Footbag Players Worldwide,
The Footbag Hall of Fame class of 2011 nominations period has closed as of June 5th. The criteria for nominations and induction to the Hall of Fame is located here:
http://www.footbag.org/reference/-/Hall ... n_Criteria
Thanks to all footbag players for respecting the sport's history and roots as well as looking towords the future. We look forward to honoring the players who have devoted their lives to footbag and deserve the recognition that the Footbag Hall of Fame has to offer.
During June 5th through June 8th, the Footbag Hall of Fame Nominations Committee will develop the list of the final 6 nominations that will be used in the final ballot for voting this year.
In the meantime, please reply to this post to support any of the following nominations. We need your testimonies on these nominations to help the Hall of Fame members with their voting. Thanks again for your help.
Tim Vozar,
Chairman Footbag Hall of Fame
Nominations Committee
nominations below;
Craig Lord has been carried over from the 2010 nominations – nominated by James Robert
I would like to nominate Craig William Lord for induction into the Footbag Hall of Fame. While I'm not sure what year CL starting kicking or competing, I know that he was older than most of us when we first started. He was responsible for coordinating and directing the Southern Regional Footbag Championships for several years in the 90's and he was an undeniable force on the net court during his tenure. Although he was usually old enough to be the dad of every competitor he faced, he often had to follow-up matches by comforting the wounds of the youths that he humbled...like me. His unbridled passion and his contributions to the sport warrant him the honor of a Hall of Fame Induction. As Paul Harvey would say, "...and now, the rest of the story." So much more importantly, what so many don't know is that CL is a war hero. Serving two 11-month tours in Vietnam in the late 60's, Craig faced the terror and horrors of war because of his love for his country and for others. He is a Marine who was detached with a Korean unit; joining the service with his father's blessing when he was only 17 years old. So, in my eyes, CL's nomination goes way beyond Hall of Fame. He is indeed, a Hero. Not to be overlooked, when you examine his participation, contribution and achievements; or when you hear him reminisce about our beloved sport, you'll also realize that he is highly deserving of this pinnacle of achievement.
Seconded by Tim Vozar
Craig Lord has been a promoter and a competitor of footbag in Texas since the 1980’s. He was tournament director of many Dallas, Texas area tournaments in the 80’s and 90’s and has helped other Texas directors with their tournaments from the 80’s and into the 2000’s. Texas has been a hard place to promote footbag due to the fact that it’s major cities are spread so far apart. Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio have been the main cities where tournaments happened and it was very important for each footbag leader/director to motivate their city’s players to travel to each of the main Texas cities to compete. Craig was one of the main Dallas directors who helped get players to travel to the other Texas cities to compete. Craig also traveled to Worlds in Golden CO back in the 80’s and 90’s and competed, which helped give Texas players a great presence.
Tuomas Kärki nominated by Matti Pohjola
Tuomas started footbag in Finland along with a few others in 1995. He won both singles and doubles net titles in the first 5 Finnish footbag championships. He's also won many European titles in both singles and doubles net. For his latest triumph he won his first World title in singles net in Oakland last year. He's also attended more Worlds than any other Finn and probably more than any other European player. I believe he's been to 14 Worlds since 1996.He was one of the three main organizers for Worlds 2005 and is doing a great job again for Worlds 2011. He's organized or co-organized numerous events in Finland in the past 16 years. On top of all that, he's a great guy. We actually have a saying in Finland "Choose the same stuff Tuke (his nick name) chooses and you can't go wrong." I've used it many times and haven't gone wrong.
Chris Siebert nominated by Ted Huff
Chris Siebert played in his first footbag tournament, Can-Am at Windham, N.Y. in 1993. Since then, he has been an active player all over the U.S., Canada, and in Europe, where his specialty is Footbag Net. He won the World Championships in Doubles Net in 2002 in San Francisco with Peter Shunny. He has competed at the highest Open Doubles level for many years, finishing 5th n 2003, 3rd in 2004, 4th in 2005, 2nd in 2006, 11th in 2007 with partners Peter Shunny, Eric Wulff, Steve Dusablon, Ken Shults, and Andy Ronald. In 2008 and 2009 he won Open Doubles at the U.S. Open with Dave Bernard. In 2010, he won the Funtastik Doubles Net with Ken Shults, afterthey finished 6th at Worlds. He has won numerour other events, and placed at the top in many others. Besides his play, he has been Director of U.S. Open Net Championships for the past decade. Besides that , he is a P.E. teacher in our schools, and a club leader, teaching others our sport. Besides that, he has been involved in the IFPA for many years, helping at all events he can participate in. The criteria for membership in his sport's hall of fame is based on leadership that has contributed significantly to the growth of the sport worldwide. Chris Siebert has demonstrated all of those attributes, and deserves to be recognized by his peers. Please vote for Chris "Conan" Siebert !
Seconded by Garwin Bruce, Jody Welch, Lisa McDaniel, Robert Conover, Lori Conover, Tricia George, Jake Leong
Paul Vorvick nominated by Ted Huff
Paul Vorvick is one of the greatest spirits of the game, period. In 1977 he saw his first footbag play at Oregon State University. He immediately was hooked on the game and joined the original National Hacky Sack Association, and participated in his first demonstrations and clinics of this new sport that year, and tournaments the following year. But, Paul was not focused on being a champion of an event, he was rather focused on the enjoyment of participation, and bringing others to the game he now loved. He is a Champion of Footbag. He has played in many, many west coast tournaments, but his passion is The Beaver Open. He has become the unquestioned leader now of the longest running Footbag tournament, started in 1981. He is in The Beaver Open Hall of Fame. His enthusiasm for the game and sport has led him to play in all forms of the sport, including going for Guinness world records, freestyle and net play in all forms. He is a teacher of the game and sport. A partner in passing on the sheer enjoyment to be found in the game. He is an energy circle unto himself, but shared willingly with others. He has inspired many , many others since 1977 to join in the game, and then the sport. If the footbag hall of fame's criteria is based on leadership that has made a significant difference in the growth of the sport worldwide, then Paul Vorvick does fit that criteria. Not because of competing all over the world. Not because of being a world champion any year. But, rather because of his club and event leadership that has inspired others for over 4 decades, as they have gone on to become world champions, and winners of many other events. Please join me in voting in Paul Vorvick into his sport's hall of fame. He is truly a Champion for the sport of Footbag. The sport would not be the same, if not for him.
Seconded by Garwin Bruce, Jody Welch, Robert Conover, Lori Conover, Tricia George, Jake Leong
Etienne Constable nominated by Constance Constable
Etienne contributed greatly to the growth of the sport of footbag. He organized the first footbag tournament in Berkeley, and helped organize the Bay Area Footbag League. He was the first player to perform a dropless singles freestyle routine in competition, a dream of many. He was a driving force in taking the World Championships to a new level. He spearheaded the effort to move the event away from Golden, CO to the Golden State and then to many other venues. Etienne deserves to be honored with a place in the Footbag Hall of Fame.
Seconded by Tricia George, Jake Leong
Sunil Jani nominated by Peter Irish
Outrageously influential and one of the greatest freestylers the sport has ever seen.
Seconded by Tuan Vu
In addition to organizing numerous footbag freestyle jams on both the East and West coast, Sunil has helped to usher in the lastest era of footbag freestyle by inventing and hitting roughly 17 quad dexterity moves while most were happy to execute one quad dex trick! He was always pushing himself to improve and was usually the last man standing in circles. Sunil has invented multiple (and highly technical) freestyle tricks including Nemesis, Clownface, and Nebula. While studying for med school, Sunil would still find time to drive to a tournament to support other players.Sunil is a great ambassador for the sport with his always positive and energetic personality.
Ted Fritsch nominated by Peter Irish
One of the greatest grassroots players of all time.
Steve Blough nominated by Peter Irish
Bloughchi.
Peter "chanman" Chandler nominated by Peter Irish
All time influental east coast player and legend.
PT Lovern nominated by Emmanuel Bouchard
Brought the midwest net scene to maturity. kept footbagnet alive in the bay. created the strongest US net club. won 3 world championship. Kept the spirit alive.
Seconded by Jody Welch, Robert Conover, Tricia George, Jake Leong
2011 Footbag Hall of Fame Nomination Process
2011 Footbag Hall of Fame Nomination Process
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2011 Footbag Hall of Fame nominee voting is in process
The following 4 nominees have made the cut for this years Footbag Hall of Fame voting;(Craig Lord, Tuomas Karki, Chris Siebert, Etienne Constable)
Craig Lord has been carried over from the 2010 nominations - nominated by
James Robert
I would like to nominate Craig William Lord for induction into the Footbag
Hall of Fame. While I'm not sure what year CL starting kicking or competing,
I know that he was older than most of us when we first started. He was
responsible for coordinating and directing the Southern Regional Footbag
Championships for several years in the 90's and he was an undeniable force
on the net court during his tenure. Although he was usually old enough to be
the dad of every competitor he faced, he often had to follow-up matches by
comforting the wounds of the youths that he humbled...like me. His unbridled
passion and his contributions to the sport warrant him the honor of a Hall
of Fame Induction. As Paul Harvey would say, "...and now, the rest of the
story." So much more importantly, what so many don't know is that CL is a
war hero. Serving two 11-month tours in Vietnam in the late 60's, Craig
faced the terror and horrors of war because of his love for his country and
for others. He is a Marine who was detached with a Korean unit; joining the
service with his father's blessing when he was only 17 years old. So, in my
eyes, CL's nomination goes way beyond Hall of Fame. He is indeed, a Hero.
Not to be overlooked, when you examine his participation, contribution and
achievements; or when you hear him reminisce about our beloved sport, you'll
also realize that he is highly deserving of this pinnacle of achievement.
Seconded & testimonial by Tim Vozar
Craig Lord has been a promoter and a competitor of footbag in Texas since
the 1980's. He was tournament director of many Dallas, Texas area
tournaments in the 80's and 90's and has helped other Texas directors with
their tournaments from the 80's and into the 2000's. Texas has been a hard
place to promote footbag due to the fact that it's major cities are spread
so far apart. Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio have been the main
cities where tournaments happened and it was very important for each footbag
leader/director to motivate their city's players to travel to each of the
main Texas cities to compete. Craig was one of the main Dallas directors who
helped get players to travel to the other Texas cities to compete. Craig
also traveled to Worlds in Golden CO back in the 80's and 90's and competed,
which helped give Texas players a great presence.
Testimonial by Garry Gaman
I would also love to have the honor to followup on the nomination of Craig Lord's induction into the Hall of Fame. He has definitely been a great contributer to our sport & enhancing Texas's visibility . Craig not only directed regional & state tournaments..but always showed up to ours...traveling hundreds of miles in his old truck. He not only competed in our tournaments of which he usually placed in the top three...but assisted us in directing them with no hesitation. He also spread the word to many others in promoting & getting others to come to compete in the tournaments. Back in the 80s & 90s it was a lot more challenging to promote our sport..so our hats are definitely off to him. One more thing..it was always a pleasure to compete in net against him. He always had a great sense of humor & a great sense of sport ethics when competing. That goes a long ways in the development of Footbag. I also loved having him at our tournys because I wasn't the oldest there...LoL. He is most definitely Hall of Fame material.
Testimonial by Tina Lewis
I would like to chime in support of Craig Lord. Craig has been at the heart of Texas Footbag for as long as I can remember. He is personally responsible for training and encouraging countless Texas players. Craig has also been the core of all Texas tournaments for over 25 years. Craig is responsible for painting more net courts on Texas soil than any other person and many of us combined. Craig embodies the heart and soul of the sport of footbag and his contributions over these many years has been selfless and completely in the interests of footbag and the growth of footbag. He embodies much of what we all love about footbag, an intense passion for our sport and a willingness to work very hard to make sure other people could enjoy footbag too. Craig was only able to compete at one or two worlds but one of his proudest accomplishments was his Doubles Intermediate World title and getting to attend Worlds in Golden. This is a crowning achievement for all his hard work and training. Craig never sought the limelight and battled against much younger players to gain his local titles and World titles. I am very proud and honored to have played with him as a doubles partner and against him as a most worthy opponent. It is largely because of Craig that I can even return a serve.
. Craig is also a Vietnam Veteran - he earned a purple heart for his service at a very young age. He joined the Marines as a 17 year old at the height of the Vietnam War. We honor his dedication to the sport of Footbag and this is truly an honor that he will cherish and truly appreciate
Testimonial by Scott Cleere
Well said Tina. Craig is one of those quiet (well, not always on the court) but powerful people behind the scenes that was always ready to help. A fierce competitor who was as willing play as he was to help organize. Craig's support through the generations of footbag make him an excellent candidate and has my endorsement. As Tricia George said during her induction speech, "we stand on the shoulders of some great people to be where we are" (or something to that effect). Craig is one such person who offered his shoulders to stand on as well as his spike to dig.
Supported by Sam Conlon
I too support Craig!
Tuomas Kärki nominated by Matti Pohjola
Tuomas started footbag in Finland along with a few others in 1995. He won
both singles and doubles net titles in the first 5 Finnish footbag
championships. He's also won many European titles in both singles and
doubles net. For his latest triumph he won his first World title in singles
net in Oakland last year. He's also attended more Worlds than any other Finn
and probably more than any other European player. I believe he's been to 14
Worlds since 1996.He was one of the three main organizers for Worlds 2005
and is doing a great job again for Worlds 2011. He's organized or
co-organized numerous events in Finland in the past 16 years. On top of all
that, he's a great guy. We actually have a saying in Finland "Choose the
same stuff Tuke (his nick name) chooses and you can't go wrong." I've used
it many times and haven't gone wrong.
Chris Siebert nominated by Ted Huff
Chris Siebert played in his first footbag tournament, Can-Am at Windham,
N.Y. in 1993. Since then, he has been an active player all over the U.S.,
Canada, and in Europe, where his specialty is Footbag Net. He won the World
Championships in Doubles Net in 2002 in San Francisco with Peter Shunny. He
has competed at the highest Open Doubles level for many years, finishing 5th
n 2003, 3rd in 2004, 4th in 2005, 2nd in 2006, 11th in 2007 with partners
Peter Shunny, Eric Wulff, Steve Dusablon, Ken Shults, and Andy Ronald. In
2008 and 2009 he won Open Doubles at the U.S. Open with Dave Bernard. In
2010, he won the Funtastik Doubles Net with Ken Shults, afterthey finished
6th at Worlds. He has won numerour other events, and placed at the top in
many others. Besides his play, he has been Director of U.S. Open Net
Championships for the past decade. Besides that , he is a P.E. teacher in
our schools, and a club leader, teaching others our sport. Besides that, he
has been involved in the IFPA for many years, helping at all events he can
participate in. The criteria for membership in his sport's hall of fame is
based on leadership that has contributed significantly to the growth of the
sport worldwide. Chris Siebert has demonstrated all of those attributes, and
deserves to be recognized by his peers. Please vote for Chris "Conan"
Siebert !
Seconded by Garwin Bruce, Jody Welch, Lisa McDaniel, Robert Conover, Lori
Conover, Tricia George, Jake Leong
Etienne Constable nominated by Constance Constable
Etienne contributed greatly to the growth of the sport of footbag. He
organized the first footbag tournament in Berkeley, and helped organize the
Bay Area Footbag League. He was the first player to perform a dropless
singles freestyle routine in competition, a dream of many. He was a driving
force in taking the World Championships to a new level. He spearheaded the
effort to move the event away from Golden, CO to the Golden State and then
to many other venues. Etienne deserves to be honored with a place in the
Footbag Hall of Fame.
Seconded by Tricia George, Jake Leong
testimonial by Sam Conlon
- I can't believe he's not in already! He was a HUGE part of getting me to go to my first tournament.
testimonial by Lisa McDaniel
Ettienne Constable was a big ball of encouragement and inspiration for me, and many Texas (and later Colorado) players who travelled to the Bay Area for tournaments in the mid eighties, into the 90's. He was a tireless staff member ay every CA event I attended for many years. ET was always a great source of energy and encouragement to me when I stepped into a circle that was a bit intimidating in terms of the skill level, and made me feel welcome there. I saw him do this with many new or up-and-coming freestylers. His smooth-yet-poerful style was inspiring, and he always took time to share his ideas about learning new moves, or improving as a freestyler.
ET's accomplishments in team freestyle (with Brent Welch, Constance, and others)and creative routines, were a mainstay of the doubles freestyle culture that thrived in that era. He could always be counted on to show up for demos, or travel for the kicks we'd often hold at festivals or concerts. Much of his work and commitments to the sport was behind the scenes, meaning he was seldom named as an event director, or freestyle director, but he put in as much time and energy as those who carried the titles.
I support the induction of Ettienne, because he is a fine example of the kind of footbag player that has contributed to the growth and development of the sport, and it's players, in a thousand, meaningful, little ways. While some built walls, and even buildings, ET stood ready with his bucket of mortar, patching, filling gaps, and making our sport a better place to be. This is not to say that he didn't hold plenty of titles, he held many, (and I'd name them if I could remember them! Constance, help?), but just to point out the less obvious, but incredibly meaningful role that ET played in the west coast/US footbag scene of the 80's and 90's. Thank you Ettienne! From me and the many players who benefitted from your touch. Thanks to all for considering these words.
Craig Lord has been carried over from the 2010 nominations - nominated by
James Robert
I would like to nominate Craig William Lord for induction into the Footbag
Hall of Fame. While I'm not sure what year CL starting kicking or competing,
I know that he was older than most of us when we first started. He was
responsible for coordinating and directing the Southern Regional Footbag
Championships for several years in the 90's and he was an undeniable force
on the net court during his tenure. Although he was usually old enough to be
the dad of every competitor he faced, he often had to follow-up matches by
comforting the wounds of the youths that he humbled...like me. His unbridled
passion and his contributions to the sport warrant him the honor of a Hall
of Fame Induction. As Paul Harvey would say, "...and now, the rest of the
story." So much more importantly, what so many don't know is that CL is a
war hero. Serving two 11-month tours in Vietnam in the late 60's, Craig
faced the terror and horrors of war because of his love for his country and
for others. He is a Marine who was detached with a Korean unit; joining the
service with his father's blessing when he was only 17 years old. So, in my
eyes, CL's nomination goes way beyond Hall of Fame. He is indeed, a Hero.
Not to be overlooked, when you examine his participation, contribution and
achievements; or when you hear him reminisce about our beloved sport, you'll
also realize that he is highly deserving of this pinnacle of achievement.
Seconded & testimonial by Tim Vozar
Craig Lord has been a promoter and a competitor of footbag in Texas since
the 1980's. He was tournament director of many Dallas, Texas area
tournaments in the 80's and 90's and has helped other Texas directors with
their tournaments from the 80's and into the 2000's. Texas has been a hard
place to promote footbag due to the fact that it's major cities are spread
so far apart. Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio have been the main
cities where tournaments happened and it was very important for each footbag
leader/director to motivate their city's players to travel to each of the
main Texas cities to compete. Craig was one of the main Dallas directors who
helped get players to travel to the other Texas cities to compete. Craig
also traveled to Worlds in Golden CO back in the 80's and 90's and competed,
which helped give Texas players a great presence.
Testimonial by Garry Gaman
I would also love to have the honor to followup on the nomination of Craig Lord's induction into the Hall of Fame. He has definitely been a great contributer to our sport & enhancing Texas's visibility . Craig not only directed regional & state tournaments..but always showed up to ours...traveling hundreds of miles in his old truck. He not only competed in our tournaments of which he usually placed in the top three...but assisted us in directing them with no hesitation. He also spread the word to many others in promoting & getting others to come to compete in the tournaments. Back in the 80s & 90s it was a lot more challenging to promote our sport..so our hats are definitely off to him. One more thing..it was always a pleasure to compete in net against him. He always had a great sense of humor & a great sense of sport ethics when competing. That goes a long ways in the development of Footbag. I also loved having him at our tournys because I wasn't the oldest there...LoL. He is most definitely Hall of Fame material.
Testimonial by Tina Lewis
I would like to chime in support of Craig Lord. Craig has been at the heart of Texas Footbag for as long as I can remember. He is personally responsible for training and encouraging countless Texas players. Craig has also been the core of all Texas tournaments for over 25 years. Craig is responsible for painting more net courts on Texas soil than any other person and many of us combined. Craig embodies the heart and soul of the sport of footbag and his contributions over these many years has been selfless and completely in the interests of footbag and the growth of footbag. He embodies much of what we all love about footbag, an intense passion for our sport and a willingness to work very hard to make sure other people could enjoy footbag too. Craig was only able to compete at one or two worlds but one of his proudest accomplishments was his Doubles Intermediate World title and getting to attend Worlds in Golden. This is a crowning achievement for all his hard work and training. Craig never sought the limelight and battled against much younger players to gain his local titles and World titles. I am very proud and honored to have played with him as a doubles partner and against him as a most worthy opponent. It is largely because of Craig that I can even return a serve.
. Craig is also a Vietnam Veteran - he earned a purple heart for his service at a very young age. He joined the Marines as a 17 year old at the height of the Vietnam War. We honor his dedication to the sport of Footbag and this is truly an honor that he will cherish and truly appreciateTestimonial by Scott Cleere
Well said Tina. Craig is one of those quiet (well, not always on the court) but powerful people behind the scenes that was always ready to help. A fierce competitor who was as willing play as he was to help organize. Craig's support through the generations of footbag make him an excellent candidate and has my endorsement. As Tricia George said during her induction speech, "we stand on the shoulders of some great people to be where we are" (or something to that effect). Craig is one such person who offered his shoulders to stand on as well as his spike to dig.
Supported by Sam Conlon
I too support Craig!
Tuomas Kärki nominated by Matti Pohjola
Tuomas started footbag in Finland along with a few others in 1995. He won
both singles and doubles net titles in the first 5 Finnish footbag
championships. He's also won many European titles in both singles and
doubles net. For his latest triumph he won his first World title in singles
net in Oakland last year. He's also attended more Worlds than any other Finn
and probably more than any other European player. I believe he's been to 14
Worlds since 1996.He was one of the three main organizers for Worlds 2005
and is doing a great job again for Worlds 2011. He's organized or
co-organized numerous events in Finland in the past 16 years. On top of all
that, he's a great guy. We actually have a saying in Finland "Choose the
same stuff Tuke (his nick name) chooses and you can't go wrong." I've used
it many times and haven't gone wrong.
Chris Siebert nominated by Ted Huff
Chris Siebert played in his first footbag tournament, Can-Am at Windham,
N.Y. in 1993. Since then, he has been an active player all over the U.S.,
Canada, and in Europe, where his specialty is Footbag Net. He won the World
Championships in Doubles Net in 2002 in San Francisco with Peter Shunny. He
has competed at the highest Open Doubles level for many years, finishing 5th
n 2003, 3rd in 2004, 4th in 2005, 2nd in 2006, 11th in 2007 with partners
Peter Shunny, Eric Wulff, Steve Dusablon, Ken Shults, and Andy Ronald. In
2008 and 2009 he won Open Doubles at the U.S. Open with Dave Bernard. In
2010, he won the Funtastik Doubles Net with Ken Shults, afterthey finished
6th at Worlds. He has won numerour other events, and placed at the top in
many others. Besides his play, he has been Director of U.S. Open Net
Championships for the past decade. Besides that , he is a P.E. teacher in
our schools, and a club leader, teaching others our sport. Besides that, he
has been involved in the IFPA for many years, helping at all events he can
participate in. The criteria for membership in his sport's hall of fame is
based on leadership that has contributed significantly to the growth of the
sport worldwide. Chris Siebert has demonstrated all of those attributes, and
deserves to be recognized by his peers. Please vote for Chris "Conan"
Siebert !
Seconded by Garwin Bruce, Jody Welch, Lisa McDaniel, Robert Conover, Lori
Conover, Tricia George, Jake Leong
Etienne Constable nominated by Constance Constable
Etienne contributed greatly to the growth of the sport of footbag. He
organized the first footbag tournament in Berkeley, and helped organize the
Bay Area Footbag League. He was the first player to perform a dropless
singles freestyle routine in competition, a dream of many. He was a driving
force in taking the World Championships to a new level. He spearheaded the
effort to move the event away from Golden, CO to the Golden State and then
to many other venues. Etienne deserves to be honored with a place in the
Footbag Hall of Fame.
Seconded by Tricia George, Jake Leong
testimonial by Sam Conlon
- I can't believe he's not in already! He was a HUGE part of getting me to go to my first tournament.
testimonial by Lisa McDaniel
Ettienne Constable was a big ball of encouragement and inspiration for me, and many Texas (and later Colorado) players who travelled to the Bay Area for tournaments in the mid eighties, into the 90's. He was a tireless staff member ay every CA event I attended for many years. ET was always a great source of energy and encouragement to me when I stepped into a circle that was a bit intimidating in terms of the skill level, and made me feel welcome there. I saw him do this with many new or up-and-coming freestylers. His smooth-yet-poerful style was inspiring, and he always took time to share his ideas about learning new moves, or improving as a freestyler.
ET's accomplishments in team freestyle (with Brent Welch, Constance, and others)and creative routines, were a mainstay of the doubles freestyle culture that thrived in that era. He could always be counted on to show up for demos, or travel for the kicks we'd often hold at festivals or concerts. Much of his work and commitments to the sport was behind the scenes, meaning he was seldom named as an event director, or freestyle director, but he put in as much time and energy as those who carried the titles.
I support the induction of Ettienne, because he is a fine example of the kind of footbag player that has contributed to the growth and development of the sport, and it's players, in a thousand, meaningful, little ways. While some built walls, and even buildings, ET stood ready with his bucket of mortar, patching, filling gaps, and making our sport a better place to be. This is not to say that he didn't hold plenty of titles, he held many, (and I'd name them if I could remember them! Constance, help?), but just to point out the less obvious, but incredibly meaningful role that ET played in the west coast/US footbag scene of the 80's and 90's. Thank you Ettienne! From me and the many players who benefitted from your touch. Thanks to all for considering these words.
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