The Guiness Book of World Records might have to be revised after Sunday.

On Sunday afternoon, current world record holder for consecutive kicks of a footbag in a five minute period, Andy Linder from Chicago, will attempt to surpass his own record of over 950 kicks in a five minute time frame.

The 1995 Chaos Indoor Footbag Festival will host five different clubs from Texas, Missouri and Illinois who will compete over the weekend.

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The events held this weekend include:Footbag Net, which is basically volleyball with the feet; Footbag Consecutives, which is how many times one can kick the bag in five minutes; and Footbag Freestyle, which is a two minute routine that is coordinated with music.

The event organizer, Paul Lovern, explained that the festival is aimed toward beginners in the sport and he encourages those who are interested in learning to attend the events. Lovern said that instruction will take place as well and that prizes will be given away during the festival.

Lovern, who transfered to SIUC from Eastern Illinois University to SIUC this semester, is the organizer of the Footbag Club at SIUC. Lovern said that most people associate the footbag with the Hackey Sack. The Hackey Sack is a brand name of a footbag.

Lovern and fellow student Mark Voightmann are amateur world champions in the Footbag Net event. The two will display their talents this weekend also.

Another individual who will compete over the weekend is Scott Davidson. Davidson is currently ranked fifth in the world in the Freestyle competition.

We don’t want the festival to look like some big tournament where you have to be a great to compete, Lovern said. This (the festival) is for the community.

The festival will start its events on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the Recreation Center and continue until 6:00 p.m. On Sunday, the festival will begin at 9:00 a.m. and Linder will make his attempt for the world record at 2:00 p.m.

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