23rd Annual Midwest Regional Championships

HG · Post by HG » 03 Jul 2006 10:16

http://www.footbag.org/events/show/1140537440

This event has been upgraded to be the 23rd Annual Midwest Regional Footbag Championships. Our preliminary rounds take place at 850 N. Lake Shore Drive indoors on Saturday from 11-6. Finals for MW Regionals will take place during the World of Games PROMPTLY at 2:30pm (players must be there by 1:00, but noon is better), people who are late will be disqualified. We are a part of a much larger event and we are on their schedule. We have only 25 minutes on stage and that includes an overview of the Sport of Footbag and how it is played, followed by our Finals. We will have a HUGE AUDIENCE, so be ready for a BIG SHOW!!!

The World of Games is presented by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. The World of Games will present visually dynamic exhibition matches or demonstrations of games that originated in various countries and continue to be popular today. These may include recreational pastimes such as bocce (Italy) and footbag (U.S.), martial arts such as karate (Japan) or capoeira (Brazil) and children's games, such as Double Dutch, among others. It will be promoted in the Millenium Park sumer brochure as well as the In the "Spirit of the Silk road, Summer in Chicago 2006" print brochure which is the main fulfillment piece for tourists to Chicago this summer. Footbag will be listed in relevant press and print materials. We are having a free "interactive" area that will let people try out the sport of footbag.

The prelims take place at 850 N. Lake Shore Drive on Saturday from 11-6. Day 1: Preliminary Rounds and "Shred" (This is the day that will take place at 850 N. LSD) While this is technically "open to the public", we will not be publicizing the Day 1 to potential spectators, just competitors. So it will be competitors, friends and family of competitors, at 850 LSD. The gym is ideal, but any space would be suitable. I don't expect more than 50 people that day. This all leads up to a HUGE finals event that is part of the "World of Games" exhibition at Millenium Park on Day 2.

10:00am - Noon - Registration

Noon - Players Meeting

12:30 - Novice / Intermediate Timed Consecutives Contest

1:00 - Shred :30 Prelims - All competitors

2:00 - "Routines" - Intermediate Finals (single round, no finals for intermediates)

2:30 - "Routines" - Open Category Prelims (Finals are on Day 2)

3:30 - Phat Trick Contest - All competitors

4:30 - Intermediates Awards / Prizes

6:00 - Vacate the premises after shredding

-Possible that we will go to Navy Pier at 4:00 and shred until dusk.

We may eat a group dinner at Ginos East if still up north, or on the Pier if weather permits.

Day 2: Finals for Open players (during "World of Games" exhibition on their stage at Millenium Park) This is the main focus of our marketing. Most people won't want to spectate during our prelim's, that is really for the players. But when we put on a show, it is something to see. Day 2 is for our top players who will showing off for the audience and making our sport look good to the public. Instant results too.

-Huge number of spectators will be there! Huge!

-Noon start on Sunday, but earlier is better.

-1:30 staging of event

-2:30 to 2:55 we have the stage (not a long time, but we can do it)

-3:00 - 5:00 - Interactive Zone - "Footbag Challenge"

-Encourage spectators to play footbag and have fun with kicking

-Just "stage right" of the stage.

-6:00 - Group dinner at "Pizanos" just down the street from Millenium Park.

The Sunday Finals event will take place at the Wrigley Square and Millenium Monument on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street More info: http://www.millenniumpark.org/artandarc ... quare.html

Map: http://www.millenniumpark.org/artandarc ... quare.html Directions: http://www.millenniumpark.org/generalin ... rking.html

This is the first time we are running this event in downtown Chicago. Public transit is recommended because parking rates in Chicago are among the highest in the country, and there is no way around parking in a garage... all street level spots have been removed. If you need to drive, contact Scott directly ([email protected]) for downtown parking tips. We have a group dinner planned for both Saturday and Sunday nights, close to the event sites, we hope you all can make it.

Entry fees: Novice = Free. Intermediate = $10. Open = $50.

Novice entrants are eligible for prizes. Intermediate entrants get a t-shirt and are eligible for prizes.

Open players get a t-shirt, a 1-year membership with IFPA and are eligible for prize money.

There is a hostel just down the street, and we are seeking to reserve some rooms for the Saturday night of the event. More info to follow.

If i make it, i guess i wont be competing.

Who all is going?

CIC flurry · Post by **CIC flurry** » 04 Jul 2006 21:37

Scott D's email and tourny.
I'm going to this (but not competing), and many other Chicago area people are too. I'm anticipating a good turnout. Sounds like fun. Other cool sports, good location. Hen coming. Zach coming? Mike Hansen???

Post it up babies if u'r gonna come. Then maybe Hen will make a list in the top post.

Oroza · Post by **Oroza** » 05 Jul 2006 00:24

Tom, compete

HooD · Post by **HooD** » 05 Jul 2006 02:41

Oroza wrote:Tom, compete

What he said.

Zjeezy · Post by **Zjeezy** » 05 Jul 2006 04:14

im coming

CIC flurry · Post by **CIC flurry** » 06 Jul 2006 00:01

Yeah, Zach!
Sorry guys, I don't compete @ Midwests. If u've been, you wouldn't nuther.

andr00 · Post by **andr00** » 06 Jul 2006 06:10

i think i will be going - making this my first footbag event ever

i had a brief e-mail correspondance w/ scott d about it and i think ill try to compete in the novice or intermediate - he seemed to encourage me to do intermediate. advice? thx.

but yeah im also bringing my g/f and somewhat shredder ... she just got lavers and will be excited to see this all go down.

xXLoss_of_ControlXx · Post by **xXLoss_of_ControlXx** » 07 Jul 2006 10:29

Open = $50.

why doesnt every just enter as novice then? haha.

hackeysnacker · Post by **hackeysnacker** » 07 Jul 2006 10:30

$50 sure is steep for open competition.. who here is competing intermediate?

HG · Post by HG » 07 Jul 2006 12:26

quadgun · Post by **quadgun** » 07 Jul 2006 17:17

i might come hang out

crazylegs32 · Post by **crazylegs32** » 07 Jul 2006 19:38

Its always 50 or some large amount that nobody is willing to pay. But you can enter to compete without paying 50- you wont be eligible for prize money though. We will need enough competitors to make a 25 minute show in one of the best events possible to expose the sport( I dunno what an event at the millenium park downtown has in common with the past midwest regionals some people didnt like)

xXLoss_of_ControlXx · Post by **xXLoss_of_ControlXx** » 07 Jul 2006 21:46

crazylegs32 wrote:Its always 50 or some large amount that nobody is willing to pay. But you can enter to compete without paying 50- you wont be eligible for prize money though. We will need enough competitors to make a 25 minute show in one of the best events possible to expose the sport( I dunno what an event at the millenium park downtown has in common with the past midwest regionals some people didnt like)

so what if only one person pays 50(doesnt win) and others dont? What happens to the money?

crazylegs32 · Post by **crazylegs32** » 07 Jul 2006 22:21

Well, if we get people from out of town and theres only 3 that pay 50 then the winner(among paying entrants) gets 150(I assume). The winner gets credit for his skill whether or not he/she paid. Usually/ always Scott wins although Greg Nelson has won $$ in the past.
All of this is the reality of playing a sport, every tournament has costs and the entrants or sponsors have to cover these costs. This tourney is hosted by the CITY OF CHICAGO, they are giving us the cloud bean(3 or 5 times its initial cost, its like a 10 or 20 million dollar sculpture) that just got finished and unveiled THIS YEAR and draws 10's of thousand of tourists with nothing to do every day.
We need a pool of top shredders who can fill up the card for the final performance

I just noticed that this program is part of a Silk Road Project, its to promote understanding of international cuture from what I see- Partner Cities in United States, Europe and Asia Focusing on the Silk Road Theme

At the center of the Silk Road Project is a series of festivals that the Project co-produces with presenting organizations and cultural institutions in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Yo-Yo Ma and an international group of musicians known as the Silk Road Ensemble are performing compositions which the Silk Road Project has commissioned from composers in China, Mongolia, Korea, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey. These newly commissioned pieces complement performances of traditional music from the lands of the Silk Road as well as masterpieces by Western composers such as Ravel, Debussy, Bartòk and Kodály who were profoundly influenced by the spirit of other cultures.

JeffRichards · Post by **JeffRichards** » 08 Jul 2006 08:26

Ill be there. Maybe compete intermediate (how long is the routine) ....and ill see what i can do for sick 1!

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 08 Jul 2006 08:51

Intermediate routines are a minute and a half and Open is two minutes.

I'll be there, not competing but probably helping Scott with stuff. I'll try and get a bunch of the locals out to come out and help support the competitors. Sometimes that's the longest 1.5/2 minutes of your life.

HG · Post by HG » 10 Jul 2006 12:35

Is there any crash space available? Im looking your way zeke or tom.

Because if there is, i want to buy a bus ticket. It goes from janesville to chicago

If i do this, i would arrive the 28th, and leave the 31st.

and the ticket would only be $50 round trip!

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 10 Jul 2006 14:52

Consider paying $50 for something like this as an investment in this sport's future credibility. Hope you all have a fun time.

CIC flurry · Post by **CIC flurry** » 10 Jul 2006 21:37

Vindicator's coming too! Real midwest turnout? Hen from WI, Zach from MI, and Josh from MN?? Snap on it.

As I posted in CIC blog. I don't have my own place, therefore no crash space unfortunately..

xXLoss_of_ControlXx · Post by **xXLoss_of_ControlXx** » 12 Jul 2006 18:00

The Sunday Finals event will take place at the Wrigley Square and Millenium Monument on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street

The Wrigly square is just a bunch of grass and a fountain.... Will there be a stage set up or what?

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