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Footbag
A footbag is a small bean bag used as a ball in a number of sports. 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).
The same sport has also been practiced with a toy called a Koosh Ball.
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1 Footbag freestyle
2 Footbag net
3 Circle kick
3.1 Variations on circle kick
4 Equipment
5 History of footbag
6 External links
Footbag freestyle
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.
Footbag net
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 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.
Variations on circle kick
In one variation, commonly called peg, a number of kicks is chosen. After that many successful kicks are made, whoever catches the footbag may throw it at, or peg, another player. If a player grabs the footbag before the predetermined number of kicks, any or all of the other players get a free "peg" on him or her.
In a very similar variation, called kill, a number of kicks is chosen; for example, two-hit kill uses two hits. Players try to make two consecutive hits, after which they can hit the footbag at another player. If the footbag hits the player, he or she is "killed" and out of the game. If the player successfully hits the footbag, though, the footbag is put back into play and the player is not out.
Kill differs from peg in that in kill, players have to make (for example) two consecutive hits by themselves before they can "kill" another player; in peg, all players contribute to this number. In both games, higher numbers of hits make the game more challenging.
Another variant is commonly known as Washington Rules because it is commonly traced to the West Coast. In this version, when a player drops the footbag or errs in any other way, he must go to the middle of the circle; if he errs again all the other players are allowed to hit and kick him until he can break out of the circle. If another player drops the bag or otherwise errs, the player in the centre is allowed out and the latter player takes the middle position.
Equipment
Although some argue that a certain pair of shoes is necessary, the only piece of equipment that is really required in order to play footbag is a footbag. These come in many styles, colors, and varieties. Some footbags have simple cotton exteriors, while others are made of thirty to sixty panels of suede. Some are filled with sand; others, plastic pellets. Many footbags have designs on them, either geometric or pictorial (a happy face, for example). Some footbags are specialized for footbag net; these are generally not good for playing freestyle footbag.
Part of the appeal and popularity of footbag is due to this simplicity of equipment. A footbag can be bought for under $5, easily stored in a pocket, and later retrieved for a quick game of freestyle. Most other sports, by comparison, are not nearly as portable.
History of footbag
Footbag was conceived by John Stalberger and Mike Marshall in Oregon City, Oregon in 1972. They coined two terms: "hacky sack", which referred specifically to their product, and "footbag", which is the generic name for the game and the product. "Hacky sack" is now trademarked by Wham-O, and should technically not be used to refer to the game or the bean bag, but almost always is.
External links
The above article is adapted from from Wikipedia All Wikipedia article text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
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