The terms of the following board positions are up for re-election this year:
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Thanks to Bethany, Majka/Cesco, and Edo for helping and working so hard for the FPA over the last few years!
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The FPA is now accepting candidates for these positions. If you have time, energy, and ideas to help the sport grow, please send your candidacy or nominations to president@freestyledisc.org.
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The deadline for nominations is October 1, 2025.
The Freestyle Players Association (FPA, freestyledisc.org) and the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF, wfdf.sport) have been working together for some time. In 2026, this cooperation reaches a new milestone: the Freestyle World Championships will be jointly sanctioned by both organizations.
This unification brings freestyle under a single, shared World Championship, combining the competitive focus and history of FPA Worlds with the global reach and structure of WFDF. As part of this cooperation, WFDF has published the first official bulletin for the FPA & WFDF 2026 World Freestyle Flying Disc Championships which will take place later this year in Munich, Germany.
Please read the bulletin carefully, as it contains essential information regarding registration, location, logistics, and a new requirement for WADA online training.
We have combined forces with WFDF to take advantage of their reach. The Freestyle Players Association (FPA) will be the last disc organization to fully embrace the WFDF umbrella, with Disc Golf and Guts already being full members.
WFDF’s media reach is far superior and more structured than that of the FPA. Their use of social media, their ability to reach significantly larger audiences, and their overall media expertise are assets we can now benefit from. This bulletin, for example, has been shared with all WFDF member countries worldwide.
Their financial capacity is also orders of magnitude larger than that of the FPA. Consider initiatives such as the World Urban Games, numerous international demonstrations, and similar projects. WFDF can afford this level of activity because of its connection to the Olympic Movement and its vast resources. Additionally, through this partnership, we are now eligible for potential TAFISA grants.
Many people have expressed concerns that our sport is at risk of becoming smaller. This partnership represents our best opportunity not only to remain relevant, but to truly thrive. We believe freestyle is the best disc sport in the world — what we need now is broader exposure. And for that, we need help.
A WFDF World Champion title in freestyle has existed historically. It was awarded as part of the WFDF Overall World Championships, where freestyle was one of seven disciplines.
However, from a freestyle perspective, the Overall Worlds were never strongly attended by top freestyle specialists. As a result, the WFDF freestyle title did not carry the same prestige or competitive weight as the dedicated Freestyle World Championships organized by the FPA.
For this reason, freestyle effectively developed two parallel “world titles,” with the FPA World Championships remaining the true pinnacle of the sport.
Starting in 2026, this structure changes. The Freestyle World Championships are now unified into a single event, jointly sanctioned by FPA and WFDF — preserving the legacy and competitive focus of FPA Worlds while fully integrating freestyle into the global WFDF framework.
The nomination window for the Freestyle Disc Hall of Fame opens on November 1st and extends through December 31st of this year.
If you have a candidate and would like to promote them for consideration, please use
this form
and send it to crust@freestyledisc.org.
The Committee will consider the nominees’ merits and will vote for the 2026 wave of inductees later this spring.
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Skippy Jammer
Hey everyone!
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The FPA is now soliciting bids for both 2027 and 2028 FPA Worlds. We have a really special 2026 Worlds upcoming in Munich after having a really awesome FPAW this year in Toronto! Thinking outside the box is encouraged — with priority for bids that are outdoors (unless forced indoors by weather). Please use the link below to apply.
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We are moving to a two-year bidding window to help with longer-term planning for organizers, which should benefit organizers, players, potential sponsors, and fans of the sport alike.
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Consider applying and let’s grow the sport together! The deadline is December 31, 2025, and site selections will occur soon after.
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We are also interested in ideas for other possible events — such as a Beach Major? A Japanese Freestyle event? Perhaps something similar to the classic EFOs and AFOs of the past.
Dear FPA-Board,
I just learned by accident that our Annual Membership Meeting is tomorrow.
I’m sorry, but it’s not the first time that such an important information dries up in the sand. I know you ‘re all working voluntarily but I don’t understand how something like this can happen. Nobody is on FB any more. Except the old generation of Freestyle Frisbee Players. We need to pull the stream of information from there asap. Did you try to reach out the the Players in a different way, too? If yes in how and why did some members didn’t get notified?
I’m very well aware that everyone is working voluntary and that the FPA as well as other federations is lacking staff but I don’t understand who this keeps happening, especially for the most important event for members. I’ve addressed my difficulties with the FPAs information politics in the past already and I don’t like to be put in that role of the permanent whiner. Something like this simply cannot happen.
What happened to the newsletter? I personally think you should cancel the event and sent out proper invitations to every member for another date.
With all due respect, I hope that some olks resonate with my perspective and understand my anger