Bibione Freestyle Contest 2008
Bibione (near Venice), Italy
April 26-27, 2008


We experimented a strange format, because of there were only five players. Each player played in couple with the other four ones, so we haved 10 open pairs team. While a team was performing its 3 minutes routine, the other three players judged (respectively in execution, difficulty and artistic impression).
Obviusly the judjment system was not so precise, but we managed to give a good and constant show to the big audience.
Besides lots of children and adults play with us on the beautiful wood carpet, with sea, sun and wind...

Here you can find a report on the tournament (in Italian), here some photos and here a nice video of a jam. Below the results of the contest.


1. Matteo "Gaddoz" Gaddoni / Luca Medri
2. Claudio Cigna / Marco "Cega" Prati
3T. Matteo "Gaddoz" Gaddoni / Marco "Cega" Prati
3T. Claudio Cigna / Emmanuele "Zanardi" Faustini
5. Claudio Cigna / Luca Medri
6. Matteo "Gaddoz" Gaddoni / Emmanuele "Zanardi" Faustini
7. Claudio Cigna / Matteo "Gaddoz" Gaddoni
8. Marco "Cega" Prati / Emmanuele "Zanardi" Faustini
9. Luca Medri / Emmanuele "Zanardi" Faustini
10. Marco "Cega" Prati / Luca Medri

Spirit of the game: Emmanuele "Zanardi" Faustini

  
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Torneo del Cappello 2008
Corallo Beach Ostia
Roma, Italy
April 25, 2008

1. Alessandro "Doccetta" Damiano/Marco "Zecca" De Lucia (83.1 points)
2. Fabrizio "Folle" De Rossi/Lorenzo "Atuttogas" Apriani  (82.1)
3. Fabiana "Ciucci" Ciciriello/Angelo "Zoom" Mancarella (81.8)
4. Francesca "Dulcisinfundo" Iasenzio/Tom "Lighting" Leitner (76.9)
5. Mauro "Pankettone" Mercuri/Alessandro "Ale" Berra (76.0)
6. Edoardo "Paperino" Favorini/Paolo "Rastacippo" Cipolloni  (74.9)
7. Fernando "Yoghy" Botrugno/Francesca "Frappa" Cherici (67.3)
8. Luca "Moxie" Mazzuccato/ Paolo "Pibbi" Braico (65.3)
9. Claudio "Cicala" Pietrarelli/Ramon "Razzle" Galliani 
10.Serge "Salentino" Marconi /Paolo "Cobra" Mirabelli
11.Ilaria "Manager" Capobianco/Andrea "Raimondo Rimello" Rimatori
12.Raffaele "Shraf" Pilla/Claudio "Marana" Massaro
More info at fristail.it

  
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Berliner 4 Seasons Hat Tournament (Edition: Spring 2008)
Berlin, Germany
April 20, 2008

1. Fabio Caruso / Markus Hein
2. Anton Capellmann / Daniel Sorgatz
3. Jan " Mahoni" Zahradnicek / Kolja Hannemann
4. Jiri Weiss / Marc Pestotnik
5. Jason McGlade / Jan Schreck
6. Sascha Höhne / Jan "Dexter" Struz
7. Pavel Baranyk / Jörg "Woo" Wunder
8. Jan Soerenson / Robert Dittrich
9. Bianca "Bibi" Strunz / Jakub Matula
10. Max Schmidt / Philipp Stahl

  
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2008 Virginia States
Fredericksberg, VA
April 12-13, 2008

Finals
1. Randy Silvey, Dave Lewis, Pat Marron
2. Toddy Brodeur, Dan Yarnell
3. Harvey Brandt, Rick Sader, Jeff O'Brien
4. Rob Fried, Doug E. Fresh, Roger Meier
5. Dale Crawford, Phil Cappa
6. Joey Hudoklin, Lou Sumrall, Jonathan Willett
7. Tom Lasher, Jay Modenhower
8. Bethany Sanchez, Alan Caplin

Semifinal Pool A
1. Rob Fried, Doug E. Fresh, Roger Meier
2. Dale Crawford, Phil Cappa
3. Joey Hudoklin, Lou Sumrall, Jonathan Willett
4. Bethany Sanchez, Alan Caplin
5. Pat Rabdau, Bruce Page
6. Mark Horn, Chris Horn

Semifinal Pool B
1. Randy Silvey, Dave Lewis, Pat Marron
2. Toddy Brodeur, Dan Yarnell
3. Harvey Brandt, Rick Sader, Jeff O'Brien
4. Tom Lasher, Jay Modenhower
5. Ronnie Turner, Bryan Steffen, Rob Knapik

And some photos from VA States (thanks to Scott Holter for the link).

  
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2008 Wintershred
Ocean Beach
San Francisco, CA
April 13, 2008

1. Arthur Coddington/Carl Dobson
2. Neil Tolan/Mike Galloupe
3. Tam Wolfe/Mike Esterbrook/Art Viger
4. Steve Stotter/Doug Korns

  
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Since 2006, the size of the FPA Worlds has exceeded the competition capacity of the current Competition Manual. Therefore, the FPA Board has begun updating the Competition Manual to better support our larger player base. his work does not include any changes to the judging system itself, only the sections guiding tournament directors in running events and eventually, a possible refresh of what is expected from players.

Revisions are being approved on a section-by-section basis so the new guidelines can be used at FPAW this summer. The first approved section is Event Progressions. This section defines how many rounds of competition there are, how many teams in each pool, etc.

The main changes include more rounds of competition with new names. Instead of four possible rounds (Qualifier, Preliminary, Semifinal and Final), we now have five (Qualification, Preliminary, Quarterfinal, Semifinal and Final), and the Manual outlines how many teams are required for the addition of a new round of competition.

Our next step is to build FPAW competition schedules from these Event Progressions, then look at whether any other sections are in need of updates.

Here is a pdf of the new Event Progressions section.

The FPA Board is interested in translating the new Competition Manual sections to other languages. If you are interested in doing that, please contact me.

  
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DiscCast Extra: Joey Hudoklin Interview

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A real treat is in store for all in the latest DiscCast Extra… We have an interview with ‘The Legend’ himself Joey Hudoklin. As you’ll all know, Joey was in Europe for Paganello last week, and with all the excitement still in the air following his visit, we felt now was the ideal time to release this interview. While at Paganello, Joey spoke to John about how his career began, its many highlights (including Team Bud Light and his first World title in 1979) and also discusses his views on the freestyle scene in Europe. Enjoy… 

Episode Information….

Length: 26mins 42secs

File size: 18.3MB

To download our interview with Joey, use the link above, or find/subscribe to the podcast on the iTunes podcast directory. (Click HERE to get iTunes) This episode is also available on Podcast Alley.

Please do give us some feedback on the show - we're eager to hear from you! Contact us at ukdiscstyle@yahoo.co.uk or discuss the podcast on the FPA FORUM.

Thanks,

John and Joe

  
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Most Recent Post: 04/12 06:34AM by Paul Kenny
  

Dortmund, Germany
March 15-16, 2008


Open Pairs Finals

1. Florian Hess/Christian Lamred (21.26)
2. Philipp Lenarz/Fabio Caruso (20.15)
3. Carsten Heim/Heiko Vogt (18.13)
4. Mehrdad Hosseinian/Stafan Duenkel (17.94)
5. Robert Dittrich/Jens Friebe (16.78)
6. Harald Skomroch/Marc Pestotnik (13.49)


Open Co-op Finals

1. Florian Hess/Christian Lamred/Carsten Heim (19.66)
2. Philipp Lenarz/Fabio Caruso/Marc Pestotnik (16.32)
3. Mehrdad Hosseinian/Stefan Duenkel/Heiko Vogt (15.61)
4. Harald Skomroch/Robert Dittrich/Jens Friebe (13.63)


Open Pairs Semi-Finals Pool-A

1. Florian Hess/Christian Lamred (21.02)
2. Robert Dittrich/Jens Friebe (16.34)
3. Mehrdad Hosseinian/Stefan Duenkel (16.18)
4. Ilka Simon/Jascha Wollmann (13.10)


Open Pairs Semi-Finals Pool-B

1. Philipp Lenarz/Fabio Caruso (19.42)
2. Carsten Heim/Heiko Vogt (19.03)
3. Harald Skomroch/Marc Pestotnik (12.27)
4. Holger Hill/Andrew Quinn (11.69)


Open Co-op Semi-Finals Pool-A

1. Philipp Lenarz/Fabio Caruso/Marc Pestotnik (17.12)
2. Mehrdad Hosseinian/Stefan Duenkel/Heiko Vogt (14.72)
3. Ilka Simon/Frank Lejeune/Michel Otte (10.11)


Open Co-op Semi-Finals Pool-B

1. Florian Hess/Christian Lamred/Carsten Heim (20.22)
2. Harald Skomroch/Robert Dittrich/Jens Friebe (15.13)
3. Holger Hill/Andrew Quinn/Jascha Wollmann (11.16)


Open Pairs Prelim 2
(second chance for semi-finals)

1. Holger Hill/Andrew Quinn (14.29)
2. Ilka Simon/Jascha Wollmann (13.91)
3. Marc Pestotnik/Andre Hillmann (12.90)
4. Frank Lejeune/Michel Otte (12.57)


Open Pairs Prelim Pool-A

1. Carsten Heim/Heiko Vogt (18.39)
2. Mehrdad Hosseinian/Stefan Duenkel (18.12)
3. Harald Skomroch/Enrique Faria (16.18)
4. Ilka Simon/Jascha Wollmann (15.83)
5. Frank Lejeune/Michel Otte (12.38)


Open Pairs Prelim Pool-B

1. Florian Hess/Christian Lamred (21.82)
2. Philipp Lenarz/Fabio Caruso (18.90)
3. Robert Dittrich/Jens Friebe (16.72)
4. Holger Hill/Andrew Quinn (15.42)
5. Marc Pestotnik/Andre Hillmann (12.64)

  
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Fabio Sanna got into the zone in the semis of pairs at Paganello and hit huge moves with such mastery that they looked standard. Keep in mind that Tommy's playing well in this round too, but Fabio keeps upping the ante. Double spinning arvon. Bad attitude hold directly into invert, then skid, leading to a double spinning barrel gitis. Double spinning skid. Flamingitises. Playing both spins. With no wind to help him out. They didn't win the round, but Fabio's 4 minutes might have been the performance of the tournament.

  
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Most Recent Post: 04/04 08:45AM by paolo magni
  

1. Severe Error (-.5) Reserved for mistakes that disturb the routine in an extreme way, such as a wild throwaway, a long, embarrassing break in the routine, or an incident that clearly endangers the audience. Judges are cautioned to make a Severe Error deduction only when the audience is clearly endangered, not just when players perform near the audience. Catches near the audience may add to a routine's excitement without endangering spectators.

I noticed something at Paganello while helping Lui tabulate the results of the Co-op finals. A judge gave three teams in my pool a Severe Error - including one in my routine with Gery Nemeth and Balu Major. As implied in the definition above, Severe Errors are most often wild throaways, discs thrown out of the reach of the teammate. I was surprised because I didn't remember any throwaways during our performance. I'll have to wait until the videos hit YouTube to remind myself of what happened during our five minutes.

I bring this up not as a sob story. We would have placed the same with or without that deduction. I bring this up because Severe Errors are rare, especially indoors, and yet three teams were given the Severe Error deduction during the finals, so it's a good window into how judges perceive the judging system and the routine they watch.

Judging competency is essential. As so many players emerge into the competitive scene, it's super important that judges are trained and that players can expect to be evaluated consistently. One of the best ways to improve our judging competency is through discussion. So let's talk about the Severe Error. When do you give them, what's your threshhold for the difference between Major and Severe Error? What do we need to do to communicate the difference to new judges?

I give Severe Errors rarely because that's the intention of the judging system. They are Severe. Most teams don't stray into Severe territory. They may make mistakes, but most don't make gigantic, severe mistakes that match the definition of this deduction.

For throwaways, I adhere very strictly to the definition. It's got to be a wild throwaway. The teammate doesn't even have a chance to touch the disc. Someone used to use the phrase "throw to the ghost," like the disc was thrown to someone not even on the team.

Regular bad throws usually get a 0.2 or 0.3 from me. If the disc is dropped or doesn't reach the teammate, but it's not a huge, embarrassing error, I give a 0.3. Occasionally, I'll downgrade for 0.2 if someone is able to seamlessly pick or kick the disc back into play.

The other scenarios for Severe Error rarely happen. I personally have not seen a player endanger the audience. I've seen many flow interruptions, but the play hardly ever stops long enough for it to be a Severe Error.

What kind of disruptions would merit a Severe Error if I were a judge? Let's say the team not only forgot where they were in the routine but started a long conversation about what to do. After about 10 seconds of absolutely nothing going on, I'd probably give the Severe Error. Usually, teams make some sort of throw before that, so this situation rarely comes up.

How about teams that endanger the audience? For me, the line that distinguishes between aggressive play, going after a disc off the field, and a Severe Error is body control. If the player is tracking the disc AND the audience, and if they make good decisions about where to run/jump, it's not a severe error for this judge. But, if the player recklessly runs into the audience with a great chance of collision, or if they jump with little body control so there's a very real possibility of them landing on an audience member, they get the 0.5 deduction.

I want to make an important distinction. There are players who can play into an audience without endangering them. It's probably not the best situation, but I'll let the Artistic Impression judges deal with that. The point is: the player isn't endangering the audience by doing it, and that is the essential difference between a Severe Error and a questionable decision that's not really an error.

  
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