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To petition the USBA to
sanction a tournament or other event, contact insurance
coordinator Betsylew Miale-Gix with the name of the entity
that controls the field
as they are to
be named on the certificate along with their business address
and
the name of the contact person to whom the certificate
must be sent.
Write Betsylew at
betwil@att.net
2008 Tournament Schedule
(Preliminary Data - will be updated as more information comes in.)
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July 19th |
Western Oregon Boomerang Roundup
July 19, 2008
McKay High School soccer fields, Salem
Oregon.
TD is Dean Kelly.
This marks the return
after a one year hiatus of one of the
longest running tournaments in the country!
Weather and the field are historically
excellent. There have been some amazing
scores here as well as some memorable MTA
fly aways over the years. Come out for a
great day of boomerang throwing and
excellent pizza thereafter. For more
information email Dean Kelly at
Dean.A.Kelly@state.or.us.
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July 26th
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Hanover Boomerang Tournament
July 26,
2008.
Sachem Field, Hanover New Hampshire.
Tournament Director is John Flynn. For
details contact John Flynn 802-296-2158 or
email jflynn@geokon.com
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Aug 17th - 28th
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The World Boomerang Championships
will
be in Seattle August 17th - 28th of 2008
Click link above for more info.
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USBA
2008
National
Championships and Exposition
Eastfield College, 3737 Motley Dr,
Mesquite, TX 75150
(In the greater Dallas metro area -
east side.)
LD on Thursday, other events Friday thru
Sunday.
Check back for more
details and website link.
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Past
Tournaments
in 2008 |
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February |
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Feb 23rd and 24th |
Don
Monroe will be having a two day event
February 23 and 24, 2008 in Tucson AZ.
Saturday will be regular individual
events and Sunday
will be team events and practice.
Morana Middle School. North end of
Tucson, just off the freeway.
Don Monroe is TD and contact
monroe5@comcast.net
First
thing = the freeway in Tucson is under
construction and kinda tricky.
Coming from
the airport, you can get on the freeway
to phoenix and go thru Tucson on the 2
lane freeway all the way through to
where the construction ends, and places
to stay are about 5 miles past
construction end.
The first
of the two exits with motels is ina rd.
there is a
comfort inn ph. 520-579-7202
And a
Travelodge 520-744-3382
And a red
roof inn 520-744-8199
The
second exit, a mile further up the
freeway, is cortaro rd. it is the
closest of the exits to the field.
Motels are
Super 8
520-572-0300
La quinta
Best western
520-579-7099
Days inn
520-744-6677
Holiday inn
express 520-572-4777
The
freeway exit to the field is Marana,
turn left at off ramp stop sign, look
for signs to sheriffs office/city
hall/park. Turn left, about one mile
down, the entrance to the park is also
where parking for the big field on left
when entering park area.
Let me
know if there is any other info I can
provide.
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March |
March 21nd and 23rd. |
Beach
Tournament & Head-to-Head (H2H)
at
Hermosa
Beach, CA
FRIDAY -
STARTING AT DUSK
We've
expanded the tournament to include
Friday, (March 21st) evening, starting
near dusk. We'll hold a GLORP game
followed by some night throwing.
SATURDAY - 8:30
am to DUSK
Saturday
will be the bulk of our events with all
the H2H events happening. We will be
doing the events in the following order:
Speed
Accuracy (Spaccuracy)
MTA
Fast-Catch
Trick-Catch
Aussie Round
Each event will last about an hour and
we will be incorporating some teaching
time in-between events for the viewing
public. We should get a lot of
spectators watching the H2H action and
then teach any of those who are willing
to learn the basics of throwing.
The list of throwers is growing with
most of the top US competitors making
the trip. We want to make this
tournament interesting to watch and fun
for the competitors. We will have an
intermediate division and an Advanced
division.
SUNDAY
- 8:30 AM TO NOONISH, 1:00, 2:00??
Sunday, we
will do some team events and Gel Games.
There is ample
parking, public bathrooms (less that 50m
from
the throwing site), a multitude of
restaurants and public attractions
no more than a couple hundred yards
away. We will be in the heart of
Hermosa Beach.
Stay Tuned and Stay Rad,
Morri
Remember: LAX is a stones throw from us
and we can house a bunch of
throwers so don't hesitate to ask. We
can arrange to pick you up
from the airport too, not a problem at
all!!!
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April |
April 17th - 20th |
Austin, Texas - WBC Team Trials
for US teams As host nation for
the World Boomerang Championships, we get to sponsor three
6-man teams. Teams are forming - show
up with your team and try to win one of
the three spots. Trials will simulate
the WBC tournament using
international rules.
Joe Rader is TD
with Betsylew Miale-Gix and Gregg
Snouffer running the events.
SCHEDULE
Friday
8:30 am Supercatch
10:30 am Aussie Round
Noon Lunch
1pm Endurance Relay
2:30 pm Accuracy
4 pm Trick Catch
5 pm Relay
Saturday
8:30 am Accuracy
9:30 Trick Catch
10:30 Supercatch
Noon Lunch
1pm Endurance Relay
2:30 pm Aussie Round
4pm Relay
Sunday
8:30 am Relay
9:30 AM Endurance Relay
10:30 AM Supercatch
NOON Aussie
INFO - ALL ABOUT AUSTIN.pdf
Click here for information on Austin,
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May |
May 25th
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21st Annual St. Louis Gateway Classic
Boomerang Tournament
1988 – 2008: 20 Years of
Competition in St. Louis
Twenty years? Yep, seems like only
yesterday that Tom Fitzgerald hatched a
harebrained scheme to host tournaments
in St. Louis. In the 1980’s, we
were sponsored by the St. Louis Science
Center and threw in Forest Park.
For a couple of glory years in the
1990’s, Tom merged the tournament with
the St. Louis Australian Festival to
form a carnival atmosphere at the
tournament. Through the Australian
embassy in Washington DC, Tom brought
over bands, world-famous didgeridoo
players, and other entertainers from
Australia. Competitors threw to
the sound of live music while street
performers did their thing amongst the
circles. We held the Nationals
here in 1990 and the World Boomerang
Championships here in 1998.
In 2008, boomerang throwing is still
going strong in St. Louis. The 21st
Annual St. Louis Gateway Classic
Boomerang Tournament will take place May
25th. That’s the Sunday
of Memorial Day weekend. I don’t
have all of the details finalized yet,
but I would like to hold the tournament
in Waterloo, IL, as I have done the past
couple of years. As usual, we’ll
be out on the field practicing and
painting on Saturday, followed by a
Saturday evening BBQ at my house, also
in Waterloo. Sunday will be the
tourney, followed by an awards dinner
either at a local eatery or back at my
place. Monday is open for whatever
strikes your fancy.
We’ll run the usual six USBA events, and
hopefully have time for GLORP or
something fun at the end. The St.
Louis tournament is typically a pretty
laid-back affair, geared toward helping
the rookies and fun for all. Of
course, a few big shots usually show up
and actually try to win, so there is
good competition throwing as well!
As always, everyone gets at least one
trophy!
So, start making your plans to be here
for a weekend of fun! There’s a
Super 8 Motel in Waterloo, so that’s
you’re best bet if you’re from out of
town. If you’re planning on
coming, please shoot me an email or give
me a buzz so I can prepare.
Thanks!
Chicago Bob
(618) 939-9023 home
(618) 420-3273 cell
chibob@htc.net
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