The Annual 2009 Windy City Cup Presented By Ifpa To Occur At Chicago’s Navy Pier®

May 15, 2009 - PRLog -- Chicago, IL  --The International Footbag Players Association proudly announces the 2009 Windy City Cup to occur on Sunday, June 14, 2009, at the prestigious landmark tourist site, Chicago Navy Pier®. The 2009 Windy City Cup is one of the premiere annual Footbag Net tournaments in the world.  

The Windy City Cup Finals will take place from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at the entrance to Navy Pier®, between Grand Ave. and Illinois St., east of Lake Shore Drive.

Preliminary competitions will begin June 12th and 13th in Chicago. Many of the sport’s top players have committed to attend this year’s event. Competitors from all over the globe will converge on Sunday at Navy Pier®, to battle it out for bragging rights and the chance to have their name forever etched into the history of the tournament’s travelling prize, the Windy City Cup.  

Footbag Net may best be described as volleyball with your feet. The game is played in a singles or doubles variety; and competitors dig, set, and spike the ball with their feet over a five ft. high net on a court that is 44' x 20'. Matches are best of three sets to fifteen points. For more information about the sport, please check out the reference section at www.footbag.org.

This event is open to the public and free to spectators!  Families and folks of all ages are invited to come by and check it out!  Bleachers will be available alongside excellent concession options.  Enjoy a day along the lakefront in the sunshine and cheer on our local athletic talent!  

For more information on the 2009 Windy City Cup in Chicago, please contact the WCC Producer, Scot Hansen at scothansen@footbag.org. For media inquiries, please contact WCC Press Liaison, Scarlet Stever-Current at scarletcurrent@gmail.com. To register as a player, please go to: http://www.footbag.org/events/show/1229435305.

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About Chicago’s NAVY PIER® -
As the Midwest's #1 tourist and leisure destination, historic Navy Pier® is one of the nation’s most unique recreation and exposition facilities, attracting more than 8.6 million visitors a year and adding $1.2 billion to the Illinois economy. Navy Pier (www.navypier.com) is operated by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (www.mpea.com).

About IFPA -
The International Footbag Players' Association (IFPA), is the international governing body of Footbag sports. IFPA, Inc., is a US-based 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote amateur athletics and international competition in the two primary Footbag disciplines, Freestyle and Net Footbag. IFPA is an all-volunteer players’ association with 10,000 members world-wide, run by the players and their elected representatives. More information can be found at www.footbag.org.