# 0a-1a-2a-3a-4a-5a **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [May 8, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/0a-1a-2a-3a-4a-5a/357030 "2022-05-08T20:36:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/0a-1a-2a-3a-4a-5a/357030/2 "2022-05-08T20:46:13Z")
> [@The origin of the naming of styles of yoyo play](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-origin-of-the-naming-of-styles-of-yoyo-play/304226): > > Someone recently asked me the origin of the A divisions and I realized it would probably be a fun topic for the forum here! I had to reach out to multiple people to finally get to the bottom of it! Turns out - originally yoyo contests were just yoyo contests without ‘style’ divisions - because when you got good at yoyos everyone who was any good was doing looping tricks with two yoyos. So instead the divisions were designated A and B division = Championship vs Beginner As the No Jive 3 in 1 … --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/0a-1a-2a-3a-4a-5a/357030)._