Hacky Sack Club: Improving your Coordination

By Brian Albrecht, 2020

Published 9/26/19

There are drops off sweat rolling down the side of your face. Your teammates desperately depend on you to keep the game going. You’re determined to show everyone what you’ve got. Then, you let the hacky sack hit the floor of the cafeteria. As you apologize to the circle, a hacky sack club member says, “rule #1 of the club: never apologize for a mistake made in the game of hacky sack” - and the game of keep-up continues. Hacky sacking isn’t just some leisurely hobby your parents claimed to be legendary at when they were in college; it’s actually a very challenging, fun hobby that will surely improve your motor skills. Hacky sacking is a great source of exercise, and a means of making new friends. Hacky sack club leaders teach it’s members how to properly juggle a hacky sack, and play different hacky sack related games. The hacky sacking that used to take place on the senior walk between a couple of friends was noted to be insanely intriguing to the students of Mrs. Knott’s classroom. When interviewed, Mrs. Knott stated that she personally “loves the idea of students playing with hacky sacks” because as one of the CHS girls soccer coaches, she too enjoys this hobby. But, Mrs. Knott admitted that she “wishes hacky sacks weren’t allowed on the senior walk because of the distractions it causes in her classroom.” You should consider attending hacky sack club’s weekly meetings on Wednesdays after school, from 2-3 on the senior walk at CHS to keep Mrs. Knott’s students more focused in class.

Even the most conditioned soccer players break a sweat while hacky sacking. Statistics show that many high schoolers today don’t receive a proper amount of exercise each day, causing them to feel low on energy every day. A form of light exercise every day has been proven to raise a person’s energy level, preventing them from feeling tired during the day.

The goal of hacky sack club is to get CHS students healthier, more coordinated, and connected with the students they have yet to befriend.