How fast can you stack?
From tdoay's Short Stack.
Mark your calendars for Saturday. That's when the North Carolina Sport Stacking Tournament takes place at Parkwood High School in Monroe. Don't know what sport stacking is? Type in the term at YouTube and you'll find video of the sport, which pits individuals, pairs and teams stacking cups in various sequences.
Sport stacking admittedly doesn't do much for exercising the lower body, but it does help children develop dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Indeed, one Tar Heel child who learned the sport from his PE teacher holds a world record for his age group.
One North Carolina PE teacher who is a stacking enthusiast is Karen Umberger of the Shady Grove Elementary School in Advance. She hosts a stacking club there twice a week before the school day begins. She also runs jump rope and unicycle clubs at the school.
We hope there are PE teachers in our area who, like Umberger, find exciting, unusual ways to get kids moving. Drop us a line (opinion@news-record.com) if you know of some and would like to get the word out on them.
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