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The history of footbag
HACKYSACK INFORMATION AND FACTS Footbags became a popular fad in North America by the
early 1980s. One million footbags were sold by 1983. Though interest in
footbags was concentrated in the USA, the game soon became a worldwide
phenomenon.
Though interest in foot-bags faded, a core group of competitors has remained. Those who use footbags value how it increases their agility, coordination, endurance, balance, and concentration. Others enjoy footbags because they are not competitive in the same way most sports are: users have to cooperate with others to keep the footbag off the ground. One way that footbags are used is in hack circles. The footbag is passed around a circle using the foot, using one of the 5 basic kicks (the inside kick, toe kick, knee kick, outside kick, or back kick). Circles can be made up of as few as 2 and as many as Twenty five or more players, and is often played on college campuses. Hack circles evolved into footbag freestyle. Footbaggers show off tricks like toestalls and clippers, linked together in routines, while at the same time keeping the footbag off the ground. Participants are judged on difficulty of routines as well as artistic merit.
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Freestyle is just one event in footbag competitions. Another is Footbag Consecutive, played in singles or pairs. The object is to keep the bag going as long as possible. A world record in pairs set in 1995 had 2 people completing 123,456 kicks in 19 hours, 19 minutes, and 20 seconds. Some footbag games are individual while others involve teams. Net-sack was invented by Stalberger in the late 1970s. It is basically volleyball with a footbag. Played on a badminton-sized court with a 5 ft (15.2 m) high net, net-sack features singles and doubles brackets and is scored like volleyball. Footbag golf is played and scored like golf on a course with obstacles and holes. |
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