Bob Byrne, Joel Kmetz and Gilles Dutrisac at Skydive City

posted Sep 25th, 2012 - Five more teams competed last weekend at Skydive City, but only one AAA Class team had the opportunity to experience the Super Sequence in Round 4. Teiwaz finished shortly behind the two AAA Class top teams from Texas in Round 4 and tied the Dallas Pulse score with a 23-pointer after two point deductions.

The main competition at Skydive City took place in the A Class where three teams attended the last meet of the regular 2012 season. The Super Sequence also trickled down into the A Class with the first three Random Formations (J-F-E) of the sequence and offered a great scoring opportunity.

However, the A Class teams get their Super Sequences on a regular basis, and the same sequence also applied for the Rookie Class teams last weekend.

FSL 2012 - September		Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class	G,7,2	8,9,11	A,6,22	J,F,E,Q,N	14,P,O,1	K,18,C,3	Total	Avg
1	Teiwaz AAA (US)	13(-1)	13	11(-1)	23(-2)	12	11	83	13.8
Rank	A Class	G,7	8,9	A,6	J,F,E	P,O,2	K,C,Q	Total	Avg
1	DeLand Higgs Boson (US)	8	8	9	16(-1)	9	9(-1)	59	9.8
2	Zunday (US)	6	2(-1)	7(-1)	17(-1)	8	6	46	7.7
3	Not Yet (US)	2	3	6	11	-	-	22	5.5
Rank	Rookie	G,D,M	B,N,H	A,L,G	J,F,E	P,O,D	K,C,Q	Total	Avg
1	Pyro4ic (US)	4	6	2	8	4(-1)	-	24	4.8

DeLand Higgs Boson and Zunday 2012 scoring progression

DeLand Higgs Boson and Zunday were in a similar situation as the teams in Texas. Super Sequence or not - both FSL teams posted their best scores of the 2012 season at Skydive City.

It was the 4th time that Higgs Boson and Zunday competed with each other this year. Both teams progressed in different ways after launching the 2012 season with almost exactly the same scoring difference. Zunday consistently increased the averages meet by meet and had actually caught up with Higgs Boson in June.

Bob Byrne's player coach team then was so fortunate to have former FSC Wind Damaged member Joel Kmetz fill last weekend's open Center Inside slot, which helped to shoot Higgs Boson up to almost the 10-average level. Zunday improved the performance and scoring level once again but suffered a few bad exits and could eventually not keep up.

	FSC Wind Damaged with coach Bob Byrne in 2007

Joel Kmetz re-connected with two of his former team mates last weekend. Bob Byrne was also player and coach for FSC Wind Damaged for a while and knows Joel Kmetz very well.

Gilles Dutrisac was also a Wind Damaged member in 2007 and 2008 before he joined Sebastian Tempest to launch and advance his AAA Class career. He joined Teiwaz last weekend for the other unexpected FSC Wind Damaged reunion with Bob Byrne. Gilles Dutrisac has trained with John Hart's Start Skydiving lineup this year.

The FSL teams are not done yet, as they will defend their home turf once again at the NSL Championship of SkyQuest 2012 in November. The indoor showdown with the Northwest Skydiving League and iFLY Seattle also continues for the remainder of the year, and the iFLY competition tour stop in Orlando is next in October.

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