Hacky Sack
Feet-only footbag — keep a small bean-bag airborne using feet, knees and other non-arm surfaces; freestyle and net variants exist.
What is Hacky Sack?
Hacky Sack is a footbag skill toy — a small bean-bag kept airborne using the feet, knees, chest and head (no hands, no arms). Invented by John Stalberger and Mike Marshall in Oregon in 1972 as rehabilitation for Stalberger's injured knee, and popularised through the 1980s university campuses. The International Footbag Players' Association runs World Freestyle and Footbag Net championships. Related sport Footbag Net is a competitive 2-a-side game across a 5-foot net.
Quick facts
Category
Skill Toys
Type
Individual
Players
1–6
Where played
both
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
1972, John Stalberger & Mike Marshall (Oregon USA) — patented 1979
Olympic
No
Popularity
global