German Footbag Open will once again take place in Berlin, and we welcome everyone to come and participate! Please have a look at the event page here on this site, and keep checking back for updates!
Happy New Year 2022!
Happy New Year to all the Footbag family, and everybody else! May 2022 finally bring an end to the pandemic (fingers crossed). Also, get vaccinated!
In Footbag news, we’ll be returning to regular gym training sessions starting next weekend. To take part in these trainings, you need to be fully vaccinated, and additionally tested on the same day. We also provide rapid test kits to do testing on site.
FC Footstar meets ALBA Berlin
ALBA Berlin, one of the top basketball clubs of the country and winner of countless national championships, promotes Footbag as a fun and healthy activity for elementary school kids in a series of videos on their YouTube channel. For the final installment, FC Footstar’s Felix and Yves showcase a few advanced moves. Enjoy! (FC Footstar segment starts about 12 minutes in)
Results: German Footbag Open 2019
Thanks everyone for coming, it once again was a great weekend with our favorite people. Please see the event page for full results!
German Footbag Open 2019 – October 12th-13th
German Footbag Open will once again take place in Berlin, and we welcome everyone to come and participate! Please have a look at the event page here on this site, and keep checking back for updates! Also, if you plan to come, please register now!
Update: Added food info on event page. Update 2: Added Friday Night info. Update 3: Registration closed, added Saturday Night info!
Classic Video from 2004: GFO’04 – Shreds
This sideline shred video from German Footbag Open 2004 in Frankfurt/Main features FC Footstar members alongside top players from all over Europe. It was also produced by Sebastian Wäscher of Dexterity Dortmund footbag club.
Classic Video from 2004: GFO’04 – One Drop
Again, not a FC Footstar production, but surely worth watching: Tournament footage from German Footbag Open 2004 in Frankfurt/Main. In this showcase event players were given one attempt for their best run on stage.
This video was produced and released in July 2004 by Sebastian Wäscher of Dexterity Dortmund footbag club.
Classic Video from 2004: Der Ball (Swiss Production)
Although not a FC Footstar production, this video is too memorable to remain offline forever. Just see for yourself how this couple’s picnic turns surreal, and what Footbag has got to do with it.
Produced by Jörg Brönnimann and Patrick Pfister, Footbag by Samuel Hufschmidt, Switzerland.
Classic Video from 2004: Berlin-Wilanow
In the Winter of 2003, Wiktor Dębski – now director of the International Footbag Player’s Association – and his wife (then girlfriend) Gosia Dębska came to visit Berlin. He released this video in February 2004.
Classic Video from 2003: MTV Television Report feat. Nora Tschirner
In 2003, the former Music Television came to visit one of FC Footstar’s weekly outdoor sessions at the old YAAM location. None other than Nora Tschirner, who would later become one of Germany’s most popular actresses, can be seen here earning her spurs in front of the camera.