NYO

Yesterday I was on my way to the gym and in the gym middle/high NYO (Native Youth Olympics) was practicing. I sat down to watch for a bit and the first event they were practicing was the Stick Pull. Two people stand next to each other left foot by right foot so they are each facing a different way. Then a stick is placed in the middle with a person’s left hand grabbing it and the other person’s right hand grabbing it. Now the trick is is that the stick is covered in Crisco. So it is very slippery!! You have to have an amazing grip and a super quick pull. Best out of three kind of thing.

The best can hop 150 feet across a hardwood floor on their knuckles (the seal hop), launch off the ground and kick more than 8 feet in the air (one- and two-foot high kick) or balance all their weight on a single palm while stretching for a ball suspended almost 6 feet over their head (one hand reach). The premise of each event seems simple – touch the ball, jump high, hold on for as long as you can – but as height of the target increases or the distance required to advance widens, the skill required quickly approaches the superhuman.

I wish we were having an event at our school this year!!!

Sunrise: 8:08am

Sunset: 10:01pm

Temperature: 17 feels like 0

Snow: Nice out but so much snow everywhere!!!