Cup Stacking 101

This year I had the opportunity to experience something very different, a cup stacking tournament. I had heard that it was a sport but I didn't realize how intense it was. I was a judge for the tournament. The tournament consisted of mainly elementary aged competitors. Let me tell you they could stack cups fast. I was amazed at just how fast their hands could move. This kids were only in elementary school but they were very serious about this tournament. Many of the kids were trying to break world records. There was one Chinese kid who was a member of team USA. He could do a 3-3-3 in about one second. (A 3-3-3 is where the kids stack 3 sets of 3 cups and then take them down.) His hands moved so fast that there was no time to find any errors. I was glad that I didn't have to judge him but instead I just got to watch. As a judge I had to make sure that the kids stacked the cups properly. Sometimes I felt so bad when I had to tell the kids that they stacked the cups wrong and that it was going to have to be a scratch. Luckily, most kids were very understanding and didn't get upset when I told them they did it wrong. However, one judge told a girl that it was a scratch and she started crying and her parents got really upset. Being a judge wasn't the easiest thing to do but it was definitely very interesting. Starbucks is amazing!!!!