Weigh in and pick up of registration materials.

Weigh in will be held at the Holiday Inn - 175 east town street between 4pm and 8:30pm, Friday March 6th. Please look for 'Team Tokey Hill'. Worse comes to worse and we'll have someone in the lobby to direct you to the weigh in area. Or, write to me and I'll give you my cell number and you can just call.

If you cannot make it during this time, email me at lopa56@gmail.com for an appointment. Please do this as soon as possible as I will be in Columbus from Wed on and may not have internet while there.

Thanks!
Lorraine

Meet Tips from Coach Fedorenko

Fellow Kettlebell Lifters,

I have been a Kettlebell Beginner Student, Professional Athlete, Team Captain, Coach, Physical Instructor, Judge, Organizer, and even President of a National Federation and Vice President of the International Federation in the former USSR. In that time, spanning over 20 years, I have seen my fair share of rules and regulations. I've even been part of creating and implementing such things and continue to do so as Chief Advisor of World Kettlebell Club. Something I know for sure is the job of a Judge is not an easy one. Kettlebell Sport is fast paced and the Judge must keep the Lifter as safe as possible, because the Lifter is working as hard as they can and don't always use good judgement when they have practiced months for this one special performance. The Judge must also keep the competition as fair as possible, because the Lifters on the other platforms are taking this as seriously as can be and want to know there are rules that everyone must abide by.

Still, no system is perfect and neither are the Rules or even "Laws" for that matter. I have seen the Rules for Kettlebell Sport be altered many times over the years. Some good, some not, but regardless of that I familiarized myself with them and did my best to follow them because I wanted to win, and most of all because I wanted to be professional. Judges are not perfect either. After all, this is a "judgement" call by one human of another. In Power Lifting and Olympic Weight Lifting there is a judgement of 1 rep. It's either good or not. Sounds fairly simple, but even in these Sports there are close calls, and even wrong ones. In Kettlebell Sport it's possible to have a hundred, two hundred or more reps from one performance! In a way you could say compared to other Lifting Sports that each rep in Kettlebell Sport is of less value. 1 vs. 100 for example. But, Kettlebell Lifters value every rep and want what I've always considered "payment" for the repetition. 1 rep could mean the difference between 1st and 2nd place, or worse, Champion or "that other guy". Understand now that the Judge is impartial and they are even nervous to give no-counts, but it's a normal and needed part of the Sport and we must respect and accept the call of the Judge if we agree to step onto the Platform.

Over the course of the next few weeks I'll be going over some needed clarifications and details about Kettlebell Sport and what to expect at Meets in general, but for now I have put together a short clip of some of the major points of the 3 Lifts, Jerk, Snatch and LongCycle and what to expect from the Judge at a Meet. I understand that women use 1 kettlebell, but for the purposes of explaining a good rep and bad rep, I have used 2 kettlebells where appropriate and you can use this information (man or woman) for basically any Kettlebell Lifting you do on or off the platform. Acoustical quality and lighting in the video are a bit low because this is shot a few weeks ago in my original gym in Kyrgyzstan where I trained before I was a Professional. I happen to be visiting my family right now but I wanted to give a few tips that will not only improve your numbers in a Meet, but make your experience more meaningful and enjoyable. Please pass this video clip around to anyone you know of going to the Arnold or any other Kettlebell Lifting Meet. While a 14 minute clip can't replace a good Coach and dedicated practice, I hopes it helps you!

Valery Fedorenko
Head Coach AKC

Passes

Every competitor will receive a full weekend pass at weigh in. Weigh in is on Fri - start time to still be determined.

Flights and Times.

What you've all been waiting for. Let the Games begin - Please check back here fairly often as the inevitable changes have to be made. I'm trying to keep them to a minimum but......

0800 6 flights Women’s Jerk 1:25

Flight 1: Amateur 12 kg- 0800
Jennell Evans
Nichole Jorgensen
Chriss Silverstein
Maria Cebulla - Masters
Kathleen Sturm
Nicole Totten

Flight 2: Amateur 12 kg- 0815
Sara Moore
Sarah Gilling
Cheryl Kondziolka - Masters
Mary Waldron - Masters
Jenna Brian
Isabel Harris

Flight 3: Pro 16 kg- 0830
Cristal Siscar
Terry Parker
Sarah Wong
Johanna Funk
Liberty Gray

Flight 4: Pro 16 kg- 0845
Sarah Hallas
Jenny Mossel
Susan Wong
Lisa Cirello
Sara Nelson
Tracey Maurice

Flight 5: Pro 16 kg- 0900
Angela Long
Leah Chanady
Rachael Suh
Sara Lieber
Heidy Casanola

Flight 6: Pro 16kg- 0915
Jennifer DiBiase
Chelsea O’Connell
Veronica Stasik
Surya Volinar-Fowler
Cate Imes
Kukka Laakso

0925 Ten minute Break

0935 7 Flights Men’s Jerk 1:40

Flight 7: Youth/Juniors- 0935
Nocona Jodrey Youth
Tyler Vallario
Mitch Blackburn
Nicola Accordino

Flight 8: Seniors 16 kg- 0950
Jerry Gray
David Elkins
Chris Rice
Ken Whetham

Flight 9: Amateur 24kg- 1005
Rick Carranza
Joseph Carranza
Michael Cluse
Jerry Moylan
Michael Cricks
Christian Maier

Flight 10: Amateur 24 kg- 1020
Cory Murphy
Todd Weber
Henry Marshall
Chris Greathouse
Matt Schinabeck
Phillip Humphrey

Flight 11: Amateur 24 kg- 1035
Ken Black
William Bundy
Troy Malson
Steve Maxfield
Dan Hustead
Kurt Funk - Masters

Flight 12: Masters 24 kg- 1050
Gary Todd
Mike Sanders
John Dale
Alexander Makarov
Martin Kelley
Darin Cebulla

Flight 13: Pro 32 kg- 1105
Mike Sherman
Justin Case
Brent Miffitt
Andrew Durniat
Chris Duffey

1115 Forty Five Minute Lunch Break/ Strength Demos

1200 6 Flights Women’s Snatch 1:25

Flight 14: Amateur 12 kg- 1200
Jennell Evans
Nichole Jorgensen
Chriss Silverstein
Maria Cebulla - Masters
Kathleen Sturm
Nicole Totten

Flight 15: Amateur 12 kg- 1215
Sara Moore
Sarah Gilling
Cheryl Kondziolka - Masters
Mary Waldron - Masters
Jenna Brian
Isabel Harris

Flight 16: Pro 16 kg- 1230
Cristal Siscar
Terry Parker
Sarah Wong
Johanna Funk
Liberty Gray

Flight 17: Pro 16 kg- 1245
Sarah Hallas
Jenny Mossel
Susan Wong
Lisa Cirello
Sara Nelson
Tracey Maurice

Flight 18: Pro 16 kg- 1300
Angela Long
Leah Chanady
Rachael Suh
Sara Lieber
Heidy Casanola

Flight 19: Pro 16kg- 1315
Jennifer DiBiase
Chelsea O’Connell
Veronica Stasik
Surya Volinar-Fowler
Cate Imes
Kukka Laakso

1325 Ten Minute Break

1335 7 Flights Men’s Snatch 1:40

Flight 20: Youth/Juniors- 1335
Nocona Jodrey Youth
Tyler Vallario
Mitch Blackburn
Nicola Accordino

Flight 21: Seniors 16 kg- 1350
Jerry Gray
David Elkins
Chris Rice

Flight 22: Amateur 24kg- 1405
Rick Carranza
Joseph Carranza
Michael Cluse
Jerry Moylan
Michael Cricks
Christian Maier

Flight 23: Amateur 24 kg- 1420
Cory Murphy
Todd Weber
Henry Marshall
Chris Greathouse
Matt Schinabeck
Phillip Humphrey

Flight 24: Amateur 24 kg- 1435
Ken Black
William Bundy
Troy Malson
Steve Maxfield
Dan Hustead
Kurt Funk - Masters

Flight 25: Masters 24 kg- 1450
Gary Todd
Mike Sanders
John Dale
Alexander Makarov Darin Cebulla
Martin Kelley

Flight 26: Pro 32 kg- 1505
Mike Sherman
Justin Case
Brent Miffitt
Andrew Durniat
Chris Duffey

1515 Ten minute Break

1525 3 Flights Women’s LC 0:40

Flight 27: Amateur 12 kg- 1525
Jessie Wright
Abbey French
Julie Miller
Celia Wells

Flight 28: Masters 12 kg- 1540
Ayame Hollings
Dorothy Hannon - Seniors 8 kg
Teri Hays
Dianna Pendleton

Flight 29: Pro 16 kg- 1555
Kim Turko
Jill Caskey
Maya Garcia
Bonnie Mullaney
Vanessa Turner

1605 Forty Minute Break/ Strength Demos

1645 6 Flights Men’s LC 1:25

Flight 30: Youth /Juniors- 1645
Colin Wells
Connor Wells

Flight 31: Amateur 24 kg- 1700
Richard Sherrod
John Caskey - Master
Boris Terzic
Ross Gilling
Kevin Jodrey - Master
Michael Rhodes

Flight 32: Amateur 24 kg- 1715
Tim Lynch
Jason Dolby
Scott Shetler
Jason Turko
Robert Goewey - Master

Flight 33: Pro 32 kg- 1730
Marty Farrell
Scott Helsley
Ken Blackburn
Jeff Mossel

Flight 34: Pro 32 kg- 1745
Steve Miller
Miki Ilic
Jason Keen
Christopher Wells
John Wild Buckley


1755 - Done with Lifting.