Previous News on Footbag.org (1999)

Previous News on Footbag.org (1999)

Footbag News (News for 1999)

31 December 1999

 Results have been added or updated for the German Footbag Freestyle Battle 99.

30 December 1999

 New Club: Mojo Makers in Orem, UT, USA.

29 December 1999

 The event listing for 4th Annual Air-A-Zona Footbag Net Tournament (3 day event) has been updated.

27 December 1999

 New Club: World Hacking Organization - WHO in Goderich, Ontario, Canada.

23 December 1999

 New Club: hack masters in Orchard Park, NY, USA.
 The event listing for Colorado Shred Symposium has been updated.

21 December 1999

 New Club: Hacky Sac for Beginners in Amherst, NY, USA.

20 December 1999

 The event listing for has been updated.
 New Club: Tallinn Footbag Club in Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia.

15 December 1999

 New Club: Zena & the Warrior Hackers in Wilmore, KY, USA.
 New Club: HighHatz in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

14 December 1999

 New Club: haket sackers of Northern Kentucky in Ft. Thomas, KY, USA.

12 December 1999

 New Club: Demon Hackers Footbag League in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

11 December 1999

 New Club: North Hunterdon Footbag Association in Clinton, NJ, USA.

10 December 1999

 New Club: Hack the 757! in Hampton Roads, VA, USA.
 New Club: WE HACK!!! in Bakersfield, CA, USA.

9 December 1999

 The event listing for 2000 World Footbag Championships has been updated.

7 December 1999

 The event listing for Todex Cup (tentative) has been updated.
 The event listing for 2000 World Footbag Championships has been updated.

5 December 1999

 New Club: Westmount High Hacker's Club in Westmount, Quebec, Canada.
!! World Footbag Championships Update
The dates are now final: August 21-27, 2000 in Vancouver, Canada. See the Worlds 2000 page for more information.

4 December 1999

 New Club: Fusssack in Hamburg, Germany.
 New Club: The Top in Moscow, Russia.
 New Club: Street Baggers in Seinäjoki, Suomi.

3 December 1999

 New Club: The Shreddins in Colona, IL, USA.

2 December 1999

 New Club: Hackers of the Napa Valley in Napa, CA, USA.
 New Club: Vammalan Bagin Potkijat in Vammala, Finland.

1 December 1999

 New Club: Foot-BAG-lubbers in Inari, Finland.
 The event listing for German Footbag Freestyle Battle 99 has been updated.
 New Club: Rien n'est hacky in Paris, France.

29 November 1999

 New Club: Team Triad in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
 The event listing for 2000 World Footbag Championships has been updated.

28 November 1999

 New Club: Amherst High Hack Attack in Amherst, NY, USA.

27 November 1999

 New Club: Ry hack sackers in Ry, Denmark.
 New Club: Eta Alpha Kappa (HAK) in Villa Park, IL, USA.
 New Club: Quick Feet of Sterling in Sterling, CO, USA.

26 November 1999

 New Club: phatsacs in Lake Charles, LA, USA.

23 November 1999

 New Club: LHS Hackin Club in Livingston, NJ, USA.

22 November 1999

 New Club: Puro Hacky in Tuxtla Gutierrez and San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

21 November 1999

!! Join Footbag WorldWide
Not already a member? Join footbag.org now and get your own e-mail alias @footbag.org as well as many other benefits.

19 November 1999

 New Club: HULLHACKERS in Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

18 November 1999

 The event listing for German Footbag Freestyle Battle 99 has been updated.
 New Club: Hottie Hackers in Carleton North , New Brunswick, Canada.

17 November 1999

 New Club: The Duckarena Squallers in Sevierville, TN, USA.

16 November 1999

 New Club: No Name Yet in Burlington, ON, Canada.

15 November 1999

 New Club: Club in Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, USA.

14 November 1999

 New Club: HACKY SAC WIZARDS in Idaho Falls, ID, USA.

10 November 1999

 New Club: The Mad Hackers in Greenfield, New Brunswick, Canada.
 New Club: 2 Tone Footbag Club in Houston, TX, USA.

9 November 1999

 New Club: Hackers in Cooma, NSW, Australia.
 New Club: Hacky in the Canyon in Anaheim Hills, CA, USA.

8 November 1999

 The event listing for Colorado Shred Symposium has been updated.
 New Club: United Footbag Players of Southwest Ohio in Covington, OH, USA.

5 November 1999

 New Club: San Jose State University Footbag and Takraw Club in San Jose, CA, USA.
!! The What's New page (this page) has been modified to show only "important" news items by default. Users can click a link to display all updates if they're interested. New clubs and new events are always considered important, as well as editorial news that the administrator adds. But regular updates such as event and club modifications are not considered important and will not show up unless users request them.
!! "What's New" Page Simplified
The what's new page is now much lighter -- only important news is shown at first, but you can get more detail with one click.
!! World Championships in Vancouver!
The 2000 World Footbag Championships will be in Vancouver, B.C., Canada in August, 2000. Check the event list for more information as it is updated and watch this space for updates.

4 November 1999

 New Club: Casco Bay Kicking Society in Portland, ME, USA.
 New Club: Hackers Anonymous Association (HAA) in Pine River, MN, USA.

3 November 1999

 New Club: TheClub in Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
 New Club: JDB's Flammin' Feet in Spencer, IA, USA.
 New Club: The Tussey Mountain Hackisac Squad in Saxton, PA, USA.

2 November 1999

 New Club: mcfc in Morris, IL, USA.
 Results have been added or updated for the California State Footbag Championships.

1 November 1999

 New Club: Shadows in Motion in Guam.

31 October 1999

 New Club: Planet Footbag, Die Footbagvereinigung in Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland.
 The Western Regionals page has been updated on the event list.

28 October 1999

 New Club: University of Montana Footbag Club in Missoula, MT, USA.

26 October 1999

!! Footbag WorldWide Gets a Facelift!
Thanks in large part to the hard work of graphic designer Eric Côté, the new look and feel of the footbag.org website is now ready. Changes include a complete overhaul of the graphic design, as well as a new member services area.

22 October 1999

!! Panel OKs Footbag in Santa Fe!
According to the Albuquerque Journal, we may no longer need to stage a protest to make footbag legal in the plaza.

12 October 1999

!! Hacky Sack arrests in Santa Fe
This article explains why you don't see footbag players in Santa Fe. :-)

11 October 1999

!! The time is drawing near.
The redesigned website will be launching in the next few days.
!! California State Championships in Golden Gate Park...
The California State Footbag Championships (Oct. 23-24) will be in San Francisco instead of Santa Rosa (the date will not change). The exact details are now on the event info page.

8 October 1999

 The following clubs have been added to the club list:
  1. The Circle, in Tempe, AZ (USA)
  2. CCES Varsity Footbag Team, in Greenville, SC (USA)
  3. richmond hackers, in richmond, VA (USA)
  4. Hamilton's Harcores, in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
  5. Utah Footbag Organization, in Salt Lake City, UT (USA)

1 October 1999

 The following clubs have been added to the club list:
  1. Littleton Footbag Club, in Littleton , CO (USA)
  2. Just a couple of Footbagers, in Buffalo, NY (USA)
  3. Chubby's Hacky Sackers, in Sgt. Bluff, IA (USA)
  4. Queen's Footbag Club, in Kingston, Ontario (Canada)
  5. 4th Period Footbagers, in Fayetteville-Manlius, NY (USA)
  6. GERMAN FOOTBAG ASSOCIATION, in Berlin, Germany
  7. Vyn-All Hackers, in Newmarket, NH (USA)
  8. Ivalon Mätisäkit Footbag Team, in Ivalo, Finland
  9. F.U.C.K, in Canberra, Australia)
  10. Footbagging Bobs, in Mountain Home, AR (USA)
  11. Michigan Footbag Club, in Ann Arbor, MI (USA)

30 September 1999

 Results have been added or updated for the 1st Annual Montana Invitational on the tournament results list.

22 September 1999

!! The Midwest Regionals are this weekend (Sept. 25-26) in Mt. Prospect, Illinois.
!! The Turku Tournee is this Saturday (Sept. 25) in Turku, Finland.

21 September 1999

!! Get ready.. get set.. Footbag WorldWide is getting a facelift. Just wait 'til you see the new design, thanks to our friend Eric Côté (graphic designer extraordinaire).

9 September 1999

!! The first-ever Montana Open Footbag Championships are coming up September 18-19 in Bigfork, Montana. More information is available on the event list.
 The following clubs have been added to the club list:
  1. Crazy-Footbags Saarlouis, in Saarlouis, Germany
  2. Ft. Footbag, in Ft. Collins, CO (USA)
  3. HooveringHeliumHeads, in Paderborn, Germany
  4. Footpipers Estonia Hiiumaa , in Emmaste, Hiiumaa (Estonia)
  5. Hackers Anonymous, in Reykjavik, Iceland
  6. Sack Attack, in Danville, WV (USA)
  7. Hotsacz, in Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
  8. just4kix, in Spokane, WA (USA)
  9. Hack Hogs, in Huntsville, TX (USA)
  10. Riverside Footbaggers, in Riverside, CA (USA)
  11. The Other UNL Footbag Club, in Lincoln, NE (USA)
  12. San Antonio Club Kickers (S.A.C.K), in San Antonio, TX (USA)
  13. Viral'z Footbag Site, in Edenton, NC (USA)
  14. Sacks, in New Orleans, LA (USA)
  15. Liquid Shread, in Manhattan, KS (USA)
!! Several new footbag clubs have been added to the club list, including first-time club listings in Iceland and Estonia! See What's New for a complete list. More are coming soon.

30 August 1999

!! There are two footbag events this Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 4-6):
  · The Funtastik Summer Classic - in Harrisburg, PA
  · The Beaver Open - in Salem, Oregon

23 August 1999

!! The Finnish Open footbag championship is this weekend (August 28-29) in Helsinki, Finland. More information is available on the event list.

20 August 1999

!! The Vancouver Open Net Championships are this weekend (August 21-22) in Vancouver, BC, Canada. More information is on the event list.

19 August 1999

!! The Finnish Open footbag championship is next weekend (August 28-29) in Helsinki, Finland. More information is available on the event list.

18 August 1999

 The results have been added for the 1999 European Footbag Championships
!! There are two events coming up on Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 4-5):
  · The Funtastik Summer Classic - in Harrisburg, PA
  · The Beaver Open - in Salem, Oregon

9 August 1999

!! The U.S. Open Footbag Net Championships are this weekend (August 13-15) in Portland, Oregon. More information is on the event list.

5 August 1999

!! The U.S. Open Footbag Net Championships are coming up August 13-15 in Portland, Oregon. More information is on the event list.
 The following clubs have been added to the club list:
  1. Figgity Footbizag Club of San Leandro, in San Leandro, CA (USA)
  2. lightfoot learners, in Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
  3. Boston Net Scene, in Boston, MA (USA)
  4. Hackrifice, in Winnipeg, Alberta (Canada)
  5. George McDougall Footbag Club, in Airdrie, Alberta (Canada)
  6. BC Soramäki Indians, in Hollola (Finland)
  7. Point of Interest, in Vantaa (Finland)
  8. Footbag Tampere, in Tampere (Finland)
  9. Bagstage, in Naantali (Finland)
  10. VfC, in Valkeala (Finland)
  11. Kicker's HC, in Hot Springs, SD (USA)
  12. FootbagKickers, in Tampere (Finland)
  13. Feet Of Fury Hack Squadron, in Detroit, MI (USA)
!! The July update of new clubs has been added to the club list. More Finnish clubs are still waiting to be added and should appear soon. For a complete list of new clubs, see what's new.

4 August 1999

!! The Vancouver Open Net Championships are coming up August 21-22 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. More informatin is on the event list.

29 July 1999

!! The World Footbag Championships have concluded, and results are now online. We also have a small collection of photos online.

12 July 1999

!! The 1999 WORLD FOOTBAG CHAMPIONSHIPS are happening THIS WEEK (July 12-18) in Chicago, Illinois! Detailed information is available on the Worlds Website.

8 July 1999

!! The 1999 WORLD FOOTBAG CHAMPIONSHIPS are NEXT WEEK in Chicago, Illinois! The detailed information is now final! Be sure to print it out before you leave!

1 July 1999

!! The Montreal International Footbag Championships are happening this weekend (July 3-4) in Montreal! See the event list for more information.
!! The search feature (below) is working again!

27 June 1999

 The following clubs have been added to the club list:
  1. Phatastic Four, in Elmwood Park, NJ (USA)
  2. Kelowna Footbag Club (KFC), in Kelowna, British Columbia (Canada)
  3. south#soule, in Stuttgart (Germany)
  4. F.O.O.D.(Footbag Organisation of Oxford and District), in Oxford (United Kingdom)
  5. 17th St. Footbagboyz, in Virginia Beach, VA (USA)
  6. seth,jimbo,stacia, in Hope, RI (USA)
  7. United Footbag Players of Buffalo, in Buffalo, NY (USA)
  8. Brisbane Footbag Club, in Brisbane, New South Wales (Australia)
  9. The International Kickers, in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)

14 June 1999

!! The European Footbag Open is this weekend (June 19-20) in Berlin, Germany! Please check the event list for more information.

10 June 1999

 The following clubs have been added to the club list:
  1. Richmond Footbag Crew, in Richmond, VA (USA)
  2. South American CHAOS Training Camp, in Arica, none (Chile)

7 June 1999

!! The European Footbag Open is coming up June 19-20 in Berlin, Germany! Please check the event list for more information.
!! The Emerald City Open is this weekend (June 12-13) in Seattle, Washington. More information is on the event list.

5 June 1999

 The following clubs have been added to the club list:
  1. HAPPY Hackers, in Launceston, Tasmania (Australia)
  2. Rainbow Foot Hackers, in Benoni, Republic of South Africa
  3. Azteca Hackers, in Estado de Mexico (Mexico)
 The following Finnish clubs have been added to the club list. Other recently-added clubs will appear soon.
  1. Friisilä Freestylers, in Espoo, (Finland)
  2. FoodBug, in Helsinki, (Finland)
  3. Baggers? Club, in Helsinki, (Finland)
  4. Tampere Footbag, in Tampere, (Finland)
  5. Turku Footbag, in Turku, (Finland)
  6. The Regulators, in Nilsiä, (Finland)
  7. Virkkala Baggers, in Virkkala, (Finland)
  8. footbaggers from tronks, in Helsinki, (Finland)
  9. Move Mania, in Kuopio, (Finland)
  10. Total Control, in Lappeenranta, (Finland)
  11. Manatee In the Zone (M.I.Z), in Kuopio, (Finland)
!! Several Finnish clubs have been added to the club list: Espoo, Helsinki, Helsinki (again), Tampere, Turku, Nilsiä, Virkkala, Helsinki (yet again), Kuopio, Lappeenranta, and Kuopio (again). Other recently-added clubs will appear soon.

2 June 1999

 The Idaho Falls Streetfest Footbag Competition has been announced for June 19, 1999.

1 June 1999

!! The WORLD FOOTBAG CHAMPIONSHIPS are coming up July 12-18 in Chicago, Illinois. Find all the information on the worlds home page.

17 May 1999

!! The Western Regional Footbag Championships are coming up May 29-31 in Palo Alto, California. More information is on the event list.

10 May 1999

!! The Kansas Footbag Open is this weekend (May 15-16, 1999) in Wichita, Kansas.
!! The State Games of Oregon Footbag Championships are this weekend (May 15-16, 1999) in Eugene, Oregon.

3 May 1999

!! The East Coast Footbag Championships are this weekend (May 8-9) in College Park, Maryland! More information is available on the event list.

26 April 1999

!! The East Coast Footbag Championships are coming up May 8-9 in College Park, Maryland! More information is available on the event list.

25 April 1999

 The following clubs have been added to the club list:
  1. C.A.F.E. - Columbus Area Footbag Enigma, in Columbus, OH (USA)
  2. Okeechobee High School Hack Club, in Okeechobee, FL (USA)
  3. footbag.de, in Nürnberg, Germany
  4. Beginners club, in Lincoln, NE (USA)
  5. Seattle Hack , in Burien, WA (USA)
  6. christian footbag association (C.F.A.), in Lincoln, NE (USA)
  7. The HardCore Hackers of Agoura, in Agoura Hills, CA (USA)
  8. Blaze911, in Oberkirch, Germany)
  9. Happy Hacky Club, in Wellington, Wellington (New Zealand)
  10. Knight Hours, in New Brighton, MN (USA)
  11. The Vanuatu MoFo, in Port Vila, Vanuatu
  12. Sleeping Cheerleaders, in Marion, IA (USA)
  13. SHENANIGANS, in Santa Rosa, CA (USA)
  14. Hack Society, in Corner Brook, Alberta (Canada)
  15. Aztec Footbag Squad, in San Diego, CA (USA)
  16. Flying Hackies, in Johnstown, PA (USA)
  17. team #footbag.fi, in Vantaa, Finland
  18. Lost Motion, in Keuruu, Finland
  19. Grueni Footbag Association, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

19 April 1999

!! The Southern Regional Footbag Championships are this weekend (April 24-25) in Dallas, Texas. More information is on the event list.

16 April 1999

!! The footbag e-mail lists are back up and running smoothly! For more information, to join, modify your membership, or read the lists online, just go to <http://list.footbag.org/>!
!! CANCELLED: The Eastern Illionis Footbag Festival is not happening this weekend. It was cancelled several weeks ago but Frank forgot to remove it from the footbag.org event list. Sorry for any confusion.

15 April 1999

!! Hotel information is now available for the 1999 WORLD FOOTBAG CHAMPIONSHIPS this summer (July 12-18, 1999) in Chicago! For preliminary event information, see the Worlds Home Page or check the event list.

12 April 1999

!! The e-mail discussion lists were down last week due to technical problems. No mail was lost, but everything was delayed until the problem was fixed. There may continue to be some problems, so please report any error messages you receive and check this space for updates.

8 April 1999

!! The Southern California Footbag Championships are happening this weekend (April 10-11) in Hermosa Beach, California. For more information, see the event list.
!! The Montreal Windchill Footbag Championship is happening this weekend (April 10-11) in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). For more information, see the event list.

23 March 1999

!! The 1999 WORLD FOOTBAG CHAMPIONSHIPS are this summer (July 12-18, 1999) in Chicago! For preliminary event information, see the Worlds Home Page or check the event list.

22 March 1999

!! The Philly Open Footbag Championships are this weekend (March 27-28) in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
!! The KQ National Freestyle Championships are this weekend (March 27-28) in Mount Prospect, Illinois.

9 March 1999

!! The Vancouver Open has been announced for August 21-22, 1999 in Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) on the event list.

8 March 1999

!! The Finnish Freestyle Festival is this Saturday (March 13) in Helsinki, Finland! For more information, see the upcoming event list.

6 March 1999

 The following clubs have been added to the club list:
  1. Pakila Baggers, in Helsinki, Finland
  2. Mass Hack, in Boston, MA (USA)
  3. hack attack, in Clinton, AR (USA)
  4. Grassy Knoll Hackers, in Savannah, GA (USA)
  5. The Zoo, in Burlington Twp., NJ (USA)
  6. Duke @ Alive And Kicking, in Bielefeld, Germany
  7. Greenlake Sackers, in Seattle, WA (USA)
  8. Desert Baggers, in Yuma, AZ (USA)
  9. UVA School of Medicine Hackers, in Charlottesville , VA (USA)
  10. NewHackys, in Canberra, New South Wales (Australia)
  11. Symposium Alliance, in Colchester, CT (USA)
  12. Icarus Footbag, in Montpellier, France
  13. Pihlis Puls, in Helsinki, Finland
  14. Hack n Schützen, in Munich, Germany
!! The footbag club list has been updated with 14 new clubs around the world, including Germany, Australia, France, and all over the USA! See What's New for the full list of new clubs.

1 March 1999

!! HELP WANTED: assistant sysadmin for footbag.org service. Inquire by e-mail to the webmaster. Position is all-volunteer, and candidates must be experienced with Linux/Apache/Perl/HTML. Experience with majordomo is a plus.

25 February 1999

!! The footbag season is heating up! Check out the upcoming events on the footbag event list to find out if there's an event in your area. Or, if you're a tournament director, be sure your event is listed there. Listings are free and easy to add.

8 February 1999

!! The Heart of Vegas freestyle jam is this weekend (February 19-21) in Las Vegas, Nevada! Most of the top shredders in the world will be there. You can, too. Check out the event list for more info.

24 January 1999

 The following clubs have been added to the club list:
  1. Desert Baggers, in Yuma, AZ (USA)
  2. The Roundabout , in Sabina, OH (USA)
  3. O.C. Christian Hack, in Buena Park, CA (USA)
  4. West Coast Chaos, in Bay Area, CA (USA)
  5. Hacky R.D, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  6. The Kickin' Phatties 2, in Laramie, WY (USA)
!! The club list has been updated with new clubs (including a club in the Dominican Republic!). For details, see What's New.

11 January 1999

!! The Air-A-Zona Footbag Net Championships are happening this weekend (January 16-17, 1999) in Tempe, Arizona.
 The following clubs have been added to the club list:
  1. Greater Merced Area Footbag Association, in Merced, CA (USA)
  2. Arroyo Grande Footbag Club, in Arroyo Grande, CA (USA)
  3. Hakysaky Cocky Attack Footag Club, in Praha (Czech Republic)

5 January 1999

!! The 1999 World Footbag Championships have been announced for July 12-18, 1999 (final dates) in Chicago, Illionois! Check the event list for the latest information on all tournaments.

3 January 1999

!! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome back to the site. Check out the event list for upcoming events in '99 (information about the World Championships will be coming very soon, so check back).

1 January 1999

!! Visit the freestyle page for information about tricks, including video demonstrations of selected tricks.
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