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It is a sport in which the players kick a footbag (hackysack) over a 5ft high net. Players are only allowed to use their feet to kick the foot bag over the net. If a player makes a contact of the footbag with the knee or above, it is considered a foul.
The sport can be played individually as well as in the form of doubles. Footbag net has a similar looking net to other sports like volleyball, badminton and tennis. The court dimensions of Footbag Net are similar to the court dimensions of a doubles badminton court.
Players serve diagonally just like in tennis. It can be played to a point level of 11 or 15, although players need to win by at least two points.
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Footbag Net is governed by the International Footbag Players Association. The competitions usually take place in North America and Europe. The World Footbag Championship is held annually and is usually a week-long event played in between various teams from all around the world.
Similar Sports
- Footbag — a group of sports that is named after the ball ("Footbag") that is used to play the sport. Sports include Freestyle and Footbag Net.
- Freestyle Footbag — performing various tricks with a footbag.
- Basse — a bag ball game from Norway in which the ball is kept from landing in the player's area, using any part of the body except the hands.
- Footvolley — beach volleyball played with the feet
- Sipa — a sport from the Philippines in which the aim is to kick the ball to the other side of the net onto the opponent’s side without it touching the ground.
- Football Tennis — volleyball-type sport played with the feet but allowing a bounce and with a lower net like in tennis.
- Sepak Takraw — an Asian sport like volleyball but using the feet to kick a ball over a net
- Volleyball — a game for two teams of six players, in which a large ball is hit by hand over a high net, the aim being to score points by making the ball reach the ground on the opponent's side of the court.
Related Pages
- Complete list of sports
- The Encyclopedia of Sports
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