The Australian Footbag Association

 

The Australian National Footbag Council was formed in 2005 as part of the registering of Ausfootbag as a national organisation overseeing the promotion and development of Footbag as a sport in Australia. The Council consists of 3 officials to administer the organisation, and until 2007 a representative from each State of Australia (where a representative is available).

UPDATE: At the 2007 AGM it was voted to abandon the 'member from each state' arrangement and instead enlist a few of the most active footbaggers in the country to help push the Organisation forward.

It is the role of this group to not only promote the sport itself and encourage new players, but also to ensure professional methods are used when running competitions in Australia, to assist corporations and companies find players for demos and handle any sponsorship and funding matters, and to provide an online meeting place for Australian footbaggers and the general public to discuss important issues and receive news and information about the sport. At least once a year an Annual General Meeting is held (the Australian Championships provides an excellent opportunity) to discuss important issues involving the AusFootbag organisation and the Australian Footbag scene in general. It is also at this meeting that new Council members may be elected. The Ausfootbag organisation has a Reference at Footbag.org which can be found by following this link.

The current National Council membership is as follows:

 

Dyalan Govender, NSW - President

Dyalan has been playing freestyle footbag since 2003 and has represented Sydney at several National Championships in recent years. He placed 2nd in Doubles Freestyle in 2005 and was Head Judge at the 2008 National Championships in Canberra. He organised the Sydney Footbag Jam in 2006 and is a driving force behind Ausfootbag and its  activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel Boyle,  ACT - Secretary

Daniel has been active in the Australian footbag scene since attending his first Championships in Sydney in 2001. He has continued to improve his freestyle game, placing second in Routines at the 2008 Championships which he himself hosted. In 2009 he took up the helm of Secretary from Ian Pritchard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caroline Birch, ACT - Treasurer

Caroline is another veteran of the Australian footbag scene, initially based in Brisbane but in recent years calling Canberra home. In 2009 Caroline took up the role of Treasurer from Jamieson Hickingbotham.

 

Ian Pritchard, NSW

Ian has been involved in Australian footbag since the first National Championships in 2001, and has attended every National tournament since then, achieving various places in the events including Intermediate Champion in 2004. He has also competed in competitions in several other countries, including a World and European Championship in 2005. In 2009 he stepped down as Secretary and currently administers the Ausfootbag website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamieson Hickingbotham, VIC

Jamie's first footbag competition was in 2005 and he hasnt looked back, improving very rapidly to be one of Australia's top footbaggers. Until 2009 he held the role of Treasurer within the organisation and his services were greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dan Ednie, VIC

Dan really needs no introduction; he has been Australian Champion in all disciplines since 2004 and has competed at 2 World Championships, the most recent in 2007 where he placed 7th in the World. His television appearances and footbag classes in schools are instrumental to spreading the word about the sport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeremy O'Wheel, TAS

Jeremy has long been regarded as one of Australia's best footbaggers, boasting lightening speed, strength and a wide variety of extremely difficult tricks. He holds several World Records and regularly places in the top 3 at events he attends, including the National competition he hosted in 2007 in Hobart, TAS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lotus, TAS

Lotus too has been involved with Australian footbag since the beginning, and the community has greatly benefited not only from his worldly advice and positive outlook, but also through the sale of quality, affordable footbags through his Elemental Footbags brand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Previous Members

Scott Kirchner, VIC - Treasurer 2005-2007

Scott was a greatly valued member of the Australian footbag community for many years, organising a number of major events and operating the Ace Footbags company. He has since moved to China where he continues to play footbag.