What is it Foot bag

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What is it Foot bag?

• Footbag" is a cooperative kicking sport (with
  roots in ancient China, Thailand, Native America,
  et al.) which was reinvented in the 70's by two
  athlete dudes from Oregon, John Stalberger and
  Mike Marshall. Patented, sold and popularized
  under the (then Wham-O) trade name of "Hacky
  Sack", the sport of footbag continued to slowly
  grow in popularity through the 80's and now in
  the 90's, is recognizable throughout most of
  North America. Millions of people, young and old,
  athletes and "couch potatoes", have now kicked it
  around at least once and many thousands have been
  fully smitten.
• Footbag not only unites the individuals within
  the kicking circle, but also symbolically links
  all the races and nations within the universal
  impulse to kick a ball. Kicking around a small,
  round object (a rock, an animal bladder, a sock,
  a rotten orange...) must surely be one of the
  oldest forms of human sport. It seems that
  practically every culture, from ancient history
  to modern times, has adapted some kind of
  home-grown variation on the foot-ball theme
  (takraw, shuttlecock, kemari, etc.). Of course,
  modern day soccer is widely recognized as the
  planet's single most popular sport.

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But footbag is not just another sport..

• Commonly played on street corners, plazas and
  campuses around the country, footbag finds its
  unique impetus not from the quest to "win", but
  from the sheer joy of dancing together in a
  circle and working toward a common goal. When
  everyone touches it before it falls, the entire
  group wins. In this simple way, footbag compels
  groups of disparate individuals to set aside
  their separate, ego-driven minds and behave, for
  a moment, with a cooperative worldview. This is
  what makes footbag so special.

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Basic moves of foot bag.

• These are the four basic moves of footbag. In
  order to improve your skills, follow these two
  simple steps
• (1) REPETITION - Practice each move until you can
  get multiple hacks with it.
• (2) VARIATION - Begin combining the different
  moves.
• Inside kick, outside kick, toe kick,knee.

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Kinds of footbag

• A footbag is a small bean bag or sand bag used as
  a ball in a number of sports and games. It is
  typically controlled by the feet, but in some
  sports every part of the body except the hands
  and arms may be used. The term footbag is also
  the generic name for the sports which use the
  footbag. The main varieties are footbag
  freestyle, footbag net, and circle kick. Both the
  footbag and the sports that use it are sometimes
  referred to as hacky sack (or hackey sack).
• Footbag freestyle is a footbag sport where
  players demonstrate their abilities by performing
  sequences of difficult moves. The performance is
  judged for choreography, difficulty, variety, and
  execution .
• In footbag net, players (either playing for
  themselves, or with a partner) move a footbag
  back and forth across a five-foot-high net. This
  game combines elements of tennis, badminton, and
  volleyball. Specifically, the court dimensions
  and layout are similar to those of bandminton
  the scoring is similar to old scoring system in
  volleyball (you must be serving to score) and
  serves must be diagonal, as in tennis. Footbag
  net games can be played to eleven or fifteen
  points, although the winners must win by at least
  two points.
• Circle kick
• Circle kick is the more common version of
  footbag, and it is the game people are referring
  to when they talk about "hacking the sack" (or
  any other variant on the term "hacky sack"). In
  this game, players stand in a circle, do tricks
  with the footbag, and keep it moving around the
  circle. A 'hack' is achieved when every person in
  the circle contributes a kick.

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The rules of Foot bag

• No Hands , No Arms
• Always serve the bag to someone else,
• Do not bogart that bag Don't always hog it
  'till you drop it because that sucks for
  everybody else. Being able to pass well is
  important to almost all footbag games.
• Don't say "sorry". Everyone makes mistakes,
  especially when learning, so sorries are
  unneccissary.
• Try not to give knee passes Passes from the knee
  tend to go strait to the ground.

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What people think about foot bag

• "...I have been playing footbag for almost 17
  years and the themes of peace and understanding
  are ones my friends and I share. Additionally I
  have been a scout leader for 5 years and very
  much appreciate your sharing information to help
  my young Cubscouts. This is a sport that is very
  important to me. You see I was in an accident 4
  years ago and lost the use of my legs for 18
  months. Hacky was an integral part of my recovery
  after many surgeries and PT. I am very fortunate
  to have my best friend be a physical therapist
  and to have him see the benifits, both physical
  and mental, of incorporating the sport into my
  ongoing recovery. Also, as a parent I feel within
  my rights to say your mom would be proud! Take
  care." -- Rod

"It's a great thing that totally different people
can come together in the pure joy of just kicking
a little bag. I think that footbag boosts the
human spirit and creates a feeling of comraderie
and friendship among any group of people." -- Ben
Hefferon, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.