Cup-Stacking Terms:
Up Stacking - Term used for stacking the cups "up."
Down Stacking - Term used for "unstacking" or putting cups down.
Fumble
- The term used when cups fall during the process of Up Stacking or Down
Stacking. There are three types of
fumbles: 1) cup(s) fall off a stack
and onto the table or floor; 2) A "down stacked" group of cups falls over
on its side; 3) cup(s)
slide down onto cups lower in the
stack. If a fumble should occur during the Up Stacking phase, it must be
"corrected"
BEFORE continuing. To "correct"
a fumble, the stacker must fix the fallen cup(s) BEFORE setting up cups
in the next stack.
If a stacker should begin setting
up the next stack of cups before noticing a fumble, the stacker must return
those cups to
their original "down stacked" position
and go back to correct the fumble before continuing. Once the Up Stacking
phase is
completed and cups are fumbled
in the Down Stacking phase, the pyramid(s) NEED NOT be rebuilt – stackers
simply
continue to put cups into their
original "down stacked" positions.
3-3-3 Stack
- Cups are "up stacked" and "down stacked" from left to right or right
to left (individual preference) in
three stacks made up of three cups
in each stack (3-3-3).
3-6-3 Stack
- Cups are "up stacked" and "down stacked" from left to right or right
to left (individual preference) in
three stacks made up of three cups
on the left, six cups in the center, and three cups on the right (3-6-3).
Cycle Stack
- This is a sequence of stacks combining a 3-6-3 stack, a 6-6 stack, and
a 1-10-1 stack in that order.
Stackers conclude the Cycle Stack
with cups in a 3-6-3 "down stacked" position.
Point Deductions
- This term is for points taken away for mistakes made in the Team Relay
Competition, such as
false starts and improperly corrected
fumbles.
per Stacking Sequences
3-3-3 Stack and 3-6-3 Stack
-Stack from left to right or right to left (individual preference).
-Hands may not be on two stacks simultaneously either in the Up Stacking or Down Stacking phase
-Down Stacking must follow the same direction as the Up Stacking phase (i.e. if you "up stack"
from left to right, you must also "down stack" from left to right).
-Reminder: Fumbles must be corrected properly; refer to "Fumbles" in Definition of Terms.
-When a stacker fumbles a cup, only the stacker can retrieve it.
Cycle Stack
-Stack from left to right or right to left (individual preference). The Cycle Stack is a sequence
consisting of a 3-6-3 stack, a 6-6 stack, and a 1-10-1 stack performed in a continuous pattern.
-Hands may not be on two stacks simultaneously either in the Up Stacking or Down Stacking phase.
The Down Stacking phase must follow
the same direction as the Up Stacking phase. This holds true in the three
parts of the
Cycle Stack, with the exception
of the single cups in the 1-10-1. Here
you have a choice of which cup you want to place facing "up" and which one you want to place facing "down."