Talked to Miguelanchelo and he is all excited about competing. With at least Guillem and Miguel Angel, we'll finally have Spain represented, and very well indeed!
We need to talk to Quentin. As there is no yo-yo contest he could well enter for France, together with Mermouy . . . France should also be well represented!
Mexico, Japan and Colombia will also have great entries . . .
IJA is letting all its members judge the recorded juggling freestyles in advance of their online event. It's a sophisticated setup in which you log in and are shown the performances in random order and you score them after viewing each one, in 5 categories (difficulty, creativity, execution, entertainment and presentation). A few minutes ago I scored the junior performances.
I'm inclined to think that for us the best would be to have the competitors do the scoring. It would be an interesting change from having the judges do it. I'm also inclined to think that we do not need full scoring but just ranking.
Watching the IJA junior performances I noted some things. Three out of five were recorded inside. This can limit the space available, specially the height (one juggler had to kneel down to do 5 clubs). One girl that did a fantastic job bouncing basketballs had a clean performance but look very tired, probably from previous tries. On the other hand, I realized that one problem of doing a live recording is that bad weather can stop somebody from performing outside when he/she does not have a suitable indoor space. But I guess, unexpected issues can always happen, even in regular events.
I would like more input, specially for those who would like to compete. If I have to write all the rules myself, no complaints afterwards . . .
I think we should set the format in the next two weeks, to give people at least a month and a half to prepare.