North American team flying examples

Take a look at a selection of team flying examples. The maneuvers are easy to read and the calls are clear.

Thanks to the authors of these videos and to John Barresi for putting them together!

You can watch over 200 calls and associated tricks! We’ve written these calls below the minute-by-minute video.

Leader calls (excluding go, now and 180)

• 0:00 → 0:30: wait for it, launch, to ball, burst, fly through, easy tweak, tweak
• 0:30 → 1:00: twister, flank in, kisses, roll out to cross walk, roll in, peel burst, scissor burst
• 1:00 → 1:30: return (to ball), back to line, face out, weave over the top, keep it up, slap it, team by team, 1 2 roll over,
• 1:30 → 2:00: launch, morph to thread, to the edge, down and in, stop on line, continue, matrix, matrix twin, superstop
• 2:00 → 2:30: all the way, to the edge, take down, rise in, stop on line, continue, leave the middle 2
• 2:30 → 3:00: pinwheel, outside only, matrix, matrix back, up and in, passing, down and in, flank up
• 3:00 → 3:30: (follow), face up to land
• 3:30 → 4:00: launch, hold, ball, philly, ball, line, thread
• 4:00 → 4:30: line, ball, philly, to the edge, diamonds, passing, diamond return, to kisses
• 4:30 → 5:00: to cross walk, head, easy peel burst, twister, flank in, to line
• 5:00 → 5:30: to thread, superstop, again, to the edge, take down, rise in exit twin, take down
• 5:30 → 6:00: exit twin, all the way over, take down, rise in exit to matrix, matrix back exit to take down
• 6:00 → 6:30: rise in exit to matrix, matrix and take down, (rise in) exit to blender, (back), twin,
• 6:30 → 7:00: (back) exit to the edge, leave the middle 2, (pinwheel), (back), everybody to the edge, pinwheel, to the edge
• 7:00 → 7:30: pinwheel, outside only, twisted sister, all to the edge, take up, drop
• 7:30 → 8:00: twin up, all the way (x4), (back) exit to the edge, stop on line, continue
• 8:00 → 8:40: leave the middle 2, (everybody continue), leave (the middle 2), (everybody continue), fire drill and unwrap
• 8:40 → 9:00: (launch), (follow), 2 by 2, left box
• 9:00 → 9:30: coming out 2 by 2 for bangers, roll (x2), other way roll, roll team by team, all the way
• 9:30 → 10:00: follow, flank up together, ball, burst, fly through, tweak, tweak back, fly through, scissor burst
• 10:00 → 10:30: (back), return (to ball), to line, face out, forward, cross walk, (back), peel burst, twister
• 10:30 → 11:00: (back), turn in the center, (back), back to line, face out, double weave, pivot up on the right
• 11:00 → 11:30: slap it, team by team, coming low for landing, hand spin, (launch)
• 11:30 → 12:00: slam dance, rolling radar, double face, all the way down, all the way over, down
• 12:00 → 12:30: launch, to ball, to line, morph to low thread, morph to cube, back to thread, back to line, to ball, to line, to thread, to cube, to thread, to line, to ball, to burst, fly through
• 12:30 → 13:00: slide into the ball, easy roll to kisses on top kites
• 13:00 → 13:30: shake it to ball, burst, (back), half bursts, return, to line, face right, follow
• 13:30 → 14:00: 1 2 Indy, unwrap landing, stallwraps launch, split eighty, dive sticky
• 14:00 → 14:30: (follow), landing, team by team, 45 landings, odds only, switch it
• 14:30 → 15:00: stick it, unwrap landing, launch, to ball, to line, to thread, to cube, roll out, thread now, snap to cube and switch, other way, morph to thread, blender
• 15:00 → 15:30: (back), take down, rise in, again, rise in, superstop, all the way, edges
• 15:30 at the end :passing through, flank up, follow, face up to land

Here are the leader’s calls (apart from "now"):

• 0:00 → 0:30: ready, stall wraps, rise, split 80, attack, launching together, to ball, to line, to thread,
• 0:30 → 1:00: edges, 180, 180, matrix, matrix twin, 180, all the way over, 180
• 1:00 → 1:30: to the edge, 180, stop on line, continue, 180, leave the middle 2, ouside (180), leave 2, outside(180), all to the edge, 180, pinwheel all the way,
• 1:30 → 2:00: 180, outside only, outside (180), (2 kites go with the outside ones), outside (180), all go, 180, superstop
• 2:00 → 2:30: 180, (back), to the edge, 180, take down, 180, rise in double down, 180, rise in
• 2:30 at the end : (to the edge), 180, pass through, 180, stop on line, blender, 180, go outside, to the edge, 180, pass through, 180, flank up together

Leader calls (excluding go, now):

• 0:00 → 0:30: (fly through), 180, scissor burst, 180, (back), twister, 180, flank in, 180, to line
• 0:30 → 1:00: morph to thread, edges, down and in, stop on line, edges, 180, matrix, 180, matrix twin, 180, all the way over, 180, to the edge, 180
• 1:00 → 1:30: flank up, fountain, 180, (back), right turn, setting up the shifting, other way
• 1:30 → 2:00: face out, cross walk, 180, roll up, peel burst, 180, return, back to line, morph to thread, blender, 180, (back)
• 2:00 → 2:30: to the edge, 180, stop on line, go, 180, leave the middle 2, outside (180), stop on line, hold, pinwheel all the way, outside only
• 2:30 → 3:00: 180, superstop, 180, all the way, to the edge, 180, take down, rise in (and again), 180, hold
• 3:00 → 3:30: launch, (rise in) 180, flank up, slam dance, rolling (radar)
• 3:30 → 4:00: stall wraps, rise in, split 80, droping unwrap land, launching, ball
• 4:00 → 4:30: philly, (diamond out), 180, (back), twister, 180, (back)
• 4:30 → 5:00: flank in, 180, back to line, face out, double weave, ?, 180, twin radar, hold, 180, blender
• 5:00 → 5:30: 180, (back), edges, 180, take down, 180, rise in, 180, matrix, 180, matrix, up and in
• 5:30 → 6:12: down and in, flank up, keep tight, roll over landing, left wing, right wing

Here you can listen to John Barresi teaching team tricks. Subtitles are available on this video. Here’s the list of maneuvers and moments in the video:

• Blender: 1:05 → 2:20
• Take down and rise in: 2:35 → 4:40
• Odd-even roll (or Big top roll): 4:57 → 5:40
• Bangers and mash: 5:36 → 6:26
• Twister: 6:30 → 7:45
• Roll to kisses and shift place anticlockwise: 7:45 → 9:35
• Cross walks: 9:35 → 10:30
• Peel burst: 10:30 → 10:50

John explains that "quad clinics" is a time for sharing quad line kites. His aim is to make his experience of over 20 years accessible and share it universally with kitefliers. The 2nd objective is to have fun, build confidence within the group and familiarize people with team flying. Someone who has just bought a quad line kite can join the clinic and learn all about it on the ground. Clinics are designed to familiarize kitefliers with their gear. The first part of the "quad 101" clinic provides knowledge on :

• the different quad line kites
• how they work
• their composition
• how to fly them
• body positioning and mindset
• how we see the sky
• how we divide up the wind/flight window
• the different aspects: team flying, short-line flying, etc.

These times of sharing aim to put participants in a position to succeed, whatever their experience. This is the heart of kite flying. Kite flying is an individual expression. There’s no right way to fly a kite. It’s the way each person connects the most that’s preferred. Ultimately, the goal is to identify what each pilot enjoys doing, show them how to follow their instincts and develop what they want to become.

Here is an example of Megateam in a 5x5 grid by Gordon Sievers.

Another example:

44 seconds of flight! Here are the leader’s calls (excluding "now"), below the video.

• 0:00 → 0:30: fire and ready, slow tip pivot up
• 0:30 → 1:00: drop, face up to ball, slow burst, back in, slow burst and twister, fly through, 180, pinwheel, 180, 180
• 1:00 → 1:30: stop on ball
• 1:30 → 2:00: to line, pinwheel inside 90, odd face right, edges, 180, fly through, 180, small pump, 180, twin radar, 180
• 2:00 → 2:30: blender, twin, 180, matrix to edges, 180, matrix to edges
• 2:30 → 3:00: 180, compound benefits, twins, edges with pump, 180, stop on line
• 3:00 → 3:30: face up, fountain, flank right, go
• 3:30 → 4:00: go, tip pivot down continue, down ?, radar bottom, 180, fire the outside
• 4:00 → 4:30: outside 180, all go, 180, leave the outsides, outside 180, radar bottom, 180, hold on line
• 4:30 → 5:00: even face left, regular benefits, edges, outside 180, with pump, 180, leave the middle 2, outside 180
• 5:00 → 5:30: (pinwheel) 360, 180, all around, fire the outsides, outside 180, blender
• 5:30 → 6:00: edges, flank up on line
• 6:00 → 6:30: 1 by 2 by 1 left right, 1 away, 2 away, 1 away, get ready to walk
• 6:30 at the end : launching left radar, 180, radar bottom

Here are the leader’s calls (excluding "now" and "go"):

• 0:00 → 0:30: thread, down, in, pump go, 180
• 0:30 → 1:00: matrix, 180, matrix twin, 180, benefits, 180, go, 180, leave the middle 2
• 1:00 → 1:30: 180, leave 2, 180, pinwheel, 180, fire the outside, 180
• 1:30 → 2:00: with pump, 180, with pump, 180, take down, 180, down, walk, rise in
• 2:00 → 2:30: down, in, stop on line, 180, flank in, fountain
• 2:30 → 3:00: 180, go, radar down, 180
• 3:00 → 3:30: up, stop on line, "puff" (x6), 180, twin radar, 180, go in
• 3:30 → 4:00: stop on line, unwrap, all face right, (follow) 1 2 3 4 5 6
• 4:00 → 4:30: (no calls)
• 4:30 → 5:00: tip landing, follow, 45, odd diamond, even diamond, 180, all diamond, face left, 1 2 3 4 5 6

Here are the leader’s calls (excluding "now" and "go"):

• 0:00 → 0:21: introduction, set-up
• 0:21 → 0:41: one-by-two-by-one, out-by-one-two-one
• 0:41 → 1:01: bangers, rolls, crystal, fall in, flank up
• 1:01 → 1:15: half burst, stop, reverse, big burst, twister, 180
• 1:15 → 1:38: fly-through, 180s, tweak, tweak back, pinwheel, return, line, rise right
• 1:38 → 2:01: tips down, repeated moves, 180, 45s, diamonds, flank up, right
• 2:01 → 2:20: 45s, three beats, "boom"
• 2:20 → 2:39: team-by-team, individual sequence, crystal, hop and unwrap, launch, ball
• 2:39 → 3:07: half burst, stop, reverse, rotate ball two spots, rotate back, ball repetitions, crystal, switch, rise, split, dive and stick
• 3:07 → 3:18: (no calls)
• 3:18 → 3:29: 180 to arch, reverse, line, thread
• 3:29 → 3:53: 180, twist, Hawaiian rolls up, edge, high five, stop on line, face up, stack
• 3:53 → 4:03: (no calls)
• 4:03 → 4:13: 45s, transition
• 4:13 → 4:39: one-by-two-by-one, cinnamon rolls, reverse-direction rolls
• 4:39 → 4:54: out-by-one-two-one, team-by-team, fall in, flank up, break the thread, down and in
• 4:54 → 5:21: twist, 180, matrix, matrix to twin, all the way over, cube, roll out, three-two-one in, blender
• 5:21 → 5:36: edges up and in, down and in, flank up
• 5:36 → 5:43: (no calls)
• 5:43 → 6:09: flank up, ball, rolling ball to the right, hold, roll back to the left
• 6:09 → 6:31: burst, 180, fly-through, tweak, tweak back, reverse twister, return to ball
• 6:31 → 6:47: 180, line, weave, roll, twin radar
• 6:47 → 7:14: 180, take down, down on one and two, in on two and one, outside 180, everybody around, orbit outsides, pick up, compound, pairs
• 7:14 → 7:19: (no calls)
• 7:19 → 7:31: edges, 180, stop on line, 180, flank up
• 7:31 → 7:44: (no calls)
• 7:44 → 8:09: diamonds, right, 180, flank up, tips down, repeated moves, 180, 45, two-point
• 8:09 → 8:13: (no calls)
• 8:13 → 8:30: break the thread, down and in, cube, roll out, three-two-one in, second cube, roll out, Hawaiian rolls up
• 8:30 → 8:53: 180, Hawaiian rolls, edges, stop on line, reverse blender
• 8:53 → 9:04: edges, 180, stop on line, 180, flank up on line
• 9:04 → 9:19: stack, tighten formation
• 9:19 → 9:22: (no calls)
• 9:22 → 9:39: ball, half burst, stop, reverse, rotate two places, half burst, stop, reverse, rotate back, raise ball
• 9:39 → 9:50: big burst, 180, fly-through, 180, follow out on pinwheel
• 9:50 → 10:07: team-by-team, individual sequence, crystal, everybody, hop and unwrap, two-one set, arch
• 10:07 → 10:15: (no calls)
• 10:15 → 10:30: burst, reverse, ball, kisses, ball, line
• 10:30 → 10:52: thread, cube, thread, one-by-two-by-one, switch places, other direction, rise, left box
• 10:52 → 11:08: up, back to thread, edge, 180, Hawaiian rolls, edge, 180, Hawaiian rolls to Q, Q, last box
• 11:08 → 11:30: cinnamon rolls, M, reverse direction, out for hangers
• 11:30 → 11:44: rolls, high five, roll all the way, flank down, 180, stick it
• 11:44 → 11:50: (no calls)
• 11:50 → 12:07: two-point and welcome, launch to arch, burst, reverse, ball
• 12:07 → 12:24: kisses, back to ball, paired kiss with another pair flying above, return to ball

• John Barresi’s Youtube playlist
• Team flying example in pair

Last updated Jul 28, 2026