How to Play Hackysack
Kicking around a hackysack develops agility and coordination and is a fun game to practice alone or play with friends.
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You Will Need
- A hackysack
- Two or more friends
Steps
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Step 1
Gather your friends
Gather your friends in a circle about four to five feet across.
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Step 2
Serve the hackysack
Serve the hackysack to any player by gently tossing it about waist high.
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Tip: Only the server can use his hands—and only when he serves the hackysack.
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Step 3
Don’t use your hands
Keep the hackysack in the air using any part of the body but your arms or hands.
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Use your thigh, heel, inside of the foot, and forehead to keep it aloft.
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Step 4
Pass it on
Pass the hackysack back and forth around the circle of players for as long as possible.
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Step 5
Don’t kill the hack
If a player lets the hackysack hit the ground—or touches it with a hand or arm—it "kills" the hack, and game must be restarted.
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Step 6
Play until you’re tired
Play until you tire of kicking the bag around.
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In 1997, Ted Martin set an individual hackysack record with 63,326 consecutive kicks.
