# Is there a group for yoyoing?

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**Created:** [January 29, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-group-for-yoyoing/48787 "2013-01-29T02:27:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-group-for-yoyoing/48787/1 "2013-01-29T02:27:12Z")

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Iv’e lately been interested in watching and maybe even participating in a competition. But how do you find them? Is there like a “national yoyo association” or something oficial? or are there separate organizations? (if so, what are some of them?)

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**Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-group-for-yoyoing/48787/2 "2013-01-29T02:44:29Z")

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Mostly just local clubs. Just see if you can find one around you

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**Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-group-for-yoyoing/48787/3 "2013-01-29T05:32:39Z")

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The American YoYo Association filled the bill for sponsoring contests and maintaining records etc. It folded a short time ago and some of those functions are being picked up by the National YoYo League. The AYYA had an elected board and was an all volunteer member organization. As far as I know the NYYL is one person. It is part of the organization that runs the National YoYo Museum and sponsors the National YoYo Contest.

(Edit: See dryoyo’s comment below for a clarification.)

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**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-group-for-yoyoing/48787/4 "2013-01-29T05:40:12Z")

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^  
the only one of those I’ve heard of is the ayya  
and that’s just because I had an ayya pyro.

> **[Contests](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Contests)**
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> Yo-yo contests are held all over the world, with the first world yo-yo contest happening in England in 1932. At each competition there are different divisions that players compete in. Some...

there’s a decently list of contests.

look for your area on the yoyo contests, clubs, and events subforum.  
or post a thread if you can’t find one.

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**Author:** ![dryoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dryoyo/32/39_2.png) [@dryoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dryoyo)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-group-for-yoyoing/48787/5 "2013-01-29T21:09:05Z")

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A bit to add. The NYYL is run by a board also, the same board who manage the National Yo-Yo Museum. The AYYA is an arm of the NYYL used to certify contests and help establish judging standards. There is no longer an elected board for the AYYA, just a list of dedicated volunteers who weigh in when feedback is requested.