Joined: 16 May 2010 Posts: 16 Location: Knox, PA, USA
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 1:42 am Post subject: Assessing the age of my fellow footbaggers
I'm 41 and started in the early 1980s. I'm back into it lately because of my students. We kick it around at school regularly. We're all pretty serious about getting into freestyle. The kids help keep me young. I have my own youngsters at home and lately they are saying things like, "Daddy, are you going out to practice again?!?" Father's Day is coming up soon and daddy needs a new pair of Lavers.
Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Olympia, WA, USA
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:02 am Post subject:
Hey Derrick, I've got you beat. I'll be 63 next month and have been doing freestyle for about 2 years now. I entered the US Open Freestyle (Intermediates) competition last year and did a lousy job of it, although I won a couple of the Consecutive events. I play 3 or 4 times a week and several times a month kick with my pro friend, Alex Zerbe, and, sometimes Aaron Shepard & Ben Carlson. Keep kicking -- keeps ya young!!
Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Columbia, MO, USA
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:33 pm Post subject:
Dang, Ken, I yield my self-declared crown! That's rad; I hope I can still kick at 63. I've actually kinda got my eyeball on getting to 67 - that would be my 50th anniversary of being introduced to the sport.
Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Olympia, WA, USA
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:55 am Post subject:
Hey, Derrick, just turned 64. Choked during my routine again this year at the Open, but am now working on coming in higher than last place next year, when I turn 65. Hope to meet you someday!!
Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Olympia, WA, USA
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:16 am Post subject:
Hey Derrick -- another year has passed, I'm 65 now and just competed in the Intermediate Freestyle event at the US Open in Portland. I came in 4th out of 4, but my routine was lots better than last year. Maybe next year I will move up a notch or two.
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