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The Endurance Juggling League

The "Endurance Juggling League" is a year-long endurance juggling competition where participants compete for the longest runs with 3-7 balls, 3-5 clubs and 3-7 rings. At the end of the year, the juggler with the most points in each prop discipline and a combined discipline will be crowned an Endurance Juggling League winner!

Our main goals with the Endurance Juggling League are to:

1. Motivate jugglers to train their endurance; through competing and progressing together
2. Make jugglers appreciate seasonal bests, instead of just new personal bests
3. Encourage jugglers to push for achievements that might seem out of reach

Rules

Allowed Categories

• Balls: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Clubs: 3, 4, 5
• Rings: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Allowed Patterns

For Balls

• Odd numbers: Cascade, half shower, (6x,4)* (for 5 balls)
• Even numbers: Async fountain, sync fountain, half shower, wimpy, async crossing (53 & 75), 534, 756

For Clubs

• Odd numbers: Cascade
• Even numbers: Async fountain, sync fountain, 53

For Rings

• Odd numbers: Cascade
• Even numbers: Async fountain, sync fountain

Note: Every throw has to be non-multiplex.

Allowed Props

• Balls must be roughly spherical objects, including beanbags
• Clubs must be roughly cylindrical objects with a well defined narrower handle section and wider body section
• Rings must be roughly circular and flat objects with a hole in the middle

Note: In general, if you use standard juggling equipment that the manufacturer describes as balls, clubs or rings they will fit the descriptions above.

Measuring Runs

Runs are measured in time and can be a minimum of a flash in length. The time begins when the first prop is thrown and ends on the last valid catch. The last valid catch is the last consecutive catch either before the first drop or the last catch in a clean finish. Fractions of seconds will be rounded down.

A Valid Run

A valid run is a run that is:

• In an allowed category
• In an allowed pattern
• Performed with allowed props
• Of at least the minimum run length of a flash
• Captured on video

The video must:

• Clearly show the start of the run
• Clearly show the end of the run, including a few additional seconds to ensure all caught objects are under control
• Be publicly viewable (e.g. not just viewable to your Facebook friends)
• Have been filmed and uploaded in the current year
• Consist of a single camera angle with no cuts for the duration of the run

In general, the video should convince other jugglers, beyond reasonable doubt, that you have accomplished the claimed feat. Failing to do the following may lead to a record submission being rejected:

• All objects should be in frame
• The entire juggler and floor/ground beneath them should be visible
• The video should be of high enough resolution/quality that there is no dispute or ambiguity as to what is going on
• The props must contrast sufficiently with the background and juggler so they are visible for the duration of the run
• The video should include the original audio

The Scoring System

In Each Category

• The leader in each category receives 100 points and every other juggler receives points portional to their achievement compared with the leader. For example:
• Imagine juggler A leads the 5 ball category with 1 minute, they therefore receive 100 points
• Juggler B achieves a 5 ball run lasting 30 seconds. Since their run is 50% the length of the winner’s, they are awarded 0.5 × 100 = 50 points
• Note: Scores can change! In the example:
• Imagine juggler C achieves a run of 2 minutes with 5 balls. They are now the leader, so are awarded 100 points. Juggler A’s run is now worth 50 points and juggler B’s 25 points
• This means you’ll slowly lose points if you don’t keep pace with the competition!

In Each Prop Discipline

Each participant's score is the sum of all the categories they entered. For example:

• Imagine juggler A has submitted valid runs in 5, 6 and 7 balls, and, 4 and 5 clubs
• Their ball score is the sum of their scores in the individual 5, 6 and 7 ball categories
• Their club score is the sum of their scores in the individual 4 and 5 club categories
• They haven’t submitted any ring runs so they aren’t entered into that discipline

In the Combined Discipline

We add together the points from each prop discipline each juggler has entered.

How to Enter

• Anyone can enter the Endurance Juggling League. All you need is the ability to film yourself juggling
• If you achieve a valid run that you would like to submit, upload the video to a platform where it is publicly visible
• Log into your www.juggling-records.com account (or make one)
• Navigate to “The Endurance Juggling League”
• Click through to the relevant discipline (balls, clubs or rings) and then select the number of objects juggled
• There you’ll be able to submit your run by entering the duration achieved, the video link and telling us whether or not the run was also a personal best
• When you’ve submitted your run, it will be under review. Once it has been approved, it will appear in the leaderboards and you’ll receive points!