The fun and exciting sport of Cup Stacking as an activity in school physical education classes, school Co-Curricular Activities, school camps, day care programs, recreation centers, church, youth and senior organizations ? YES!
What is the sport of cup stacking?
You might have heard it over the news, or saw it on a TV show. Sport stacking is the latest craze rapidly sweeping across U.S. and Europe, with more than 6,600 schools in U.S. adopting it as part of their curriculum. It is an individual and/or team sport, where participants of all ages and abilities try to up-stack and down-stack 12 specially designed plastic cups in pre-determined sequence at a very quick speed. Stackers challenge their own ability by racing against the clock for the fastest times.
Why Sport stacking?
There must be a reason why this sport is captivating the youths in U.S. and Europe like no other sports have. First and foremost, it is FUN! Participants challenge themselves for the fastest or best times. They can also compete on a relay race against other teams in a head-to-head challenge. A search on the internet will reveal tonnes of other unbelievable benefits.
Simply put, Sport stacking:
* Promotes athleticism - this is a sport!
* Polishes fine motor skills
* Improves hand-eye coordination and accuracy - Please read Cup Stacking Study
* Promotes ambidexterity and bilateral proficiency - the property of being equally skillful with each hand
* Trains quickness and reflexes – stack as fast as possible!
* Trains concentration and sharpness of the brain - Sport stacking is about speed and precision. The stacker has to be fully focused on the brain and hands coordination.
* Promotes team building – cup stacking is most ideal for team building. When competing in a team, members encourage and cheer each other on.
* Encourages sportsmanship – Encourage students to cheer competition, shake hands before and after each challenge, complete the stack even if the race is lost.
* Builds confidence in public performance – competing in front of the class or school helps to promote students’ confidence of performing in front of an audience.
* Trains handling of competition pressure – students need confidence and concentration to handle the intense excitement of cup-stacking competition.
* Achievement – Cup stacking is easy to pick up, and with practice, vast personal improvement can easily be achieved.
* Encourages creativity and imagination – students can be creative by planning their own stacks and relay races.
* In-door activity, play it anytime, rain, hail or shine! Of course, it can be played outdoors too!
* Enjoy hours of FUN FUN FUN! When stacking alone or with friends, cup stacking provides hours of intense excitement and thrill, trying to beat personal time as well as beating the others to complete the cycle!
Cup stacking helps train the brain for sports and other activities where the use of the left and right of the brain and body is important, such as playing a musical instrument or using the computer. Top universities in the U.S. have even researched, and proved that the sport not only improves psychomotor skills, but also enhances students' brain building, thereby raising cognitive thinking and improves academic abilities. These are important reasons why many educators in the U.S. rush to include this sport as an integral part of their school curriculum.
