Scott Cleere

Hacky Sack found me in 1979, Mark Paulin introduced me to footbag at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO. Mark shared the circle game with Bill Bethurum and me.

We were instantly hooked on this marvelous game that blended our love of tennis, dance and cooperative play. Bill and I formed a partnership (inspired by freestyle frisbee team "the Coloradicals") called the Colorado Footboltz and would later include Randy Nelson.

My first competition was the Colorado State Championships in Boulder, CO in 1980.

Promotional and competitive highlights include:

• The Intermountain Footbag Championships 1981 - '87

• National Hacky Touring Team School Assembly Tour 1983

• Guinness Record - largest circle, Ft. Collins, CO, 863 people in 1984

• $10,000 prize from Wham-O - Hacky Sack and Frisbee Festivals 1984, '85

• World Team Freestyle Champions with Bill Bethurum and Randy Nelson 1986 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbb3w-ChIfA

• Mixed Doubles Net World Champions with Tina Lewis 1985

• Singles Net runner up to Gary Griggs World Championships 1985

• WFA Tour Team w Randy Nelson 1987

• European championships and demonstration tours 1986, '87

• International Games Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 1997.

Creative Athletics was the synthesis of years of school assemblies, promotions, competitions and became my livelihood from 1990 to the present.

It has evolved over the many years. I was fortunate to provide meaningful opportunities to several footbag players by providing school assembly experience that led to some of them to go on to footbag related careers of their own.

The sport of footbag has given me so much. A career as an athlete, promoter, coach, partner, business owner and most importantly a husband to Deborah and father to Jeremy and Noah.

The image is taken at Haystack Rock, Seaside Beach at our first national championship. What a wonderful journey it's been. Hack in!