Every couple weeks new trends start and others end. Sometimes those trends bring back things that once were popular. Hacky Sack has recently gained more popularity throughout schools. Kids have started participating in a game where you stand in a circle, trying to keep a small ball filled with some sort of beads, in the air. You are only allowed to use your foot, chest, and knees.

Hacky Sack has made its way to Liberty, where a group of boys started to play during lunchtime.

Owen Roberts (11) decided to bring his Hacky Sack one day in hopes of making lunch more fun with his group of friends, Caden Johnson (11), Trent Drey (11), and Lucas Nowack (11).

Many people might look at Hacky Sack and think it’s a just another game kids play when they’re bored. But to others it can be much more.

“My favorite thing about Hacky Sack is the bonding and creativity,” Johnson said. “Me and my buddies always have a good time playing it which makes it a big part of why we do it.”

Roberts also had similar feelings towards the game, saying how there’s lots of creativity and skills you can get out of the game.

But there’s much more to the history of this game than meets the eye. Hacky Sack was created in 1972 by two friends, John Stalberger and Mike Marshall. Marshall was part of the U.S Air Force, where he went AWOL later leading him to confinement in a military brig. While in military confinement, he met a Native American who showed him this hobby. John Salberger was a baseball player who injured his knee during a game, where he then needed surgery. While recovering, he met Mike Marshall. Marshall showed Stalberger the hobby he had learned, and used it to help rehabilitate Marshall’s knee.

Hacky Sack isn’t all just about trying to keep the sack in the air, you’re also able to get creative and challenge yourself.

“There are so many tricks and cool combos that you can do,” Roberts said.

In the end, Hacky Sack seems to be winning the hearts of new generations and continues to gain popularity.