史塔客運動These cups aren’t for drinking – they’re for playing by Chelsea Ewald
Basketball and baseball move over! There’s a new sport in town, and if you blink, you might miss the action. It’s that fast!
In sport stacking, one player competes at a time. The player must quickly arrange 12 special plastic cups into various formations. As the player builds formations, a touch-pad timer records his or her speed. The goal is to be the fastest “stacker” without making any mistakes.
This competitive sport started in the early 1980s in southern California. At the time, not many people participated in it. Then in 1990, it caught the attention of Bob Fox, an elementary school physical education teacher. He was so impressed with the sport that he began promoting it in schools around the country. As sport stacking continued to gain popularity. Fox founded Speed Stacks, Inc. His company is dedicated to spreading sport staking around the world. Today the sport can be found. Today the sport can be found in 22 countries and nearly 30,000 schools and organizations worldwide.
Benefits of sport stacking
Besides being fun and competitive, sport stacking also has many benefits. It improves an individual's hand-eye coordination, quickness and reaction time. Using two hands at once develops both sides of the brain. This development can improve other activities where two hands are needed, such as playing an instrument. It can even help in the classroom. Some stackers have shown increases in test scores and levels of concentration!
The best news is that sport stacking is for everyone! Unlike many sports, people of all backgrounds, abilities and ages can enjoy it. With time, patience and practice, even people who are not athletic can become excellent stackers.
If your school or organization does not offer sport stacking, you can buy your own kit. Then you can enjoy the benefits of this fun sport at home. Encourage your friends to join you. Set up your very own competitions. Before you know it, you'll agree that this sport really stacks up!
More Information:
How to "Pile the Plastic"-- Steven Puruganan, a Filipino-American from Longmeadow, Massachusetts, really knows how to pile the plastic. He currently holds the world records for all sport stacking events. In the time it takes me to read this one sentence about ten seconds. Puruganan can perform the 3-3-3 stack, the 3-6-3 stack, and the cycle stack. Needless to say that plastic is moving pretty fast.
Grammar
There's a new sport in town, and if you blink, you might miss the action.
in town- within society- that people are starting to notice or get involved with.
There's a new fashion trend in town.
The musical was so popular that it will be back in town next month.
Vocabulary
blink (n)- 眨眼睛，眨眼之间The little girl blinked with surprise when she saw her birthday gift.
*He stared at the TV screen without even blinking.
*In the blink of an eye, the quarterback made a touchdown.
formation- 排列或对形,结构,构成. form 形成,构成and creation two word combine.
*Formations play an important part in cheerleading.
The band marched in their parade formation.
the formation of a snowflake.
competitive (adj)- 竞争剧烈的,很有竞争的,好竞争的.compete竞争.
Victor is a competitive football player. He performs best under stress.
*The product still remains at the top in such a competitive market.
benefit-something good for people 益处,好处
*The benefits of living in a city include the convenience and the exciting entertainment.
*The new community center will be a great benefit to the neighborhood.
concentration (n)-集中,专心,专注concentrate(adj)-集中精神,全力以赴.focusing the thoughts in one subject.
*A quiet environment improves the students' concentration.
*I lost my concentration when I heard the music outside the classroom
stack up (idiom)-比较,竞争或一较高下,彼此较劲.compare against other things.
stack (v)-叠起来
*Do you think this new software can stack up against other similar products?
Chat Room
heteronyms同形异音异词，如同中文里的破音字。
record (n)- 记录 (v)- 登记，记录下来。（注意二者发音不同）
minute (n)- 分（时间） (v)- 微小的，微不足道的。
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abilities/skills- 能力或本领/ 特殊的技能技术,特能是从学习而获得的.,
abilities-able to do, not very good but through more practice to achieve. able (adj)
skills-something you gained or acquired through learning and you possessed.
people skill-待人的能力,人际关系的能力.
talent- born with.
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