OFFICIAL MAGAZINE FOR THE WORLD POLE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 How to o get to 180 & Anti-doping pole pole dance il/wholesale GUINNESS WORLD RECORD e in EU ear.com GRAVITAS GRAV WELCOME FROM THE IPSF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT Welcome and thank you for joining us at the 3rd Annual WPSC. A record number of elite pole sports athletes from all around the world will be competing for the coveted title of world pole sports champion; over 110! The IPSF is continuing to work hard on the development of the Code of Points which has been received positively by athletes and National Championships around the world; there is more information on page 15. Make sure you go to the IPSF stand to find out more about what we do and how you can get involved. We hope you all have a fantastic weekend and we look forward to seeing you all again next year. Many thanks, KT Coates Kate Whitley This year we have introduced an anti-doping education programme to be rolled out in all IPSF competitions worldwide and for the first time in pole history, WPSC14 athletes have signed up to accept anti-doping testing. There is more information on page 8. CONTENTS About the IPSF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Evolution of the IPSF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Event schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 WPSC 2014 athletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Anti-doping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 IPSF National Federations and National Competitions. . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Poletrition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Meeting dates and times. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 IPSF membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Code of points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Pole model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 National federations competitions. . . . . . 19 How to get to 180o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 World record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Interviews with WPSC 2013 Champions. . 24 Pole sports clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Sponsors and vendors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2 This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym THANK YOU A huge amount of hard work has gone into the organisation of this event, and we are very grateful to everyone – all our sponsors, staff, you our supporters and of course the IPSF Committee and Judges for such a combined effort once again. A special thank you goes to Deb Roach for returning to perform for a 3rd year. A huge thank you must also go to Florenza Pizanis and the technical committee for their perseverance and dedication developing the Code of Points. We would also like to show our gratitude to Mohammed and the York Hall staff who have supported the World Pole Sports Championships. Finally thank you to everyone who has believed in us! See you all next year for WPSC 2015! Contributors: KT Coates Gini Sophie Logan Kate Whitley Florenza Pizanis www.polemovebox.com Davide Lacagnina Cindy Coojimans Alessandra Marchetti Alessio Bucci www.tamantini-polexgym.com ABOUT THE IPSF Welcome to the International Pole Sports Federation, a not for profit organisation dedicated to positively promoting pole as an athletic sport. Voluntarily run by members of the Pole Sports industry from across the globe and created to foster the development of Pole Sports throughout the World, the IPSF supports individuals and national federations to unify the Pole Sports industry. Through setting in place a format that will be accepted by international sport governing bodies, the IPSF’s goal is for the Olympic committee to recognise Pole Sports as an official sport and to one day be part of the Olympic Games. PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD This year our People’s Choice Award will go to one of the incredible WPSC athletes. We hope you enjoy watching their powerful routines and would like you to vote for the athlete you have enjoyed watching the most. Make sure you watch them all! Please go to the IPSF stand and fill in the voting form; the winner will be announced at the award ceremony on Sunday. (Previous winners are not eligible.) JUDGES Head Judges Florenza Pizanis USA Judges Alessandra Marchetti Davide Lacagnina Ekaterina Gostevskikh Elena Neyla Jess Wajner Katarina Ogneva Kathy Buller Linda Jelinko Maria Contreras María Luz Escalante Nikolina Jurisic Olga Strom Orsolya Pall Petra Larsson Rachida Meier Rebekah Metcalfe Toni Ellison Veronika Řehořová Italy Italy Russia Russia Argentina Russia UK Hungary Spain Argentina Croatia Czech Republic Hungary Sweden Switzerland UK UK Czech Republic Systems Co-ordinators Irenna Pietruszka Viviana Bown UK Argentina Judges Assistant Tatjana Pizanis-Ellis Sharon Auckland USA UK This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com 3 EV O LUTION OF THE IPSF The IPSF was founded in 2009 by Tim Trautman with a view to bring consistency and standardisation to pole. Tim swiftly recruited pole industry experts to form a committee and became the first President. KT Coates, a leading pole pioneer worldwide and campaigner for pole sports to be in the Olympics was voted in as Vice-President. In July 2012 the first IPSF World Pole Sports Championships were held in London. Over 80 athletes applied and the event was held over two days. It was a resounding success with athletes and spectators alike. Tim then resigned as President and the IPSF was under the helm of KT Coates and Kate Whitley. Kate was in the original committee as Ethics Chair moving to European Vice-President by the WPSC12. At the February 2013 AGM, a steering committee was formed to take stock and plan what needed doing to develop and grow the IPSF in accordance with the SportAccord and Olympic Committee requirements for an international sporting federation. KT was voted in as President and Kate as Vice-President. The pair have made formidable allies in tackling discrimination, inequality and negative perceptions about pole sports both within and outside the pole community. By the time of the 2nd WPSC in 2013, a Code of Points had started to be developed and was introduced to athletes in the form of compulsory moves. The technical team headed by Florenza Pizanis developed a fair way of scoring and the judging system used that year included over 20 Judges. WPSC13 also pioneered the first World Championships for athletes of all ages. To be classified as a sport there needs to be accessibility for all, it needs to be fun and involve competition. This was the first time athletes with an age range from 10 yrs to 63 yrs had been eligible to compete on the same platform; over 100 applied. 4 This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym This year has been phenomenal. National Federations hosting National Championships have joined as members and used the updated Code of Points with the IPSF scoring and judging system. Judges training courses have taken place worldwide and the feedback from athletes has been very positive; they appreciate how the sport can now be undertaken in a way which promotes fairness and a genuine comparison of athletic skills on the pole. Importantly for the WPSC14 has been the inclusion of the AntiDoping Education Programme which will include testing for the first time at a pole competition in accordance to the WADA Code. WPSC2014 has had over 120 athlete’s applications and one of the key points of competing is to represent your country and be proud of your team mates. Like many international sports that operate on a non-profit basis, winners of IPSF competitions do not win prizes. They compete for the honour of winning a Bronze, Silver or hopefully Gold medal for themselves and their country. Next year will see the introduction of the world ranking system. In October the steering committee changes to a full committee, the Code of Points will continue to be updated, Judges training will be taking place on most continents and the Anti-Doping Education Programme will start to be introduced into National Championships. Pole Sports Clubs will be introduced with the development of Coaches and Athletes training, and membership around the world will continue to grow. Everything the IPSF does is done by volunteers who give up their time and energy to keep the Federation running. Without the thousands of hours given by committee members and event volunteers, the IPSF and the WPSC would cease to exist. If you would like to be part of a growing international sporting federation, contact us on [email protected] www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com EVENT SCHEDULE SATURDAY SUNDAY PRELIMINARY ROUNDS FINALS 10am Doors open 11am Doors open 11am Welcome 12pm Welcome 11.05am Mixed Doubles Round 1 12.10pm Masters 50+ 12.05pm Mixed Doubles Round 2 12.30pm Masters 40+ 1.00pm Break 1.30pm Break 1.10pm Mixed Doubles Round 3 1.50pm Junior - 15–17 2.05pm Senior Women Round 1 2.10pm Novice - 10–14 3.15pm Senior Women Round 2 2.50pm Break 4.20pm Senior Women Round 3 3.15pm Mixed Doubles 5.20pm Break 4.05pm Break 5.30pm Senior Women Round 4 4.30pm Senior Men’s 6.25pm Senior Men Round 1 5.45pm Senior Women 7.15pm Break 6.45pm Deb Roach 7.20pm Senior Men Round 2 7.00pm Presentations 8.15pm Break 7.30pm Finish 8.20pm Results 8.30pm Finish ** These times are to be used as a guideline only. Some events may start earlier or later than displayed** This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com 5 WPSC 2014 ATHLETES WOMEN’S SENIORS Akane SatoJapan Alessandra Rancan TrueBrazil Alina SaifutdinovaRussia Anaïs CurchodSwitzerland Anna ChigarinaRussia Anna LóaIceland Anna WeirichGermany Anna-Maija NymanSweden Annika AlankoFinland Denisa KudláčkováCzech Republic Erika González del PliegoMexico Erika SuganumJapan Eva Rut Hjaltadóttir’Iceland Federica RizzoItaly Fran MurilloChile Freja PoloniusDenmark Haruna MatsunamiJapan Heidi CokerUSA Heidi HildersleyUK Iamad BoariItaly Ida KoppangNorway Jordana de Haro CanoSpain Julia WahlGermany Kristina DumanskayaRussia Maria LovasHungary Minna ForssbergSweden Monica OlivasMexico Natalia KnyshevaRussia Oona KivelaFinland Penny HowarthUK Polina VolchekUSA Rania El-AzzamiGermany Raquel NarcisoPortugal Ruzena HalamkovaCzech Republic Sandra De SloovereSwitzerland Stefania CremaschiItaly Susanne SchreudersNetherlands Svetlana NikonovaRussia Tara MeyerCanada Tetyana LytvynovaUkraine Thaís de Abreu PereiraBrazil Vane AvilaSpain Victoria RaméArgentina Yvonne SminkNetherlands MEN’S SENIORS Alessio BucciItaly Alex ShchukinUkraine Antoni WandersNetherlands Daniel HäggkvistSweden Daniel RosenUK Dimitriy StaevRussia Felipe MendozaChile Fernando Lopez AvelarMexico Gabriel Barrera RiusSpain Gary CairnsIreland Gregorys Garcia LozadaVenezuela Jakub KolasaPoland Jorge LeraNorway Karri LitjaFinland Markus SchlöglAustria Nishizumi YutaJapan Thijs van de Wall PernéNetherlands Vecislavs RuzaSweden COUNTRIES REPRESENTED 6 Argentina Chile Finland Iceland Austria Croatia France Ireland Brazil Czech Republic Germany Italy Canada Denmark Hungary Japan This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com DOUBLES MASTERS 40+ Ai Nishimori & Ayaki ChikazawaJapan Akane Sato & Nodoka MikamiJapan Carla Raccagni & Enrica SacconeItaly Daniel Häggkvist & Ellen BergSweden Ekaterina Malykhina & Tallyta TorresBrazil Grecia Santiago & Gilberto MontesMexico Jenny Phillips & Joel KolenchukCanada Joaquin Dezzotti Valentino & Belen SerraArgentina Judit Gábris-Baczakó & Eszter UareaHungary Karri Litja & Hanna KunnasFinland Klara Kanova & Nikola PalkovaCzech Republic Kristina & Heather WalkerUK Kristina Kovacic & Jelena AdanicCroatia Lance Hastie & Melissa SteenekampSouth Africa Lenka Havelková and Jitka SitováCzech Republic Malwina Ginter & Dorota PolichaPoland Manuela Badessi & Erika LombardelliItaly Margarita Gutierrez & Lorena GasparMexico Mieke Janssen & Annemarie VervoortNetherlands Nikola Apel & Diana HoffmannGermany Noemi Graber & Mandana BahramiSwitzerland Petra Kijonková & Nikol HeyrovskáCzech Republic Polet Cuevas & Munira HasenChile Sara Henriques & Raquel NarcisoPortugal Sarah Christina Peys & Xuerao ZhangGermany Simone Fluhr & Irina MauchGermany Sina Saari & Annika AlankoFinland Tamara Levering & Chris De WeerdNetherlands Terri Walsh & Lisette Kroll Ireland Tiffany Korink & Ianthe van den HengelNetherlands Victoria Golysheva & Svetlana SondorsRussia Yasmina de Haro & Jordana de HaroSpain Alexandra GerlandFrance Benita BouwerSouth Africa Joanna DerybowskaPoland Karen ChaundyUK Marcela RamirezChile Monica van BeekNetherlands Ryoko IbarakiJapan Samantha FabbriniItaly Seiichi YamazakJapan Verónica PadillaMexico Yevette AustinUK Yvonne HaugGermany MASTERS 50+ Candice PriorCanada Greta PontereliUSA Mika HiguchiJapan JUNIOR 15–17 Bernadett FlochHungary Jazmin PetervariHungary Sheveleva DariaCzech Republic NOVICE 10–14 Adel GresiczkiHungary Aimee HiltonUK Camila CastroChile Evelina BraginaRussia Nikolett JancsovicsHungary Nikou KaiJapan Patricia NádasiHungary Mexico Portugal Sweden USA Netherlands Russia Switzerland Venezuela Norway South Africa Ukraine Poland Spain UK This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com 7 ANTIDOPING Since April last year the IPSF adopted the WADA code and began an education programme for National Federations, athletes, coaches and competition holders to enable Pole Sports to be a drug free environment. 8 This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com As an athlete, coach or competition organizer it ensures that no unfair advantage is given to any one competitor above all others. WHO ARE WADA? WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) was formed in 1999 in Switzerland to cease an uneven approach to penalties for athletes found guilty of doping. They have produced a Code to act as a framework for all anti-doping policies. WHAT EFFECT DOES THIS HAVE ON POLE? From 1st August 2013, the IPSF undertook a full anti-doping programme for all athletes competing in national and international competitions accredited by the IPSF. Testing can occur at any time, not just over the time-frame of a competition. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU? As an athlete, coach or competition organizer it ensures that no unfair advantage is given to any one competitor above all others. As a spectator you can watch free of any doubt that the abilities of the athletes have not been enhanced in anyway through drugs. WHEN WILL ANTI-DOPING TESTING TAKE PLACE? WHAT RIGHTS DO THE ATHLETES HAVE? All athletes have the right to confidentiality at all times An important aspect of anti-doping is athletes’ rights and all athletes have the right to an independent hearing. The athlete then has a right of appeal and may chose to do so within the time frames allowed. It already has! In-competition testing began in this very WPSC! After this point, both UK Anti-Doping and athletes have the right to a further appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Athletes will also be entitled to receive an anti-doping education. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN ATHLETE IS TESTED? WHAT HAPPENS IF AN ATHLETE FAILS THE DRUG TEST? • The athlete needs to report immediately for testing • The athlete will be chaperoned at all times. • Athletes will be directly observed whilst giving a sample • The sample must be a minimum of 90mmls or additional samples may be required. • The sample’s concentration will be tested to make sure it is suitable for analysis. • The athlete will complete the Doping Control Form (DCF) and sign to verify it is their sample • The athlete must also record anything they have taken in the last 7 days including medications and supplements. Athletes failing a drug test receive a ban from their sport for a period of time. This can be a few months to life depending on the severity of the rule violation and evidence put forward. WHAT DOES A BAN FROM SPORT ACTUALLY MEAN? Not only do athletes face a ban from their sport for a period of time they also face many wider consequences. They are not allowed to compete in competitions, train in certain environments, receive any sports related funding. Most importantly, ALL previous medals, titles and records will be removed. Most athletes have a deep passion for their sport and dedicate a significant amount of time to it. Being stripped of all of the above is so detrimental to an athletes life we hope knowing this should be a strong enough deterrent. For more information please see the WADA Code link www.wada-ama.org This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com 9 IPSF NATIONAL IPSF NATIONAL FEDERATIONS COMPETITIONS As the international governing body of pole sports, the IPSF has to adhere to criteria set by the International Olympic Committee as to what constitutes a sport. We must also keep the ethos of what is a sport which includes fair play, competition and accessibility. The sport must also be undertaken by people who just want to do it for fun; we believe this is happening worldwide with huge numbers of pole sports athletes growing daily. Each year we have been improving the standard of IPSF competitions and the criteria for entry to the World Pole Sports Championships. In year one athletes placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their competitions were invited to take part in the WPSC. In year two only the top three athletes of respected, well organised competitions could enter the WPSC and extra categories were included to offer athletes of all ages the opportunity to compete in a safe environment. Our IPSF National Federation members are increasing each month and are working towards getting recognition and accreditation for pole sports from the governments and sporting agencies in their countries. This takes time and the criterion is very strict: The new categories included youth and masters enabling athletes from 10 years to 63 years to participate. In year three we began implementing the IPSF only recognised competitions including national and open championships. National Championships are held for citizens of the country the competition is held in. Open Championships are held for athletes who do not have a National Championships in their own country. •IPSF National Federations have to run as a nonprofit organisation. • They have to build a solid membership base. • They have to have an IPSF National Championships annually. • An anti-doping education programme is mandatory. • They have to adhere to IPSF strict high standards. • They have to promote the positivity of pole sports and continue to support the IPSF plans for SportAccord and IOC accreditation. • They also have to uphold the ethos and values of pole sports being a sport. • Full IPSF membership for National Federations takes 3 years. Our current National Federations: We also recognised ten national competitions that used the full IPSF criteria. This consisted of the following: • Using IPSF Rules and Regulations. • Using IPSF scoring system. • Using IPSF trained judges • Using the IPSF code of ethics These competitions were recognised by the IPSF and had the top three athletes in each elite category eligible to represent their country at the WPSC. •Argentina • Czech Republic •Italy •Japan •Korea •Mexico •Sweden •Switzerland •UK From 2015 the IPSF will only be accepting competitions that use full IPSF criteria. If you are part of a National Pole Sports Federation in your country and would like more information about becoming an IPSF Federation member, come along to a meeting on Monday 21st July at York Hall – 11am. This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym Competitions and national federations could apply for accreditation for their athletes and the top two athletes in each elite category were given a place at the WPSC. This will enable us to introduce the world’s first athlete’s pole ranking system based on the IPSF scoring system which shows a true and fair comparison between competing athletes. For more information about the Code of Points and competing, come to the Athletes and Coaches meeting in York Hall on Monday 21st at 12pm. www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com 11 POLETRITION Alex Taylor - Poletrition co-director & holistic nutrition & lifestyle coach 2014 WHAT IS NUTRITION? Nutrition is defined as nourishment to the body obtained by food for growth and overall health. WHY IS NUTRITION IMPORTANT? Your level of nutrition whether good or bad, ultimately determines your general health; well being times a good level of nutrition equals a healthy body. A bad level of nutrition equals an unhealthy body, and for EVERYBODY the degree of health issues will be different. At Poletrition we focus on ‘food for life’; what you put into your body now WILL affect your body in the future! So that soup diet or fasting diet or maybe even the ‘2 shakes and a healthy meal’ diet may come back to haunt you!!! WHY IS NUTRITION IMPORTANT FOR POLING? As a pole athlete you require amongst other things high energy and strength, both of which are not just determined by how often and hard you train, but what you put into your body. Ever heard the phrases ‘you are only as good as what you put into your body’ or ‘abs are made in the kitchen’. A lean body will also help with not only the ability to hold yourself on the pole but look good too. 12 This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym OUR TOP 10 NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE TIPS TO POWER UP YOUR POLE... Hit a pole plateau? Not keen on getting your shorts on? Can’t function without gallons of coffee and you run out of energy every afternoon? Don’t panic... A few simple tips and you will be pole lean and nailing those new moves before you know it. 1 80:20 Choose wisely on an 80:20 ratio: 80% of the time make positive choices and balance your food for your body so that 20% of the time you can have a little of what you fancy without causing major disruption to your body. The right combination of carbohydrates, protein and fat eaten at the right time and at regular intervals will help keep energy levels high and over time reduce body fat. 2 Increase Protein: Eating healthy lean proteins will maintain your blood-sugar levels preventing energy ‘highs’ and ‘lows’. Aim for each feeding throughout the day to be made up of half protein and half carb with your ‘carb content’ coming mainly from greens, veg and select fruits such as apples, pears and berries...i.e. chicken breast cashew butter, celery, houmous and cucumber sticks, 2 boiled eggs with sugar snap peas or an apple with a handful of natural nuts. These are just a few snack suggestions and you can find clean, lean meals including vegetarian options in the NEW Poletrition recipe book. www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com 3 Eat every 3 hours: Eating at regular intervals throughout the day will promote a regular metabolism, maintain good energy and prevent a drop in sugar levels preventing cravings allowing your body to let go of stubborn body fat. 4 Increase H20: Only 2% dehydration can affect your pole performance! Water is one of our most underestimated nutrients when it comes to energy, fat loss and general health with most of the population drinking less than the recommended amount. Avoid all sugary drinks including fizzy, juice, squash or sweetened hot drinks. Your exact basic water intake per day is 0.03 x body weight (kg). For every hour of pole training add an extra 1/2litre. 5 Reduce Bad Fats: Your body needs good fats. Most of us are lacking in good fats following the very stereotypical low fat, low calorie way of eating. Sooo oldskool! If it’s low fat, generally this means the ‘good fats’ are taken out and replaced with sweeteners and processed substances to make it taste good! Yuck! Keep it simple as P. Chek once said ‘if it wasn’t here 10,000 years ago, don’t eat it!’ It will generally be processed in some way. Stick to full fat foods in their most natural state, nuts, seeds, avocado, fish oils; the fats your body are designed to be digested. 6 7 F ill Your Diet with Sufficient Brain Food: ‘Roughly 50-60% of the brain’s overall weight is pure fat, which is used as insulation for its billions of nerve cells. The better insulated a cell, the faster it sends messages and the speedier your thinking. Therefore, eating foods with a healthy mix of fats is essential for energy and productivity. Fish (wild salmon, mackerel, anchovies especially) and feeding your brain with good quality fish oils 3 times per day will significantly improve both brain function and help reduce body fat. S leep like a baby: Sleep cycles are another factor massively underestimated when it comes to energy and fat loss. Top tips: avoid stimulants after lunch: caffeine, nicotine and sugar. Ensure your bedroom is as dark as possible to ensure full cycles of sleep. 10pm-2am is your body’s physical repair time and 2-6am is your psychological and nervous system repair time. So if you don’t go to bed until midnight, no wonder you’re not bouncing out of bed at 6am! No standby lights and DO NOT charge your phone by your head. (That’s a whole other article). This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym Turn the alarm clock display away (or even better invest in a lumi light). If your room is not pitch black try using a sleeping mask. You can only get the best of you when you have quality sleep under your belt. 8 Eat Like an upside down triangle! This refers to your portion control. Get in the habit of eating your BIG meal at the start of the day; decreasing your portion sizes as the day goes on. Your digestion is more active during the day allowing your body to use food for energy more effectively. At night, the body naturally begins to slow down and it is harder to digest, so avoid heavy high carb meals in the evening and ensure you balance your sugar levels with a high protein snack around 1hr before bed. 9 Work it, rest it!!! The most common cause of injuries in pole is ‘overtraining’. Ensure you are getting a good variance of not just your favourite pole moves, but progressive strength training combined with cardio training, progressive flexibility and REST. Recovery between sessions is just as important as training. By combining disciplines with rest you are sure to recharge allowing your body to reap the benefits of your session, increasing metabolic rate, decreasing body fat, shaping and toning your gorgeous body resulting in a new improved happy and healthy YOU! 10 !PMT! But not as you know it! Embrace Positive Mental Thinking! There’s a lot to be said and researched around the power of a positive mind and how it affects your ‘circle of wellbeing’. Check out ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne and the work of the amazing Anthony Robbins for more about ‘what you put out, is what you attract’ and ‘unleashing the power within’. For more information on how to power up your pole and change your body for life, visit: poletrition.co.uk www.polemovebox.com SPECIAL OFFERS FOR GRAVITAS READERS: Recipe book - only £8.99 when you quote ‘polemag1’ - (rrp. £11.99) Full 4wk Poletrition programme - £5 off when you quote ‘polemag2’ - (rrp. £48) www.tamantini-polexgym.com 13 JULY 21 JULY 21 OCT 18 Federations and competitions meeting 11am on 21st July York Hall Athletes code of points meeting 12pm on 21st July York Hall IPSF fourth annual general meeting 18th Oct London MEETING DATES AND TIMES Ranging from National Federations to individual memberships, the IPSF offers a membership account to suit everyone. There are many benefits to being a member with us including discounts for WPSC tickets and IPSF National Championships. You also get advice and support to do with anti-doping, competing and insurances. As a member of the IPSF you are eligible to vote on certain issue and play a significant part in shaping the Federation for the future of International Pole Sports. As an instructor, athlete and coach, we will support your development in the discipline of pole sports and guide you on your journey through Regional, National and International competitions. We are currently in the process of updating our member’s newsletter as well as being in negotiations with several pole industry businesses to get special offers for our members. All the information is on our website, and if you would like to join please send an email to [email protected] INTERNATIONAL POLE SPORTS FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP 14 This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com CODE POINTS Since 2010 the IPSF has been working on creating a fair and transparent scoring system for athletes and judges in Pole Sports. In order to do this, a clear system needed to be developed, one which would leave almost no room for subjectivity. Simply; judge’s personal preferences and opinions were not to come into account when scoring. Last year the IPSF launched its first Code of Points (COP) with the intention of slowly evolving and improving it over a five year time period. The COP acts as a guide for all athletes and trained judges to understand exactly what is required in a routine. A complete breakdown of all four judging sections is outlined in the COP, including all that is needed to be awarded points, how to avoid being deducted points and includes pictures and explanations on the execution of the moves and their point values as an added aid. Examples being a list of possible points awarded by the Technical Bonus and Art and Choreography judges (including floor work), possible points deducted by the Technical deduction judge for poor execution, incorrect lines and various other deductions and all compulsory elements athletes must choose from. For the first time at a Pole Sports Championship, the IPSF has introduced ‘compulsory’ elements. Athletes must choose a set amount of Strength and Flexibility elements as well as spins on static and spinning poles. Compulsory elements have a technical value between +0.1 and 1.0, depending on the competitive level. Last year the IPSF launched this system, which being a new concept, athletes needed time to adapt to as they were mainly focused on the compulsory elements and often losing sight of all other scoring sections. Some were worried that the artistic side of a pole performance would suffer once they added compulsories to their routine. Luckily last year’s competitions proved this not to be the case! This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym The list of compulsory elements to choose from has expanded from 40 elements to over 170 within one year. The IPSF will continue to expand and improve the choice of moves for both singles and doubles athletes over the coming years. The IPSF scoring system promotes an athlete to be well-rounded rather than one-sided. The IPSF believes this is what being a top elite athlete is about, being able to do it all and do it well e.g. strength, flexibility, spins on both poles, dynamic movements, acrobatic movements, combinations, choreography both on and off the pole, creativity and originality. This is what separates out the top most elite athletes and is exactly what the IPSF is looking for at the WPSC; the best-rounded Pole Sports athletes. All IPSF judges must undergo an intensive judges training course and pass both written and practical tests in order to become a certified IPSF judge. Judges are constantly being updated on all changes and improvements and must re-certify each year. Only the most experienced judges will be judging the WPSC. Would you like to become an IPSF judge? Please send an email to [email protected]. Apart from judge’s training courses, the IPSF also organises coaches and athletes training courses. If you would like to host one of these training courses, please email us at [email protected] www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com 15 16 “ “ I have the motivation to achieve anything I put my mind to... This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com POLE MODEL Thank you to everyone who sent in snapshots hoping to win our Pole Model Competition. A tough choice had to be made from over 100 applicants and the winner who became our Pole Model was Emma Slator. It was a hot sunny afternoon at a beautiful venue, High Elms Manor, and the outfits were donated by Milano, Wink and Everything Pole Dancing. Iveta Smidtova also donated her time and skills as the photographer putting Emma at her ease throughout the day. We are very grateful for their kindness as sponsors. Emma, 24, says of her winning day, “I was so excited to have been chosen; I couldn’t believe it. Pole has changed my life in many ways; working out is exciting, I have the motivation to achieve anything I put my mind to, my body has changed considerably and my strength has increased.” Pole Model Emma loved the outfits and was excited to model them. An exhausting day, but looking at the final pictures made her want to do it all over again! We would like to thank our sponsors, High Elms Manor and photographer Iveta Smidtova for a wonderful day. High Elms Manor - www.highelmsmanor.com Iveta Smidtova Photographer - IvetaSmidtova.com This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym Top to Bottom: Wink - www.winkdesigns.co.uk Milano Pro Sport - www.milano-pro-sport.com Everything Pole Dancing - www.everythingpoledancing.com www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com 17 INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED COACHING COURSES WWW .POLESPORTS.ORG NATIONAL FEDERATIONS COMPETITIONS Just some of the IPSF endorsed National Championships over the last year! ITALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ITALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Over 120 athletes applied to the Italian National & Open Championships with 84 qualifying for the finals which were held over two days. The weekend was a huge success having athletes in a wide range of categories from Amateur to Elite. A highlight of the event for the winning athletes was having their national anthem played as they received their medals. RUSSIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS They hope to make the Championships bigger next year. The 12 youth athletes, 17 women, 5 men and 7 doubles participated in a successfully organised Russian Championships. Russia proudly has one of the largest youth categories in IPSF competitions. GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS CZECH REPUBLIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS With over 156 athlete applications and 60 finalists, the championships were one of the largest this year. The pole skills of the athletes have been advancing over the last few years and the introduction of new categories proved to be incredibly popular. It will be a challenge not only for the organisers but also for the athletes. DUTCH CHAMPIONSHIPS Over 35 athletes applied to the Dutch National Championships with 28 eligible for the preliminaries and 22 in the finals. The event went very smoothly and the organisers were congratulated for their efficiency. This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym With over 52 athlete applications and 38 finalists, the first IPSF German National Championships was a huge success. Plans for next year are to include developing pole sports in Germany and increasing the size of the competition. MEXICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS The National Federation of Mexican Pole Sports held their 1st National Championships in May with over 80 athletes and a solid Judging panel. It was a huge success and professionally organised. www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com 19 How to get to 180 o Have you always wondered how elite pole athletes make their splits look so effortless? Would you like to improve your flexibility so you can increase the level of your pole moves? Follow these tips from leading pole experts and you will be 180° in no time! Make sure your shoulders are kept engaged in a neutral position. Your torso should remain absolutely straight at all times along with the hips. Keeping the torso straight may be a problem. If this is the case use yoga blocks to rest your hands on. Remember to breathe continually and consistently; your muscles need oxygen and nutrients. THINGS TO REMEMBER: Your partner should protect themselves from injury by engaging the abdominals to protect the lower spine and keep the legs slightly flexed so not to lock out the knees. Warm up thoroughly. Work slowly and smoothly; jerky movements can cause injuries. Begin with gravity and hold. If this is enough for you repeat three times. If you are flexible enough repeat with the pressure on the back leg and hold. If you can, work with a partner and decide on a safe word so you both recognise when you have reached stretch threshold. If you are able to push your flexibility further then get your partner to hold the armpits and leg and hold. Push yourself to where you feel uncomfortable and have a stretched position of muscles, not pain and a stretched position of ligaments and tendons. You should repeat three times in the positions that best suit your level of flexibility. If you are unable to reach the floor, use a rolled towel or yoga blocks to help support the pelvis, these can be removed as your flexibility develops. 20 This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym Hold this position for 30 seconds to begin with and over a period of time (days, weeks, month and depending on level of flexibility) increase this by 30 seconds until you reach three minutes. It is important to advance this slowly to avoid injury. www.polemovebox.com o www.tamantini-polexgym.com TO IMPROVE THE FRONTAL SPLIT THE SAGITTAL SPLIT POSITION (essential for all those movements such as the Spatchcock, etc.) The front split or sagittal split is one of the most important positions in pole sport. In order to achieve a 180° split you need to have 180° degrees from knee to knee and not heel to heel. It is important to bear this in mind when training. Spatchcock Jade split on the pole 1 Sit in front of your partner with your legs apart. 2 3 4 5 6 1 Your partner will place the sides of their feet at either sides of your knee. Your partner should grip between your shoulder and your elbow, making sure not to grip on any joints. Allow your partner to begin slowly easing your body forward by pulling the arms; at the same time pushing their feet wide to open your legs further. Hold this position depending on the level of flexibility. Your partner should now slowly move their feet from your knees to your ankles continuing to push them apart. At the same time changing the position of the arms to embrace you and continue increasing the pressure slowly. As your partner draws you closer, they should begin lifting your body up as well as pushing the ankles wider. Hold this position depending on the level of flexibility. The Spatchcock awaits you! This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym Begin in the splits position on the floor. Your body should be in alignment making sure the pelvis is facing forward and not twisted, this way all the weight will be discharged directly to the centre of your legs and work with the force of gravity. Hold this position depending on the level of flexibility. 2 After holding this position, your partner may start to apply pressure to the upper back leg. Begin to press gently on the highest point of the hamstring just below the buttock maintaining a constant pressure. 3 If you wish to increase the pressure, your partner can hold your armpits and knees, this will continue to press directly on your glute. Hold this position depending on the level of flexibility. Always remember to take your time and avoid putting yourself into a painful position. It won’t happen overnight, but with regular training and practice, YOU WILL DO THE SPLITS! 180 www.polemovebox.com o www.tamantini-polexgym.com 21 POLE SPORTS UK National Pole Sports Championship ONLINE SHOP APRIL 2015 Poles Outfits and more www.PoleSportShop.de www.PoleDanceShop.de US NATIONAL POLE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS January 31 Golden West Theatre Huntington Beach, CA 92647-2748 PRELIMINARIEs by video entry [email protected] WWW.POLESPORTSUSA.org WORLD RECORD On Saturday 22nd February 2014 at 10am (UK London time) Pole studios across the world came together to celebrate the World Pole Sports Championships 2014 and try to beat the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records title of ‘Most People Pole Dancing-Various Locations.’ The previous record was set in 2006, and was organised by KT Coates. It stood at 206 people participating from 26 pole studios across the world and raised £50,000 for cancer charities in the process. An amazing achievement that brought the pole community together in a way never seen before around the world. The International Pole Sports Committee set out from the beginning to ensure the ‘Pole for Life’ 2014 attempt was bigger and better than before, and were completely overwhelmed by the support and interest from across the globe. Whilst hoping to provide studios with an opportunity to be involved with the work of Pole Sports and to increase participatory figures from 2006, no one from the IPSF could have expected the sheer success of the event. Sophie Logan, Marketing Co-Ordinator for the IPSF commented stating; ‘When we first started working on the ‘Pole 4 Life’ World Record Attempt I did not expect for so many people to want to be involved with the event. The huge range of countries which took part and the amount of studios that got involved was absolutely unexpected, but it was hugely inspiring during the lengthy process of making arrangements for the event. I am so proud of everyone who took part, and so grateful to everyone who took the time to come together and celebrate the World Pole Sports Championships 2014 and raise such a large amount of money for well deserving charities.’ This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym Not only was interest surrounding the attempt coming in from the worldwide Pole Sports community, but the media were also highly interested too. The attempt was featured across all media platforms, including television broadcasts in 17 countries, radio interviews worldwide and newspaper clippings coming in from the 21 countries that took part. Not only did it help to increase the sponsorship opportunities for the cancer charities which each studio chose, it also presented to the external environment what Pole Sports is and clearly displayed the dedication, determination and hard work which all of the participants put in. This year’s attempt saw a staggering level of participation, with over 100 schools across 21 countries taking part. Whilst the final figures are yet to be confirmed by the World Record Office, there is no doubt that this attempt reached above and beyond the level of interest it raised for Pole Sports and support for cancer charities across the world. The 2014 attempt raised £26,309.34 for cancer charities, with Vicky Sharman (UK) raising the highest amount by an individual participant and Chalans (Netherlands) raising the highest amount from a single studio. www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com 23 INTERVIEWS WITH WPSC 2013 CHAMPIONS Alex Shchukin ALEX SHCHUKIN Alex Shchukin, Ukraine, is the Senior Men’s World Champion for WPSC13. Are you coming to defend your crown this year? Yes, definitely. I feel that I still need to fight for my place in the pole world, I have proved nothing yet. Not a time to relax! Do you get nervous? Yes, I get very nervous. But I try to keep as calm and concentrated as possible. You put so much effort and energy into your performances, how do you come up with ideas? Most of my ideas come from music. I love music; can’t imagine my life without headphones. While on the airplane, walking my dog, relaxing at the beach - I listen to music and ideas keep rushing to my head. 24 This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym TERRI WALSH AND LISETTE KROL Terri Walsh and Lisette Krol, Ireland, are WPSC13 Doubles Champions. How does it feel that it has been a year since you won the title last year? It feels amazing. To say we are world champions; it is the dream of every athlete! Are you looking forward to defending your crown this year? We already start training and have so many ideas for it. We really want to impress the judges and there’s a lot of pressure now since we won. How did you feel when you knew you had won? We felt amazing!! So, so happy! It was about showing the world what we can do together. The WPSC has such strict judging criteria; we were happy to have met all the points we needed to. We worked hard to get our lines and synchronisation correct; the win was proof that the hard work paid off! www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com ALESSANDRA MARCHETTI GRETA PONTARELLI Alessandra Marchetti, Italy, is the Senior Women’s Champion for WPSC13. When it was announced you had produced such an amazing performance to win, how did you feel at the time? I don’t think it is possible to express with words what I felt in that moment, the happiness was so big it was like it couldn’t stay inside all my heart! You said pole was one of the most exciting and beautiful adventures of your life. I made sport for all my life starting with ballet, then gymnastics and finally pole. Pole is the only sport I have found where hard work and fatigue can give you a 1st prize! LIZA SZARBO Greta Pontarelli, USA, is the title holder of Masters 50+ WPSC13. Are you coming to defend your crown this year? Yes, I am excited about coming to London in July, but the real competition is with myself and I always aspire to let my reach exceed my grasp. When it was announced that you had won, how did you feel? Becoming an IPSF World Champion was surreal. I thought that at 62 I wouldn’t be able to perform well enough. It was a great lesson for me to follow my heart and I felt that message deep inside while standing on the podium. BERNADETTE FLOCH Liza Szarbo, Hungary, won Masters 40+ World Champion at last year’s WPSC13. Bernadette Floch, Italy, won Junior World Champion WPSC13. Do you get nervous? I’m always nervous before I go to the stage but I’m also confident enough and I hope everything will be OK. You know it’s a kind of positive nervousness which can make me perform better. What does your family think of your participation in pole sports? It has been a year since you won your title, how does it feel now? Every time I think about it, it gives me such a warm feeling. It was truly the most amazing day in my life. First they were surprised that I chose this sport, but immediately accepted it and since then they have always supported me fully, that I have to say thanks for them. Since I started pole they can see that this is a really serious sport. Do you get nervous? I make small mistakes all the time; I do not really know if I am confident or just pretend to be confident! This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com 25 Coaching you to the life WIN DINNER & A YOU want to live; have you decided what it is yet? DANCE POLE IPSF PEOPLE’S CHOICE COMPETITITON Win dinner and a dance pole plus lots of other goodies. All you have to do is cast your vote at the IPSF stand for the People’s Choice Award. Names will be drawn at random at the final. POLE SPORTS • Taking stock of where you are now and deciding where you want to be. • Finding the best way for you to achieve your dreams. • Supporting you in turning your dreams and goals into reality. • A goal-directed process that moves your life forward. • Guiding you through the changes you want to make. Go to www.wholelifecoaching.org.uk to book your FREE session, nothing to lose except your dreams!! CLUBS Would you be interested in attending Pole Sports sessions at your local studio? Would you like to learn the technical specifications of the moves which this year’s World Pole Sports Championships athletes are performing? Or would you like to hold Pole Sports sessions at your own studio and provide your students with a specifically designed syllabus which could one day lead them to compete in the World Pole Sports Championships? The International Pole Sports Federation is working on a Pole Sports Club opportunity where studios will be able to host their own regular Pole Sports sessions alongside their usual timetables. These sessions will enable students to be taught the Pole Sports syllabus by their IPSF accredited Instructor; either purely for a leisure purpose or to prepare for competing in their country’s Pole Sports Federation 26 Wholelife Coaching is... This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym championships and the opportunity to represent their country at the World Pole Sports Championships. The International Pole Sports Federation is working on a Pole Sports Club opportunity where studios will be able to host their own regular Pole Sports sessions alongside their usual timetables. They will learn the specific details which have been developed by the IPSF technical division and how to execute their pole work with the same detail of the World Pole Sports Championship Athletes. Whilst the final details are still in the pipe line, the IPSF is collecting feedback and email addresses of those who are interested. If you would like to be one of the first individuals to obtain the finalised details about the Pole Sports Clubs please email: [email protected] with your email address and ‘Pole Sports Club’ in the subject. www.polemovebox.com www.tamantini-polexgym.com Sunset Girl BRONZE SPONSORS Pole Sports Pole X Gym TSHIRT SPONSOR Pole Move Box Pole Sport Shop Milano Millie Robson Photography poleMANIA Sunset Girl Milano Aerial Pole Street This magazine was sponsored by Pole Move Box and Pole X Gym Wink retail/wholesale Mighty Grip Premium quality clothes for pole dance Everything Pole Dancing Dragonfly-wear Made in EU www.dragonfly-yogawear.com VENDORS IPSF Premium quality clothes for pole dance Dragonfly-wear retail/wholesale POLE SPONSOR SILVER SPONSOR Made in EU www.dragonfly-yogawear.com SPONSORS Pole Sports UK iStyle Pole-trition Spin City Pole Fitness Poleblack Polercise www.polemovebox.com Pole Motion Point Out Fitness Polesilks www.tamantini-polexgym.com 27 LONDON 2015 JULY 25 & 26 YORK HALL LONDON 25TH JULY 11AM-8PM 26TH JULY 12PM-8PM LONDON 2015
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