How to Speed Stack

Sport stacking is the art / sport of stacking cups. It originated in the early 1980's in southern California. It caught the attention of Bob Fox a former elementary classroom teacher in Colorado when it aired on the Tonight Show in 1990. 5 years later, he founded Speed Stacks and took it nation wide through the school system. By the summer of 2007 Speed Stacking spread to more than 20,000 schools worldwide. Not only as extra curriculum activites, but also as a PE class! The benefits of speed stacking include, better hand eye coordination, better concentration, fitness based activities, and raised self esteem.
It's pretty complicating to teach by reading. It's a hands on thing. Your not going to learn just from reading, but I'll do my best to explain. When your done reading, please follow the resources at the bottom of the page.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 8oz. Cups - Lots of Cups

1. 
    
   Up Stack

   First you need to learn the lingo. A basic up stack is when you make a 3 cup pyramid with. A basic down stack is when you take down the 3 cup pyramid.

2. 
    
   2 Up Stacks

   Start opposite your dominate hand and build the up stack from step 1, then another up stack on your dominate hand side.

3. Now you need to down stack, starting with the same side you started your up stack.

4. 
    
   3-3-3 Stack

   3-3-3 Stack. Same as step 2 except with 3 stacks. Start 3 up stacks 1 opposite of your dominate hand, 1 in the middle of you, and one by your dominate hand.

5. 
    
   3-3-3 Unstack

   Same as step 3 except unstack your 3 stacks starting opposite your dominate hand.

Tips & Warnings

• You need to check out there website to get a list of rules and to see it in action. You'll have a much better picture of what it's all about.

Resources

• What Sport Stacking Is About
• How To Stack

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on 6/19/2009 I didn't recognize this from the title but I do know what speed stacking is.