Fires Up the FPA Worlds! - Freestyle Frisbee Players Association

FPA FORUM
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(Results cont. from p. 25)
12. Serge Marconi
13. Raffaele Pilla
Final
1. Lorenzo Apriani
2. Edoardo Favorini
3. Fernando Botrugno
4. Alessandro Damiano
Semifinal (winner advances to the final)
1. Edoardo Favorini
2. Roberto Loppi
3. Paolo Mirabelli
7th place playoff:
1. Luca Gagliardi
2. Andrea “Pitone” Farnocchia
3. Paolo Cipolloni
4. Carlo Sestieri
11th place playoff:
1. Andrea Ienca
2. Serge Marconi
3. Raffaele Pilla
Consolation Round 1 (top 2 advance to 7th place
playoff):
1. Carlo Sestieri
2. Andrea “Pitone” Farnocchia
3. Andrea Ienca
Consolation Round 2 (top 2 advance to 7th place
playoff):
1. Luca Gagliardi
2. Paolo Cipolloni
3. Rafaelle Pilla
4. Serge Marconi
Round 1 (winner advances to the final)
Pool A
1. Lorenzo Apriani
2. Roberto Loppi
3. Luca Gagliardi
4. Rafaelle Pilla
Pool B
1. Alessandro Damiano
2. Paolo Mirabelli
3. Carlo Sestieri
4. Serge Marconi
Pool C
1. Fernando Botrugno
2. Edoardo Favorini
3. Andrea “Pitone” Farnocchia
4. Andrea Ienca
5. Paolo Cipolloni
(”Farewell” cont. from p. 25)
To put it simply, the FPA board plans to reallocate
volunteer energy to the task of using online media
to channel the majority of freestyle promotions
and information to the public. What will this mean
exactly? Initial goals are for the FPA website to
become a resource looked to for consistent and
timely event data and reviews delivered in a
richer format (meaning more color, and
eventually, much more video). What form this
will take on the site remains to be developed,
whether it amounts to an encapsulated webzine,
or structured in some other fashion. Many factors
will be considered, including (but not limited to)
intuitive usability, and update-ability.
Getting the website up and running was a major
(emphasis for Larry Imperiale on the word major)
accomplishment, but we’ve really only begun to
scratch the surface of the potential of the site as
a promotional, education, and information tool.
Our aim is to shift the input that went into the
forum towards the website so it can begin to
take on more of a load, reach a much wider
audience while doing so, and in turn allow more
leverage for the organization.
Naturally the Board intends to fill the
(membership value add) hole that the forum will
be leaving behind. Numerous ideas are being
tossed around, including (but not limited to) an
educational piece produced in color. We’ll keep
you posted. There’s been plenty of talk revolving
around merchandising as well. Send in your
ideas, the board would like to hear them.
On behalf of the board and the membership I’d
like to relay sincere thanks to all the writers,
editors, photographers who have helped all of
us enjoy our sport that much more through the
forum (after all, who doesn’t like to see their
name in print). Special props to past designers
and editors as well...you know who you are.
Cheers,
Bob Boulware