The best news I had this Summer was when I heard Andrew C. was moving to Nashville to attend MTSU this Fall. If your thinking my Summer was just lame... well it's not everyday the best freestyler in the Southeast moves into town. Nashville Footbag was standing on its' last leg. The net sessions were down to me & Alex, plus Lee S. was moving to Cookeville for school. Andrew transferring here was the shot in the arm that we needed. We've seen the tide swing in Nashville from freestyle to net, & then to almost no footbag at all. So when Andrew moved here I thought, we really need to just play both freestyle & net. The footbag scene is small enough as it is, there's no need to add another wedge. We started having sessions at the start of September, & I'm pleased to announce that net players are circle kicking & freestylers are on the net court. Andrew's Foot-tastic Extravaganva was a footbag gathering back in July that welcomed Andrew to Tennessee. Here's a few photos taken from the jam.
Andrew C. & I go way back. I first met him at a little event that we threw in Chattanooga back in 2003. Andrew drove up from Atlanta with another freestyle prodigy by the name of Ben B. This was the first of many meetings between the Georgia & Tennessee boys. We were completely blown away by the endless strings & high caliber tricks he was drilling. The only event that we had that day was an intermediate shred 30, & if I recall correctly, Andrew didn't compete that day because he was already kicking at pro level. Ben B. did compete & edged out our Nashville sensation Andy C. to take top billing. Here's a photo from back in the day - Chattanooga '03
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