since this site begun on the 22nd of December 2003
Footbag had its beginnins in Oregon City in 1972. Two athletes: John Stalberger and Mike Marshall. Marshall had made a round bean bag and had been kicking it to practise his coordination, while his friend John Stalberger used this to strenghen his legs after a knee injury. The game was called "Hack the sack". They later put their product to sale and called it a "Hacky Sack".
Sadly a heart attack exterminated Mike Marshall. This tragedy enflamed Stalberger's vision to make Hacky Sack an extremely popular game. He later sold the rights to Wham-o after forming the national Hacky Sack association.
Till today Wham-o continue to produce extremely low standard Hacky Sacks, which for an unkown reason are still quite popular. However many companies have breached the copywright law and produced Footbags under the Hacky-sack name.
Today there are roughly three types of Footbag: Freestyle- which involves performing a routine of tricks to music to score points, Hack the Sack- which most amatuers do, it involves Kicking the footbag around to other people in a Circle. Finally Footbag Net- which is a volley-ball like game which involves 2 or 4 people on seperate teams, kicking a footbag over the net in an attempt to beat the opponent.
Over the years footbag has become increasingly popular, many kick just as a leisurely activity with friends, while others do it pro. The footbag future looks bright as more and more people are entering the sport either by walking up to some Hobo on the street or friends teaching them.