This is the first post of my footblog! Exciting....isn't it?
Anyways, I guess I should start with how I got into footbag.*clears throat*
It all started...hmmm...in 6th grade. Hacky sack was like HUGE then; Everyone played it. At recess, you could see like 4-5 different circles of kids kickin' a hackysack. Me and a couple friends would hack all the time: before class, during "free period", after class, during recess, after school. It was just something fun to do and I enjoyed it.
7th grade rolled around and I stilled kept hacking. I got pretty good at it and just stuck with it. Played with friends and such.
Then, the summer of 7th grade hit (2004). I was still hackin' not knowing anything of footbag. My friend looked up some hacky sack tricks on the web and stumbled on footbag.org and told me that there was a club at our school! The president was Dan Iachini, Vice President Mike Park. I sent an e-mail to Dan and later on got together with him for my first footbag session, the session that would start freestyle footbag for me. He showed me what footbag REALLY was. I was so..."flabbergasted" at it and my eyes were
in awe. After the session he let me borrow an old pair of lavers and a Mr. Sandbag (later on I would get my own). I love the sport ever since.Now-a-days, I footbag every other day (if I miss 2 days, I footbag 2 days in a row to make up for lost time). Some of the players I kick with is Josh GayHart, who is amazing and an all around awesome guy. I have a friend named Rob, who is hooked to it, and keeps getting better and better. I also kick with a couple of other pals who are all great.
I'm part of the Seneca Valley Footbag Club (SVFC) at my school. I'm actually the future President due to that Dan Iachini (former President) has graduated. He's done a really good job starting up this club, and I plan to help make it live on!
*cracks knuckles*
Man that was a long intro. Oh well, hopefully it kept you entertained. But yeah, I love footbag, plain and simple. Footbag is just an awesome sport, that allows you to do so much. There's so many moves and concepts that it allows you to be creative and express your self and develop your own style. Footbag is just fun also, I enjoy doing it and I hope that it grows bigger and is recognized.
Well, there ya go, my first post on this blog. I'll try and update this thing as much as I can. Feel free to post whenever you like
Keep on kickin'
-WONG-
Edit: I'd like to thank Emily Kulczyk (Moxie), for she inspired me to start this blog thing
Now go check out her blog!
AHHH IT DRIVES ME INSANE!!!!) I'd figure the more I do it, I'll eventually get it.
More drilling and such. Wasn't playing too well...but it's okay, as long as I play, I'm content. Epsecially when I drill because then I know things will come more natural and easier.