|
All about footbag
THE HISTORY OF HACKY SACK The footbag originated in ancient China. Imperial Chinese
guards stayed alert during their overnight duty periods by kicking a small
round sack stuffed with hair. A similar object was used to help train
Chinese soldiers in 2600 B. C.
Other footbag-like games are still part of Asian culture. In Malaysia, the national sport is sepak takraw. It is played with a bamboo or plastic ball that is light and hollow. Similar sports are played in Myanmar, Philippines and Singapore. The history of the footbag or hacky sack in the USA began in the early 1970s. Mike Marshall had taken a trip to Asia and seen one of the footbag type games there. In 1972, Marshall met John Stalberger Jr., a former football player who was recovering from a knee injury and was looking for a rehabilitation exercise. They came up with the footbag. This early version of the game was a small sock stuffed with dried corn and tied. Stalberger and Marshall tested out several versions of the bag, a few of which were beanbag-like, and experimented with various ways to use it. |
Home. About Us. FAQ's. Timeline. Tools.
Get Recruited Articles.
|
|
Stalberger called the small bag a Hacky Sack because when he and Marshall would play with the bag, they said they were going to "hack the sack." After Marshall's death in the mid-1970s, Stalberger continued to market the footbag to sports stores and schools in his local (Portland, Oregon) area. Receiving an good response, Stalberger patented the Hacky Sack in 1979. (He sold the rights to the name to Wham-O! in 1983.) Early footbags were made of a heavy fabric, though later cowhide leather soon dominated the market. The leather was used to make panels that were sewn together, not unlike a soccer ball. In 1981, crocheted foot-bags (called granny sacks, because they were handsewn, allegedly by grandmothers) were introduced. Crocheted footbags were seen as an improvement on the leather footbags, which were hard to break in. Crocheted footbags were already soft. |
During the 1980s and 1990s, artificial materials began to be used more often than leather. Ultra suede does not require the same kind of break-in period that leather footbags do. While the crocheted type of footbag are popular among some footbaggers, others enthusiasts believed that paneled footbags were better and lasted longer. Different footbags have different characteristics, especially when it comes to bounce. Both types of footbags are usually filled with plastic pellets, but have been filled with other materials like cherry pits. In 1995, sand-filled footbags were introduced, and soon became popular among freestyle participants because they are conducive to certain tricks. By 1995, several million footbags were being sold every year.
Click here to read the rest of this article.
By the seventeenth century the game of cricket was very popular in rural areas, but in the following century the leisure classes took up the sport, particularly in Kent, Sussex, and London.
We know that aging means losing muscle mass, which brings on a reduction in strength, risk of falls and impaired functional ability.
Baseball I
Basketball I
Board And Card Games I
Cardio Respiratory Fitness
I
College Sports
Camps I
Diet and Sport
FAFSA-Financial Aid Application I
Fitness Training I
Fencing I
Field Hockey I
Football I
Golf
I
Gym Training I
Sports Helmets
Hockey I
Lacrosse I
Lose Weight I NAIA
Conferences I
NCAA DI Conferences
I
NCAA DII
Conferences I
NCAA DIII Conferences
NCAA Emerging Sports I
NCAA Games Rosters
I
Quit Smoking I
Rowing I
Running I
Scholarship News I
Sports Shoes I
Soccer
Softball I
Sports Clothing I Sports Medicine I Sports Training I
Steroids I
Swimming I
Tennis I
Volleyball I
Weight Training
Wrestling
© College
Sports Scholarships
Contact the Webmaster
A successful effort to reward employees for losing weight could become a model for other companies concerned about employee health and healthcare costs.