# Anyone here compete in sport ladder?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [January 16, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195 "2013-01-16T13:39:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/1 "2013-01-16T13:39:24Z")
Topic says it all 🙂
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### Author:  [@mgiroux77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mgiroux77)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/2 "2013-01-16T13:49:50Z")
I have many a time competed in the “sports” division as I am by no means good enough for the regular division. Also, I compete for fun not for trying to “place” or anything. I like to play to the music when it is loud and the rush of excitement when you are on stage is fun. At the end of the day though for me its all just fun hence the “sport” of it!!
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### Author:  [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/3 "2013-01-16T14:08:07Z")
He said sport ladder, not sport freestyle divisions. They are completely different.
And no, I’ve never participated in ladders.
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### Author:  [@kdbams](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kdbams)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/4 "2013-01-16T14:13:34Z")
My son has. Is there some sort of specific information you are looking for?
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### Author:  [@mgiroux77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mgiroux77)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/5 "2013-01-16T14:20:00Z")
> [@patrickcondon](#):
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> He said sport ladder, not sport freestyle divisions. They are completely different.
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> And no, I’ve never participated in ladders.
Whoops your right Pat!!! Sorry bout that… Yes I have done the ladder too but only once at NER in 2011. I did well but it’s not my thing I like the freestyle more. Thank you for the clarification Pat. My old eyes do not always read so well…
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/6 "2013-01-16T16:40:22Z")
no. I’m too un-skilled.
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### Author:  [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/7 "2013-01-16T17:37:16Z")
Just wondering who competes. I haven’t learned all of those tricks yet, but I think I’d like to try to compete. I’ve heard it called “the old guy division” but the only videos I found had young kids in it. I’d feel like a big bully competing against a ten year old newcomer. So, I’m curious about what sort of people enter the divisions. I saw at the MER site there are age groups for it.
What’s sport freestyle?
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### Author:  [@kdbams](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kdbams)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/8 "2013-01-16T17:42:59Z")
They generally have age divisions in Sport ladder, so you wouldn’t be the “big bully.” 🙂
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### Author:  [@mgiroux77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mgiroux77)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/9 "2013-01-16T18:35:50Z")
> [@Waylon](#):
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> Just wondering who competes. I haven’t learned all of those tricks yet, but I think I’d like to try to compete. I’ve heard it called “the old guy division” but the only videos I found had young kids in it. I’d feel like a big bully competing against a ten year old newcomer. So, I’m curious about what sort of people enter the divisions. I saw at the MER site there are age groups for it.
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> What’s sport freestyle?
In my experience (I am 36) the kids are fine with the adults competing with them. Most of the beginner kids and adults are at the same skill level anyway… Sport freestyle is just a freestyle that is only 1 minute long and not part of the “professional” divisions…
At NER and MA States you can do the Sports ladder and freestyle but if you sign up for the professional or regular division then you can not do the sports. The sports is just meant for either the beginners or those of us who are not ready to compete against the pro’s!!
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### Author:  [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/10 "2013-01-17T00:23:35Z")
Thanks for all the good information. There are four contests within driving distance of where I live. I’ve a mind to attend them this year.
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### Author:  [@jordandarkmagicII](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jordandarkmagicII)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/11 "2013-01-17T00:25:12Z")
I won Sport Ladder at the California State Contest last year!!! My name is Jordan O’Brien!!!
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### Author:  [@MattB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MattB)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/12 "2013-01-17T00:33:08Z")
I did it a couple of times at BAC when I first got into yoyoing. It was fun, even in the older division.
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### Author:  [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/13 "2013-01-17T00:46:01Z")
I did it last year at MA states for the heck of it… I thought, “Why not? Worst that happens is that I lose.” I barely even prepared for it, it wasn’t the main thing I planned to do there.
I got first.
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### Author:  [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/14 "2013-01-17T01:28:48Z")
> [@Waylon](#):
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> Thanks for all the good information. There are four contests within driving distance of where I live. I’ve a mind to attend them this year.
Is MER in Michigan one of them? I’ve gone two out of the last three years.
(and no, I didn’t compete in sports ladder. :))
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### Author:  [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2013, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/15 "2013-01-17T01:58:41Z")
Yup 🙂 I live in Ohio. I want to make Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana this year. It’s kind of a pain finding information. MER is supposed to be July 13th this year.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/16 "2013-01-17T02:15:35Z")
I’ve done the sport ladder a couple of times. As noted earlier they usually have some age specific divisions so I don’t get too badly shown up by the kids. Haven’t done it in a couple of years.
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### Author:  [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/17 "2013-01-18T12:21:56Z")
What happens in the event of a tie?
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### Author:  [@Coffelt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Coffelt)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/18 "2013-01-18T12:53:26Z")
Eli hops m
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/19 "2013-01-18T15:31:30Z")
> [@Waylon](#):
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> What happens in the event of a tie?
It depends on the contest. Usually they pick a trick, say looping, and you do it until you fail. Guy that does the trick the most wins.
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### Author:  [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-here-compete-in-sport-ladder/48195/20 "2013-01-18T15:57:31Z")
Ah. I was hoping it was a hot wing eating contest or something along those lines.
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