Joel Rogers Oceanside, California US Born: Nashville, TN Height: 6'1" AKA: Joel-E, JR Major titles: 5 Profession: Antique Toy & Collectibles Dealer Watch a video of Joel. Send an email to Joel Career highlights: 5 major titles (see below), plus 4 Master's Freestyle Championships, facilitated by a 1987 move to San Diego Media exposure: ESPN, MTV Sports, National Public Radio ------>Scroll down to read more
Started playing: first competition in 1980 How I started playing: l Favorite move: Long, restricted, consecutive coop ending with a gitoss to a gitoss to a gitoss, double spinning scarecrow catch. Beach jam, Koh Ngai Thailand, 2003. Partners past & present: David Schiller, Rick Castiglia, Larry Imperiale, Don Wallace, Mary Lowry, Dave Murphy, Ron King Most people don't think of Nashville and Frisbee in the same sentence. And neither did native son, Joel Rogers. That is why he moved to Cardiff by the Sea, CA in 1987 to live as a "frisbeetarian". However, the Nashville music scene did give Joel the fine appreciation for music he uses to complement his competitive routines. Lets face it, for Joel the beach is the place to be, and when you get there, just shut up and jam. Ranked 10th in 2003, Joels roots are in play with "Chillman" Schiller, Rick Casio, and Laerbs on the beach, in "Sandy Ego." The near-perfect conditions in San Diego, the vibrant jamming scene there, and lots of hard work created this monster jammer. Variety is the backbone of Joels play. His motto is "Its not what you do in a five minute routine, its what you can do all day." Joel comes from the old school of flow and go but he has also incorporated modern overall mastery and total control of the frisbee into his game. "I call that driving the race car at high speed, but smooth in the corners." "I like to spend the day jamming trying to make everyone better around me. Some players want to show you what they can do. I want to see what WE can do. My advice is to seek out a group jam with a good vibe and of course: Gitis early, gitis often! Major Titles 2002 1st Place Pairs w/ Larry Imperiale 1992 1st Place Pairs w/ Dave Schiller 1992 1st Place Co-op w/ Dave Schiller & Dave Murphy 1990 1st Place Co-op w/ Dave Schiller & Rick Castiglia 1989 1st Place Co-op w/ Dave Schiller & Rick Castiglia "Art Of Disc"
Tournament Results Results are current through 1992 Please email us if there are errors. This list will be complete through 1974 in a year or so. Major Event Victories Location Division FPA World Freestyle Frisbee Championships 2005 Seattle, WA US Co-op 2002 FPA World Championships Boston, MA US Open Pairs 1993 WFDF San Diego, CA US Co-op 1992 Freestyle Players Association Worlds Championships San Diego, CA US Open Pairs 1990 FPA World Championships Santa Cruz, CA US Co-op Event Victories 2004 World Masters/Juniors Frisbee Championships San Diego, CA US Masters Open 2002 World Masters Overall Flying Disc Championships Worcester, MA US Open Format 1999 Ventura Beach Tournament Ventura, CA US Mixed Pairs 1996 Masters Overall Flying Disc Championships Easton, MA US Masters Open 1995 World Beach Invitational Ventura, CA US Open Pairs 1995 World Beach Invitational Ventura, CA US Mixed Pairs 1995 FPA Northwest Championships Yakima, WA US Open Pairs 1994 World Beach Invitational Ventura, CA US Open Pairs 1993 California Open Redondo Beach, CA US Open Pairs 1992 Wintertime Open Pasadena, CA US Open Format 1990 Ventura Beach Tournament Ventura, CA US Co-op All tournament victories (entered in the database so far) for Joel Rogers are shown above. Finals Appearances at Major Events (excluding wins) Rank Event Name Location Division 8.  FPA World Freestyle Frisbee Championships 2005 Seattle, WA US Open Pairs 3.  2005 WFDF World Overall Championships San Diego, CA US Open Pairs 6.  2003 FPA World Freestyle Championships Rimini Italy Open Pairs 4.  2003 World Disc Games Santa Cruz, CA US Open Pairs 3.  2002 FPA World Championships Boston, MA US Co-op Only a partial list of results are shown above. Go see all the results for Joel Rogers with partner names.

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