Becca English

Written By David Leberknight

I first saw Footbag performed in the late 1970s at a school assembly by Jim “Toes” Fitzgerald, Reed Gray, and Jack Schoolcraft (all 1997 HoF). All who became great friends and Footbag family later in my life.

I started kicking summer 1987 when I was in Eugene, OR (home) from college. I met Brent Welch, Jody Badger (before they married) and other Footbag players in Berkeley, CA and went to my first tournament at Sonoma State University, Directed by Chris Ott. Here I met many lifelong friends and present HoF members.

I helped start the UC Berkeley Footbag Club with Brent Welch in 1988, helped as staff and competed in my first tournament in 1989 in Berkeley.

1990-2002; 2007-Present
Free F.L.O.E (Footbag Lovers Of Eugene) Footbag Club Co-Director for Free FLOE between 1990-2002 and 2007-Present; organized hundreds of clinics, events, demonstrations instruction and equipment. Helped establish the University of Oregon Footbag Club; Coached and supported with equipment staff 2 practices/week and annual tournaments. Organized and Organized and Co-Directed 2-4 Footbag events/year between 1991-2002 including:

  • The US Open;

  • State Games of Oregon;

  • Eugene Celebration; University of Oregon Footbag Tourneys;

  • Art in the Vinyard;

  • Willamette Music Festival;

  • Guinness World Record Attempts

  • Solicited sponsors, acquired sites and permits, coordinated with event staff and Free FLOE club members to coordinate activities, prepare press releases and public service announcements, created programs, posters, and interacted with the media.

  • Performed over 200 Footbag demonstrations and/or taught workshops to thousands of youth and adults at school assemblies and festivals all over Oregon, events and several states, Canada and the Philippines (4 trips).

  • We Are Bethel (2009-2014) Shasta Middle school, Malabon Elementary, Moffit Elementary, Westmoreland Elementary, and many other schools, Special Olympics, Oregon State Fair, U of O sports camp, several treatment programs, The Oregon Country Fair, and The World Frisbee Championships. Promotions for US Open, State Games of Oregon, and The World Footbag Championships.

  • 2011
    Developed and taught 6 week Footbag class to youth in Juvenile system and taught Teachers to play; Footbag 4 square became part of school til 2018.

  • 2011-2014
    Taught to Rites of Passage 7th-12 graders 4 week summer program for Lane Community College. Taught Footbag, Sipa, Takraw and connection of of these to Asian/Pacific Islander cultures.

  • Competed in The World Footbag Championships 1990-1997; 2007; 2010;

  • 2013, 2017 World Championships: 1996 Overall Champion; Footbag Golf 1997 Women’s Team Freestyle 2001 Footbag Golf 2002 Footbag Golf 2017 Footbag Golf 2010 Worlds: 2nd place Masters Net; 3rd Mixed Doubles; 3rd Doubles Several 3rd place finishes in Doubles Net and Women’s Freestyle Singles and Doubles 2nd place Footbag Dash (held once at Worlds)

  • US Open Titles in Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles; lots of 2nd and 3rd place finishes; lots of 2nd and 3rd place finishes.

  • Beaver Open 1990-present (except 1999).

  • Staff for Beaver Open since 2004.

  • Won ProAm as Amateur with Scott Milne; Won Ladies Champagne Golf many years;

  • Super Beaver Staff for Worlds 2017: helped create the Program; Product tent sales/ Information

  • World Record Attempt;

  • Net and Line Judge

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