Euros 2007 Vienna

LEGOMAN · Post by **LEGOMAN** » 24 Jul 2007 12:21

Kyle for BAP @ 2008 Worlds

EDIT: Hey Jim I got a higher score then Jan at the US Open. Can I be in BAP?

Paulsator · Post by **Paulsator** » 24 Jul 2007 12:36

Hey Sergey, why not count the shred 30 results? I totally agree the conditions were fucked up. but ive seen people hit crazy shreds on stages like that very late before. i even had a better shred than in the first round (ok i was the only one and therefore won )

but conditions were just as bad for everyone. so it was at least a fair competition, under bad conditions (though i didnt think the stage was so bad, more the "warmup" area).
cheers, and congrats of making bap, you really deserve it, no matter what people are writing, who havent even seen you live

paul
p.s. henry, in the first round more than 5 people had scores about 200...also i dont think you can measure the quality of players at a given tournament by their shred scores.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 24 Jul 2007 12:54

Why do people care about BAP? Being good at footbag should be reward enough. If you are playing anywhere near "BAP-level" you should be able to appreciate your own skills without having others pat you on the back. Are we all that insecure?

Was there this much of an uproar in 2004 when BAP inducted something like 8 players (of varying ability)?

Play footbag to have fun and get good. Play for yourself. Playing footbag with the end goal of trying to impress a bunch of teenage boys is silly.

SergeyKozlov · Post by **SergeyKozlov** » 24 Jul 2007 13:10

Play footbag for your self for sure

But if you are practice a lot, and shreding hard for a long time, it's ok to be rewarded by greatest players for your skills, and be elected to BAP. It's diferent things than you are talking about, Ken.

Peace

HG · Post by HG » 24 Jul 2007 13:32

I was only curious as to why the scores were so low Paul, wasn't trying to be rude

Asmus · Post by **Asmus** » 24 Jul 2007 13:38

Leuch wrote:CIMER!

Thanks for one of the best weeks of my life this far to players and organizers.

I said it last year I will say it again. I hate big footbag tournaments because they make my life look like shit in comparison.

See you in Prague!

Webslinger · Post by **Webslinger** » 24 Jul 2007 14:07

LEGOMAN wrote:Kyle for BAP @ 2008 Worlds

EDIT: Hey Jim I got a higher score then Jan at the US Open. Can I be in BAP?

score 100 under the same conditions and I give you props...

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 24 Jul 2007 15:10

Jimpenske wrote:In fact, you're not in BAP, you're in SUPER BAP Dave. I just created SUPER BAP. And Dave is the first inductee. I'll be sending you your SUPER BAP temporary tattoo. Once applied you can never take another shower. You will stink, that way when you walk into a room, everyone will smell you.

Actually Jim, hate to kill your buzz but I created SUPER BAP back in 2005 at GLASS (a tournament). But you gotta hit the SUPER BAP drill to get in, and it's pretty tough. (butt>pdx mirage rpt)

Maybe we need to have a showdown of SUPER BAP's at world's for naming rights.

I am glad people had fun at Euro's, I wish I coulda been there!

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 24 Jul 2007 16:17

Whatever, he can have super bap Tom, superduper bap is better anyway, and if he takes that one then we can resort to superdeeduper bap.

habitat · Post by **habitat** » 24 Jul 2007 16:31

LEGOMAN wrote:EDIT: Hey Jim I got a higher score then Jan at the US Open. Can I be in BAP?

Ok, Mr. Intermediate.

Doosh.

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 24 Jul 2007 22:18

Man, sounds like it was an awesome time! too bad about shred not going so well, it's always my favorite event. thanks for the videos guys. haven't watched all of them, but i will in time.

p.s.

Jimpenske wrote:Here are the original members of BAP

* Kenny Shults (The Enforcer)
* Peter Irish (The Executioner)
* Rick Reese (Rippin')
* Dennis Jones (D-Money)
* Tim Kelly (The Stik-Man)
* Dimitri Kavouras (Celsone)
* Joey Schaffer (Za-Za)

I've met 5 out of 7 of these guys. How many have you met Sergey?

burn.

footjam_heger · Post by **footjam_heger** » 24 Jul 2007 22:21

Here is the "splendid" freestyle rap from Chrigi from Zurich. (sat. night on stage with crappy music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3jfEHw1t94
cheese.

dazza · Post by **dazza** » 25 Jul 2007 03:29

Many people also thought that Olav"Anaconda" should be inducted too,
but then the present bap members decided against it by saying that he
has to keep up/increase/consolidate his crazy level for another year .
Maby the same thing happened to Dave before, people loved his craziness
at last US open, but they wanted to see more before inducting him at
this years worlds. WHICH WILL SURELY HAPPEN, SO STOP WORRYING JIM !!!

But maby they didnt thought about that at all - in neither case, the fact that
David will be inducted a couple of weeks later than Sergey doesnt make
Sergey a better player, nor does it make everybody at Euros unfair or
malevolent .

mahhkohh · Post by **mahhkohh** » 25 Jul 2007 03:58

hey, i also wanna thank all the responsible guys for this great event, it shoudl be hard to top this, alltho i hope it will be done.

Lena · Post by **Lena** » 25 Jul 2007 06:49

hehe flav,
nice vid...chrigi rules! ;P
you should have heard him afterwards at the party!

footjam_heger · Post by **footjam_heger** » 25 Jul 2007 06:52

Lena wrote:hehe flav,
nice vid...chrigi rules! ;P
you should have heard him afterwards at the party!

btw - sorry for hijacking - it's awesome to see ya in here klee leni.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 25 Jul 2007 07:12

NuR wrote: before inducting him at
this years worlds. WHICH WILL SURELY HAPPEN, SO STOP WORRYING JIM !!!
the fact that
David will be inducted a couple of weeks later than Sergey doesnt ...

Its strange to see so many non-BAP and recent BAP talk about BAP's practices and original intentions. I wonder how the original members of BAP feel about Euros inductions? I know that at CSS2 they were cool with a non-worlds induction, but part of that was because Kenny and Rippin were there to give the OK. Were there any BAP at Euros who were pre-2002 inductees?

As for whether Dave gets inducted at Worlds or not, I don't know what will happen. In the past, you HAD to play at a tournament to get inducted. Part of the reasoning was that it ensured that the player dealt with pressure well and had consistency. Some very good players who look very good on video failed to make BAP in past years for this very reason. This actually has happened at every worlds I have attended. If Dave makes it in without playing, that's a slap in the face to Ricky Moran, who was in almost the exact same position at 04 Worlds, and wasn't inducted (and that was the year when EVERYBODY got in, so the "play under pressure at worlds rule" was taken seriously).

Sorry to be so off-topic. This thread is a prime candidate for a topic-split. Mods?

Paulsator · Post by **Paulsator** » 25 Jul 2007 07:20

hey ken, as far as i know sebastien duchesne was inducted in 2001 (so before 2002) without playing at all at worlds due to an injury, he was inducted only because yacine recommended him, and he was at euros this year. sorry to be off-topic as well....
the funny thing also is that this years euros were probably far more international (19 countries represented) than worlds will be + they will have had more players in total i guess (220+)

max · Post by **max** » 25 Jul 2007 07:58

Thanks Ken.

TO ALL: Please continue the BAP discussion in this new thread right here:

http://www.modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.php?t=16811

dazza · Post by **dazza** » 25 Jul 2007 13:45

The European Championships in Vienna were just what i needed in my life !
It was exciting and relaxing, , lot of stuff to laugh about, lots of stuff to learn.
This was the first time i could shred like at home, i met some of my footbag
buddies plus i met cool new people too .
I cannot join in in any kind of rant about the organisation at all, but i
didnt participate ,so the time shifts in schedule and the lack of warm up
space dont bother me personally, also i consider my self grown up enuff
to deal with sudden changes of plans ( sunday) or a lack of fresh fruits
( supermarkets have them, even in Austria ).

The hard work that Vienna Crew put into this event are highly appreciated,
i loved the locations, saturdays party and the never ending water supplies
for showers and drinking . The atmosphere, being among sane people only
for a few days and finding the best party/chill/shred balance yet made this
tourney one of my top three events ever .

Thanks a lot .