Spark · Level 1
Open rung →The Clean Throw
A clean down-throw that returns straight to your hand, 5 in a row.
How it demonstrates this: Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
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Self-Management
Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
Demonstrated by 8 ladder rungs · 15 tricks across 3 categories
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Self-Management
This is a feelings + people skill — how you handle the tough stuff and team up. Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
Try it now
Yeet The Sleeper 5 times. Between each try, take one slow breath and name how your body feels: 🤩 🙂 😐 😣 😤.
Ladder practice sessions
These rungs on the Trick Ladder give students a structured practice session that demonstrates this standard.
Spark · Level 2
Open rung →Sleeper (3 sec)
Hold a sleeper for 3 full seconds before snapping it back.
How it demonstrates this: Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
Practice the trick →Spark · Level 3
Open rung →Forward Pass
Throw forward and return to hand, 5 in a row.
How it demonstrates this: Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
Practice the trick →Spin · Level 7
Open rung →The Breakaway
A sideways throw across the body that holds spin for 5 seconds.
How it demonstrates this: Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
Practice the trick →Flow · Level 9
Open rung →Man on the Flying Trapeze
Mount, hold for 3 seconds, dismount, return to hand cleanly.
How it demonstrates this: Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
Practice the trick →Flow · Level 10
Open rung →Double or Nothing
Catch into a double-or-nothing without dropping, 3 of 5.
How it demonstrates this: Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
Practice the trick →Master · Level 12
Open rung →Split the Atom
Trapeze → double-or-nothing → triple flip → dismount.
How it demonstrates this: Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
Practice the trick →Master · Level 13
Open rung →Boingy Boing
Sustain 5 boings before string slip or spin loss.
How it demonstrates this: Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
Practice the trick →Tricks that demonstrate this
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Why this category: Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
Why this category: Repeated attempts demand impulse control, goal setting, and persistence through failure.
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