As part of becoming a recognised sport, the International Pole & Aerial Sports Federation is committed to increasing safety and continuity within pole and aerial sports. The IPSF has created a programme of certification that will be developed over the next three years in order to test and improve the safety of equipment required at all IPSF competitions and events.
The document outlines the IPSF Apparatus Norm's for Pole and Aerial Sports. These include both pole, aerial pole, hoop and truss specification for the coming year. Please be advised that all IPSF recognised competitions will be required to use the IPSF Apparatus Norms for all competitions. This includes using the pole, hoop, aerial pole, aerial silks and truss specifications listed. If you have any questions regarding the IPSF Apparatus Norms please contact us atapparatus-norms@ipsfsports.org.
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The International Pole and Aerial Sports Federation (IPSF) has established Apparatus Norms to ensure the safety and consistency of equipment used in IPSF-endorsed pole and aerial sports competitions.
This was updated in January 2026.