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevehamiltonxl 0 #4 November 22, 2005 The concept is to have an ongoing project whereby the junior teams will move up after a year or so and eventually become the open class team. For the junior team we have set a goal of 100 jumps and around 20 hours of tunnel between now and UK Nationals 2006. This will entail 1 or 2 camps in Spain over the winter and 1 weekend per month at a UK DZ from spring onwards. There will be some level of sponsorship with regards to tunnel-time, coaching and jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevehamiltonxl 0 #5 November 22, 2005 Some knowledge/experience of 4-way will certainly be beneficial but for us to take, say, a team that was top-five in the category this year and they make top-three next year would not necessarily show as significant an improvement as if we put together a team of people with little/no competitive experience, gave them some good training and they showed a steady gain through the year and beyond. We also need people who would like to be part of something bigger and longer-lasting than just a year's commitment but we obviously realise that this is hard to predict so, for now, we want super-motivated individuals with some natural talent and a desire to learn and excel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FFAddict 0 #6 November 22, 2005 I have to say it sounds like an amazing opportunity for anybody who manages to do it, but like everything else in this sport it loosk like a huge financial investment. just of the top of my head it looks like the best part of 10k just to get to nationals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevehamiltonxl 0 #7 November 22, 2005 Not quite...like I said there will be some level of sponsorship. Our calculations put it closer to 1/4 of your estimate per team-member Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FFAddict 0 #8 November 23, 2005 i was just about to come and say that i may have posted befor putting my brain into gear. I saw 20 hours and did the math in my head as if you would have to pay for it alone not thinking that a 4way team tends to have more than one member!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
FFAddict 0 #8 November 23, 2005 i was just about to come and say that i may have posted befor putting my brain into gear. I saw 20 hours and did the math in my head as if you would have to pay for it alone not thinking that a 4way team tends to have more than one member!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
