USBA Board Elections
The USBA is now accepting nominations for the 2024-2026 Board term. This is your chance to join up, and help shape the direction and growth of our sport over the next two years. Nominations will run from now until July 31st, with a voting period to run from August 1st through September 8th, finishing with in person voting at the US Nationals in Springfield, Illinois. So that the new Board can take the reins immediately after.
All nominees are required to write a candidate statement stating why you would like to be on the Board, what position you would like to fill, and any specific goals you have for this term. This statement can be short or long. Current Board members should do the same. The Board Positions :
– President
– Vice President
– Treasurer
– Secretary
– At-Large member (x5)
All nominations and candidate statements should be sent directly to USBA Secretary Richard Bower. Richard@usba.org
Thanks to all who have been serving the past two years, we’ve done a lot of work to finish pulling the USBA through COVID times. Helped set up a 2024 USA hosted World Boomerang Cup, and been super rad while doing it!
Cheers and STAY RAD!
Rich Bower, USBA Secretary
USBA Nationals 2024
The United States Boomerang Association is excited to announce the 2024 U.S. National Boomerang Championship and Expo the weekend of September 6, 7 and 8, in Springfield, Illinois.
All boomerang athletes, enthusiasts, and hobbyists are welcome to attend this year’s event which will host the national championship competition, the national aesthetics competition, and highlight an opportunity for the community to come learn more about boomerangs in the U.S. and around the world.
Hotel accommodations can be booked at Ramada by Wyndham Springfield North (3281 Northfield Dr, Springfield, IL 62702) at a discounted rate of $119/night for USBA members. Let them know you are with the US Boomerang Association.
The competition will be held at the University of Illinois Springfield East Soccer Complex. 5006-5196 University Dr, Springfield, IL 62703
Please stay tuned for a full schedule of events in the coming weeks.
For more information about what to do and see in Springfield, please visit https://www.visitspringfieldillinois.com/!
Many happy returns,
USBA Board
Announcing the 36th Annual Gateway Classic Boomerang Tournament
Hosted by yours truly, Chicago Bob! This year’s installment of the popular Gateway Classic takes place on Sunday, May 26th at Konarcik Park in Waterloo, Illinois. Waterloo is just outside of St. Louis, Missouri. Throwers should plan to arrive at the field by 8:00 am, and we should be starting the warmup for the first event around 9:00 am. The order of events will be: Trick Catch/Doubling, Accuracy, Australian Round, MTA, Fast Catch, and Endurance. I have not yet set the cost for the competition, but it does include plenty of trophies and a meal on Sunday evening when we do awards at my house after the competition. Typically we have another meal and beverages at my house on Saturday, but this year I have to go to a wedding, so throwers are on their own for Saturday.
The Gateway Classic is a very laid-back affair, making it a great competition for rookie throwers to try their hand at competing. New throwers will get plenty of loaner boomerangs and advice and always feel welcome. At the same time, all the top talent is here, so be ready for a show!
Waterloo has a Super 8 motel and the Sunset Inn, and nearby Columbia, Illinois has a Hampton Inn. These do book up for the Memorial Day weekend, so reserve early.
Please email me if you have questions at robert dot leifeld at gmail dot com. Hope to see you all here next Month!
2024 World Boomerang Cup
Fellow throwers,
This is a letter of information following the official announcement in May of dates and location for next year’s WBC. The dates and location have not changed; July 6-16, 2024 in Westminster, Colorado USA (a suburb of Denver, Colorado).
The website is now open. Please visit www.wbc2024.net and register
COSTS AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE: We have worked really hard to keep the cost low yet provide the basics for an excellent tournament. We have faced challenges, such as a high annual inflation rate (in the US) with especially high increases for food service. All throwers should understand these challenges. To help keep costs low, housing will be similar to the WBC in Albuquerque, with 4 teammates to a room sharing two queen sized beds (160cm wide) Options to purchase fewer to a room will be available. Per person cost will be $1,385 USD. As in all previous WBCs, there is an initial monetary deposit with registration. All throwers must pay the initial registration deposit of $300 USD by December 28, 2023 (received in our account by that date) as we must, by contract, pay our first deposit to the hotel by January 2nd, 2024. We will have a registration page on the website and the primary mode of payment will be PayPal. The second payment ($500) will be due March 1st, 2024, and the final payment ($585) will be due April 1st, 2024. The price is approximate based on 100 participants. There will be no refund after March 1st, 2024.
VOLUNTEERS: We have a keen need for several volunteers, especially with food service. We will also need a few drivers for excursion day. We will attempt to offer reduced costs to those that volunteer.
THE LOCATION: The tournament will take place at Westminster City Park July 6-16, 2024. Westminster is a suburb of Denver. The field is a gorgeous, flat and round grassy field with a surface like a soccer pitch that is approximately 280 meters across! Field altitude is 5,384 feet (1641 meters) so throwing will be similar to Albuquerque in 2018. For example, a 20m boomerang at sea level will fly approximately 22m in Denver. Housing will be in the Hyatt Place Westminster Hotel. We will have shuttles for primary transport to the field (about 6 minutes) but there is also a beautiful walking/bike path through a native greenbelt (with several prairie dog communities!). The walk is about 25 minutes.
Thanks in advance to everyone for registering promptly and for giving us the opportunity to hold an event full of the camaraderie of competition and the joy of seeing good friends once again!
Your tournament hosts,
David, Daniel and Richard
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