KICK VOLLEY 04 is around the block

It will be the fourth edition of Pro Kicker's KICK VOLLEY tournament. This is an annual indoor
event held in Montreal, Quebec. I introduced the concept of Kick Volley in 2009 as an
intention to renew the marketing idea behind the sport called Footbag Net. More on this
on the Kick Volley web site.

So far the action seen in the three first editions was pretty amazing, especially KV01 and KV02
with a small drop in intensity last year. I sure hope that we'll witness true kicking greatness this
year.
For your information Kick Volley is played mostly in doubles over a badminton net with feet only. It is a mix of martial arts high kicking moves and volleyball with your feet.

The ''move'' on the poster is called a ''Toe Jam'' and it is performed by Luc Legault a Montreal top player. Original picture by Jani Markkanen from Helsinki, Finland.

Someone kicking and living...now!

http://nevadasagebrush.com/blog/2010/11/15/kicking-the-habit/ This kid was in trouble, he chose boxing and kicking the bag around to make things better. Inspirational. For Jeff Everbo a marginal sport helped to make him feel more complete. Much honor to him and his family.

Kick Volley 03 dates are set

The third edition of Kick Volley, namely Kick Volley 03 will be on March 26-27th in Montreal. Just follow the link for all the details. As usual the best players from Montreal will battle it up for center stage on Sunday. We hope to receive some of the best players from other countries too.
This tournament will be organized by Pro Kicker and the Pro Kicker Impact will be the official tournament kickvolleyball.

A Footbag teaching appearance at the Quebec's Physical educator's congress

I had the privilege to give a workshop to a group of dedicated teachers at the annual Quebec's Federation of Physical Educators congress. I shared my knowledge of teaching Footbag and I also introduced them to Peteca, a cool Brazilian sport. This year's the congress title was ''Bougeons ensemble'' which could be loosely translated by ''Let's move together''.

I also had a product booth at the convention where I showed my Footbag line and Peteca products as well as Takraws and Handsacks. Overall it was a neat experience and I will certainly be back next year in Sherbrooke.

Another successfull footbag workshop in Blainville

I recently had the opportunity to give two footbag workshops at ''Les Semailles'' school in Blainville (25 minutes from Montreal) . It's the 6th year in a row that I can meet with the motivated kids at that school thanks to teacher Geneviève Croteau.

One part of my workshop is a two minutes consecutive kicks contest. One of the 6th graders, Jonathan Roy, kicked 120 times without dropping the footbag. This is talent and dedication, congratulations Jonathan.

Pro Kicker Footbags were provided for the practical parts of the workshop.

2010 European Footbag Championships results and pictures

Complete results and a new and original photo set are now available for the 2010 IFPA European Footbag Championships on Pro Kicker.

These pictures were taken on site during my trip to Brussels for the Championships and include a lot of players portraits including Footbag net singles and doubles champion Florian Gotze and his partner Uli Haase as well as women's net singles and doubles champion Lisa Uebele. Some videos will be added later to the page as well.

The Pro Kicker Impact Official Net Footbag of the tournament

KICK VOLLEY 02 finals game 1

Video of Kick Volley 02 finals game 1, the best moments.

Filmed and edited by Yves Archambault