Greetings. My name is David Clavens and I am an 18 year old footbag professional from Pennsylvania in the United States. I am currently one of the top ranked footbag players in the country and North America.
My footbag journey began at age 14 when I picked up my first hacky sack. From there I learned about tricks and tournaments from www.footbag.org. The rest as they say is history. I began competing and practicing footbag for hours. I learned from others at tournaments and through the internet. I even began to make my own equiptment by learning to sew footbags.
Since my first competition in 2003 I have competed in tournaments in places from New Jersey to Oregon, Colorado to Quebec. I have been featured in numerous newspapers on the East Coast and highlighted in juggling shows at some of the most prestigious festivals on the east. I have spread footbag to thousands through my public endeavors and have dedicated the past years to exposing the sport.
My current life is set in State College, Pennsylvania where I attend Penn State University. I practice daily and am currently preparing for the World Championships this summer in Orlando, Florida. In my spare time I work on fusing footbag with juggling. I enjoy my family, friends, and my cat smudge.
Below is a list of my competition placements in major tournaments over the past 4 years, and my biggest public performances.
Competitions:
2004 World Intermediate Champion in routines – Montreal, Quebec.
2004 World Intermediate Finalist – Shred 30 – Montreal, Quebec.
2005 New Jersey Spike and Shred – 2nd place – Somerville, New Jersey.
2006 Colorado Shred Symposium Champion – Denver, Colorado.
2006 New Jersey Spike and Shred Champion – Somerville, New Jersey.
2006 Steel City Open Overall Champion – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2006 Funtastik Summer Classic Champion – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
2006 East Coast Champion – all events – Laurel, Maryland.
2006 U.S Footbag champion – Portland, Oregon.
2007 Midwestern Regional Overall Champion – Chicago, Illinois.
I was ranked number one in the country at routines (the main event done in freestyle) last year, as well as in two side events known as circle and ripping run. I am ranked 4th in the world for 2007.
Demonstration Experience:
Multiple Church Demonstrations – Summer 2005, 2006 – Bethlehem, PA.
Pennsylvania Yo-Yo Championships Demonstrator – July 2006 – Ephrata, PA.
University of Maryland Juggling Show Performer – June 11th, 2006 – Laurel, MD.
Duncan Yo-Yo’s Product Demonstrator – Summer 2006.
Penn State Juggling Show Performer – Winter 2007.
Penn State Synergy Talent Show Finalist – February 2007.
Multiple Video Parts in worldwide distributed videos – Fall 2005 through present.
Team USA Footbag member - 2007
Rochester Institute of Technology Juggling Festival Spring Show - April 2007