Chicago New Year's Jam 2009

Frank_Sinatra · Post by **Frank_Sinatra** » 14 Aug 2009 17:39

10th Annual New Year's Jam
And Midwest Regionals

December 27 & 28
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Event Info

Holiday Sports Festival
New Years jam is once again part of Mayor Daley's Holiday Sports Festival at McCormick Place, a giant convention center just south of Chicago's scenic downtown.

In the years past we've had tons of kickers from all over North America and even the Czech Republic. Czech out the threads:

NYJ 2008
NYJ 2007
NYJ 2006
NYJ 2005

Accomodations
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place hotel (312-567-1234)

The convention center & the hotel are attached by a tunnel, its like living in the future. Just wake up and walk on over through the hotel.

The discounted rooms are sold out! That means rooms are $109/night (either two twin beds or one king bed, each room usually ends up holding around six footbaggers). One more thing about accomodations - there is not going to be a CIC suite this year. Please plan accordingly.

There is also crash space before and after the event for those who need it. Send a PM to Reile (The Actual Sized E) or myself if you're interested. We probably can't accomodate every single person who gets in on December 26, so its a good idea for a lot of people to stay in the hotel the night before.

Directions

If you're flying in, you'll either be landing at O'Hare or Midway airport. Public transit will take you to McCormick Place, here are directions:

O'Hare: Blue line train to Jackson, walk to Michigan, #3 King Bus (southbound)

Midway: Orange Line train to Roosevelt, walk to Michigan, #3 King Bus (southbound)

Most trains (like Amtrak & Metra) and buses (like Greyhound and Superbus) arrive at Union Station, if that's what you're in to:

Union Station: take the #7 or the #126 bus on Jackson to Michigan Avenue, transfer to #3 King Drive or #4 Cottage Grove bus.

Events
Open Routines
Sunday December 27 - 1pm
Please have your routine music turned in to Scott's booth by 12:30, and any heads up on planning to enter routines would be appreciated.

Music format - please bring your song on an iPod. If this is an obstacle, pm me & I'll see if I can get the song on my iPod.

Intermediate Routines/Circle
Sunday December 27 - Shred Room
We'll either do routines or circle depending on interest of the participants, please sign up at the event booth that day & let us know which one you want to do - we'll do whichever event has more interest.

Open Circle
Monday December 28 - 1pm
Sign up any time before 12:30 the day of the event

Other Comps
Monday December 28 - Shred Room
If anyone wants to do request, sick 1 or sick 3, or other inventive new formats, this is the best time to do them.

Of course if there's time and interest to run other quick competitions, we can probably squeeze those in. But its only a two day event so we have to cut back on what we can try to do.

Sponsors
Steve Goldberg
Holly Mathews
Kolo Sport
Freedom Footbags
World Footbag Association

Attending

Europe
Matt Bailey
Marco Hartig - Arriving Dec 26, Departing Dec 30
Milan Benda

Oh Canada
Tom Mosher
Kolo
Christoph Larndorfer - Arriving Dec 26, Departing Dec 28
Julien Cote
Ianek Regimbald

West
Emily Kulczyk
Mike Hansen
Jeff Overbo
Steve Goldberg
Brian 'Mr.' Bear
Zac Jackson
Stanford
Kyle Hewitt

East
Ken Somolinos - Arriving Dec 26, Departing Dec 30, crashing at Reile's
Paul Agostinelli
Vince Bradley

South
Holly Mathews - Arriving Dec 26, Departing Jan 4, crashing at Reile's

Midwest
James Risden
Reid Strellner
Eric Siegel
Zach Jahner
Zac Miley
Cory Allen - Arriving Dec 26, Departing Dec 29
Danny Petrick
Holy Toledo (Donovon + others) Arriving Dec 26, Departing Dec 29
Joey Michels
Aaron the Viking
Scott Davidson
Val Davidson
Henry Griese
Eric Chang
Grant Mooney
Tom Kotsakos
Tommy Arianoutsos
Eric Reile
Zeke
Fred Noinaj
Marty
Obed Colon
Chris Obara
Nathan Andersen
Jon Nagela
Jake Raye
Josh Raye

CIC flurry · Post by **CIC flurry** » 14 Aug 2009 21:36

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Frank_Sinatra · Post by **Frank_Sinatra** » 14 Aug 2009 21:47

Hey, look, a New Year's Jam thread!

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 14 Aug 2009 21:49

I miss you guys

EDIT:
Aww my original post makes no sense now...

NYJ means BACON!

Reid · Post by **Reid** » 14 Aug 2009 22:20

Oh no they didn't!

I'll be there.

Post by **Zac Miley** » 14 Aug 2009 23:07

I wanna come

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 15 Aug 2009 06:34

Have you designed shirts yet Jon? What other events are you running?

Chim-Chim · Post by **Chim-Chim** » 15 Aug 2009 21:19

I'll be there for sure.

HG · Post by HG » 15 Aug 2009 22:39

Routines performed by: Jon

Routines judged by: Jon

Routines witnessed by: Vernon and Ronaldo

peter pan · Post by **peter pan** » 15 Aug 2009 22:44

a weekend in neverland? sounds fun!

crazylegs32 · Post by **crazylegs32** » 16 Aug 2009 19:17

I dont decide anything. The person who runs the nyj for the past 9 years or so does.

PegLegHolly · Post by **PegLegHolly** » 17 Aug 2009 09:25

you boys are crazy

ill be in chicago for new years fo sho

acxel22 · Post by **acxel22** » 17 Aug 2009 13:11

I'm not sure if I can make it this year, unless Jon sponsors me?

defender · Post by **defender** » 17 Aug 2009 16:11

I cant wait! Im going to work hard to be in shape by then. Been meeting up with CIC about twice a month. Bring ya A game sucka face! -James R

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 17 Aug 2009 16:32

I had so much fun last year that I'm totally down to going again this year.

Fo sho.

enlightener · Post by **enlightener** » 20 Aug 2009 18:38

The event will only be 2 days long this year. More info to follow... Official dates are: December 27th and 28th. City of Chicago website: http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/t ... liday.html

There will be footbag freestyle routines as an event (unless a minor miracle happens and gets us an ideal site for early November for 25th annual Midwest Regionals), plus at least one other freestyle event. There will be consecutive kick contests for newer players, and possibly a net invitational event. More info later...

See ya!
enlightener

crazylegs32 · Post by **crazylegs32** » 20 Aug 2009 22:27

sry not this year Mathieu

Make it out anyways if you can?
Ill have my hands full just getting myself and the rest of the guys back into shape.

matt_bailey · Post by **matt_bailey** » 01 Sep 2009 05:35

Booked flights to the states for christmas time this morning so i hope to make this. Im looking forward to it

Paul Agostinelli · Post by **Paul Agostinelli** » 01 Sep 2009 05:46

school = done at thanksgiving
best friend = in chicago
me = definitely going to this event, it was so much fun when chris and i went 3 years ago, as long as im not working, im there!

mahhkohh · Post by **mahhkohh** » 01 Sep 2009 12:00

when can i come? i would be in orlando the week before this and would love to come, just need to know if it is ok to come on 26th and stay till 28th?
i dont wanna ruin your christmas celebration

i still need to book the flights, so its ok if i could only come on 27th, but iÂ´d rather come the day before.

hope to hear from anyone

see you there