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Looking for the perfect team? - by Gary Beyer
You might as well be searching for The Holy Grail. It's the syndrome of seeking the 'perfect' team, and it's become so commonplace in skydiving that we could almost be forgiven for thinking it's acceptable.
(Rating: 9.44 Votes: 230 Viewed: 5607 Posted: Thu Jun 22 2006) Rate It Bookmark It

The Challenge of 10-Way - by Christy West
Remember when you were a student? Most of us couldn't exit a plane to save our lives (or pass a level), the skydive seemed so short yet so full of things to do, and when it was over we had this nagging feeling of, "If only there was more time!" Welcome to 10-way.
(Rating: 9.02 Votes: 38 Viewed: 5243 Posted: Mon Sep 06 2004) Rate It Bookmark It

Learning to Fly With Weights - by Ed Lightle
With today's fast fall rates, weights are essential for lighter weight jumpers. Small jumpsuits are not enough, especially when jumpers in the base are also wearing smaller jumpsuits. But it is not as simple as just slapping on ten pounds of weight and swooping. There is a learning curve involved.
(Rating: 7.52 Votes: 47 Viewed: 5255 Posted: Sat Jul 03 2004) Rate It Bookmark It

Improving Your Sequential Skills - by Ed Lightle
I've seen a lot of skydivers who want to improve their sequential skills but don't quite know how to go about it. They jump their butts off but never seem to get any better.
(Rating: 7.97 Votes: 110 Viewed: 6254 Posted: Sat May 29 2004) Rate It Bookmark It

Starting a FUN 4-Way Team - by Ed Lightle
Many formation skydivers cannot afford a thousand training jumps a year. Some can't jump every weekend. Some are married with children. Some are students. Some live in the cooler climates and can only jump six months out of the year. Yet they dream about jumping on a 4-way team. They try not to get their hopes up though. They figure that only single people or those born with silver spoons in their mouths can afford it.
(Rating: 8.16 Votes: 56 Viewed: 5503 Posted: Fri May 14 2004) Rate It Bookmark It

Performing Your Best In Competition - by Jack Jefferies
For many people, there is a lot of anxiety around their personal and team’s performance in competition. Many teams have trained to a high level of performance, only to have their dreams broken by falling apart the day of the meet. There are specific reasons this happens and there is a way to avoid them.
(Rating: 7.33 Votes: 12 Viewed: 2037 Posted: Sun Mar 24 2002) Rate It Bookmark It

Keeping Good Records - by Jack Jefferies
Keeping good records is a hallmark of most successful teams. It has been said that in order to manage success, you must be able to measure success. What this means is that in order to know where you are going, you need to know where you are.
(Rating: 4.80 Votes: 5 Viewed: 1548 Posted: Sun Mar 10 2002) Rate It Bookmark It

Goals - by Jack Jefferies
Setting goals could be the single most important ingredient to success. There are basically three different types of goals: long, medium, and short-range. The long-range goal is where you need to start; everything falls in behind this one. You need to understand what you want, look at what you are willing to sacrifice, and decide on a long-range goal.
(Rating: 5.33 Votes: 3 Viewed: 1370 Posted: Sun Mar 03 2002) Rate It Bookmark It

Debriefing Structure - by Jack Jefferies
In the interest of creating a positive training environment and promoting the optimum state of mind for learning, we have developed a debriefing structure, which puts the majority of responsibility in the hands of each player.
(Rating: 7.50 Votes: 2 Viewed: 1060 Posted: Sat Feb 23 2002) Rate It Bookmark It

Briefing Structure - by Jack Jefferies
When engineering a dive, find as many different reasonable possibilities as you can. First, looking to find the most efficient way from one formation to another. Then, looking at different reasonable options, again only concerned with each individual transition. Next, look at ways to link these transitions into reasonable dives. It is important at this stage that you do not attempt to judge which dive is better, because it will tie up your mind and close your imagination.
(Rating: 9.00 Votes: 6 Viewed: 1243 Posted: Sun Feb 17 2002) Rate It Bookmark It

Basic Exit Techniques - by Jack Jefferies
There are three basic concepts that apply to all exits. When these are executed, it is possible to launch any formation you can imagine from any aircraft.
(Rating: 7.79 Votes: 9 Viewed: 2863 Posted: Thu Feb 07 2002) Rate It Bookmark It

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