The Green Cup 2008

Presented By Chaos

Dates: Saturday, May 24, 2008 thru Monday, May 26, 2008

Location:
- Prelim Site: Lakeside Park at Lake Merritt (Saturday & Sunday)
Park View Terrace and Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA

Directions Prelim:
Use the 'to here'/'from here' feature of google maps ...
- Google Map For Prelim Site - Sat/Sun


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- Finals Site: Peacock Meadow in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA - Monday
(north side of JFK Dr between Conservatory Dr E and Conservatory Rd)

Directions Finals Site:
Use the 'to here'/'from here' feature of google maps ...
- Google Map For Finals Site - Monday


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Register Online: Register For The Green Cup

Schedule Of Events: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=arfbfj3zk3k_178fc3qwpfr

Events:
open singles, doubles; open women singles, doubles; open mixed doubles; novice doubles; 2 square;
Singles events are single elimination - no pool play.
Categories may be combined if fewer than 4 participants/teams.

Brackets for Division A and B for doubles teams will be drawn up from those teams which do(Division A) and do not(Division B) advance from pool play.

Prelims: Saturday & Sunday
Finals: Monday

Housing:
Do you need a place to stay and perhaps a ride form the airport?  We’re doing our best to hook you up.  Keep in mind that we are hosting significantly more players than in years past so it’s looking like we won’t be able to host all players this year.  So, also refer to our hotel listings below also.

Tuan Vu is our housing Czar.
email: tvu@chaosfootbag.com

Hotel Info:
The Inn at Jack London Square
url: http://www.innatthesquare.com/
phone: 800.633.5973

4 rooms registered under the name Tuan Vu for a special rate of $89 a night. These rooms allow 4 people a room with 2 double beds. We’ve requested the rooms be close together, there’s no guarantee.

Ask for the rooms under the name Tuan Vu and for the Memorial Day special to get the reduced rate.

A very nice place in a nice location and close to Lake Merritt(Sat and Sun site) and BART(Bay Area’s Rapid Transit).

Contact:
Eric Wulff is Chaos #5
- email: 5@chaosfootbag.com
- phone: 415.216.5379

Jack Harris is Chaos #2
- email: jharris@chaosfootbag.com
- phone: 510.306.0118

Chaos Indoor Footbag 2008

Chaos hosts open kicks Tuesday and Thursday evenings during the fall/winter months.  We’re indoors at the Bushrod Recreation Center in Oakland, Ca.  Drop in sessions are free first couple visits.

Cost: $25.50 per block of 20 sessions.

This cost gets you access to 20 consecutive sessions.  It’s up to you to maximize the value.  It is a very reasonable price so please pay promptly.  Let’s support those who are supporting us.

Below is a link for you to register and pay online.  Create an account if you haven’t already and it will be live within 24 hours.  Then you can handle everything online securely.

When: Tuesdays & Thursdays starting 10/24, 6:00pm - 9:00pm sharp
Where: 560 59th Street - Oakland, CA 94609 - Phone (510) 597-5031
Format: Most likely - Tue 2 net courts; thu 1 net and 1 takraw; Players/Teams ranked and courts linked.

- register / pay online: https://securerw.oaklandnet.com/registrationmain.sdi

Contact: Send us an email or give us a ring to get on the evite.
- email: practice@chaosfootbag.com
- phone: 510.917.5880

Saturday Kicks - Oakland

Chaos hosts an open kick almost every Saturday in Oakland, Ca during the summer season.  Various out of town evetns during the footbag season may cancel this kick so if you’re not on the evite - check in.

When: 1pm set-up/warm/drill; 2pm game on

Where: Lake Side Park - Park View Terrace and Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA

Directions:
use the to/from here feature of Google Maps
- Google Map For Oakland Kick -

Format: Doubles - Winners - Courts linked, unless 6 or 7 players dictating rotation

Contact: Send us an email or give us a ring to get on the evite.
- email: practice@chaosfootbag.com
- phone: 510.917.5880

Sundays GGP

This is where footbag got started in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sunday kicks used to be a staple but are less reliable nowadays, especially in the winter months.

When: flex 1:00pm start

Where: Peacock Meadow in Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA
Peacock Meadow is the first meadow on the right as you enter GGP from the east end on JFK. It’s between Conservatory Dr East and Conservatory Rd, just before the Conservatory of Flowers.

Directions: See Directions for Green Cup’s finals site above.

Format: Doubles - generally winners stay

Note: this is not a Chaos organized kick but feel free to email Eric in SF for more info…
- email: 5@chaosfootbag.com

Footbag Worldwide and the IFPA

The International Footbag Players’ Association (IFPA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to teaching and promoting the sport of footbag.  Footbag Worldwide is ‘THE’ defninitive source for all information related to the footbag sport and is published by the IFPA.  Find out more than you’d ever need to know about the sport of footbag, events around the world, and what the IFPA is doing for you by following the fw link at the bottom of most pages on this site.

fw is www.footbag.org