CATEGORY Jones Plaza
EVENT Red Bull Street Style Houston Qualifier
WEBSITE
www.redbullstreetstyle.com
BEGIN 8/23/2008
END 8/23/2008
LOCATION Jones Plaza, 600 Louisiana @ Texas
NOTES Two players square off in a one-on-one duel against each other. They take alternating 20-second turns with the ball, using their time to show off the best of their artistic moves to the sounds of breakdance and hip hop music. In the finals, the judges will be evaluating the three minutes flow based on control, creativity and style. U.S. Finals are Oct. 11 at Discovery Green.
Houston
Jones Plaza / Downtown
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EVENT FORMAT & RULES
The event format is HEAD-TO-HEAD BATTLES, giving each participant the chance & platform
to showcase and compete according to the following rules to become the best freestyle footballer in
the world:
The battle: 1 Ball, 2 Players, 3 Minutes each athlete performing for max. 20 sec before passing the ball to the competitor.
3 judging elements: control/ technical skills, style, creativity.
Mix with Music/ live DJ on site interaction with music is part of judging element style.
No use of hands or arms.
Defined round competition area (23 ft) athletes and ball have to stay within competition area during performance.
No gender or age restrictions.
Balls (FIFA Reg/ size Nbr 5) provided by Red Bull no own balls.