YG 2008 in video

2008 was the third year of the BBC's Your Game festivals and there were camera crews at all the events to catch the action.

The Swiss Embassy in London hosted the launch of the Your Game 2008 series and the unveiling of some secret Banksy artworks to mark the occasion.

Your Game 2008 launch

The festivals themselves kicked off in Solent where 1Xtra's Ace was shown up in the panna circle.

Your Game in Solent

In Nottingham the rain fell, but the beats kept dropping with some full-bloodied freestyling.

Your Game in Nottingham

World Freestyle Champion John Farnworth is the star attraction in Manchester with some frankly freaky ball control.

Your Game in Manchester

As well as the fancy footwork on the pitch, there was a chance to show off those dancefloor moves at the festival in Leeds.

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Your Game in Leeds

In Birmingham, former West Brom and current Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies came down to hand out the medals and take a look at what was going on.

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Your Game in Birmingham

1Xtra's Vis gets tactical in Newcastle, but it does not look like he will be filling Alan Shearer's managerial shoes anytime soon.

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Your Game in Newcastle

Bristol Somali Youth Club showed off some silky skills on their way to winning in the south-west.

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Your Game in Bristol

The final two festivals of 2008 took place in London where Billy Wingrove showed that losing a layer is no reason to stop the ball-juggling tricks.

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Your Game in London

The cream of the crop came together for a fiercely-contested final weekend at Birmingham City's St Andrew's ground.

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Your Game finale in Birmingham

And finally, if you are preparing for this year's festivals there may just be time to incorporate the head stall and round the world into your own repertoire.