Boxing Resource Center

Our winter practice sessions in Nashville are being held at the Boxing Resource Center. Justin (one of our new members) is a boxing coach & has been kind enough to let us use his gym for the past few weeks. At our session on Sunday one of the other newbies (John) said he wanted to step up in the ring & fight. How could Justin say no? Well..... hilariousness ensued & it looked something like this.


It's an awesome place to practice. There are tons of punching bags & plenty of medicine balls to throw at one another. It always leads to an interesting session, one way or the other. Anyway we had 7 people at our weekly practice on Sunday. Footbag is always better with friends.

Return of the Sickle

This weekend marked the return of the Sickle. It's great to see him back in the circle & on the net court as well. I know it's only been 5 months or so since he left, but how many people do you know that can pull a double spinning osis mid-string? Andrew was so psyched he almost hugged him - I think. In the past 5 months we've gone from 2 to 5 regular kickers + numerous part-timers. The king of Nashville freestyle is back, so put your hands in the air!

Footbag Shoes

I know there has been some discussion among our newer members about what the best shoes are for footbag. Well there are shoes for net & shoes for freestyle. So I'm gonna run down the list of what footwear to buy. You may be able to find a better deal elsewhere, so shop around before you spend $100. In fact the best place to get shoes is at Marti & Liz's Shoes in Murfreesboro. The address is 810 NW Broad St. Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

FOOTBAG NET

Nike - Air Max 90 (Difficult to find) http://www.pickyourshoes.com/size/nike_air_max_90.htm $70 - 95













New Balance - M1123 (Moderately easy to find) http://franksshoes.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=87 $120













Adidas - Superstar II (Easy to find) http://www.amazon.com/adidas-Originals-Mens-Superstar-Basketball/dp/B0007QCQA4 $45 - 65














FOOTBAG FREESTYLE

Adidas - Rod Laver (Difficult to find) http://worldfootbag.com/catalog2/showgroup/clothing $50

Quantum - 03 (Impossible to find) http://www.freedomfootbags.com/shredshop/ $80

New Blood

In the past couple months we've managed to get four new people playing footbag in Nashville alone: Taylor, Justin, Nikoli, & Micah. We may have even sparked a two-man scene all the way out in Portland, TN thanks to the Willi B-Day Jam. By footbag standards this is an explosive rate of growth. We had six kickers at our practice session in Murfreesboro on Sunday & we're normally only accustomed to three. It appears that the e-mail list, blog, & footbag donation program are helping to motivate our local scene. Keep kicking it people.