"We Appreciate The Impassioned Responses Received From Hundreds Of Members..."
On August 17 USPA’s board of directors convened a meeting to discuss whether to hold or cancel the 2020 USPA National Championships. After discussion, the board voted to not hold a Nationals competition this year.
The Association noted that, "We appreciate the impassioned responses received from hundreds of members on both sides of the issue. USPA’s next Nationals will be held October 18-30, 2021 at Skydive Arizona."
It's been a tough road for the organization... After the Competition Committee of the USPA Board met on July 30, it was decided that Skydive City Zephyrhills in Florida would no longer host the 2020 USPA National Skydiving and Parachuting Championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee then reached out to the remaining hosts who had submitted bids for this year’s Nationals (those hosts were Skydive Chicago, Skydive Perris and Skydive Arizona) to see if any one of them would be willing and able to host this year’s competition. Only Skydive Arizona expressed the interest and ability to host the competition, and only the formation skydiving and artistic event disciplines.
The Competition Committee met again on August 4 to discuss this revised bid by Skydive Arizona, and during the discussion, Skydive Arizona withdrew its bid from consideration. The committee then decided to open the bidding for this year’s Nationals to all group member drop zones instead of only the hosts who had originally placed bids.
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