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Tony Schelevitz (TuRbi) · Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 11 Location: Rockwood, MI, USA

When people are in your circle textin on their phones and not paying attention. Then they pick up the hack and think they can serve to themselves over and over again

Raven Barnwellmccoy (raven_bm) · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:12 am Post subject:

Theres a gruop i hack with at school every day, and we sorta have developed our own etique (not on pourpuse) cuzz theres always new kids coming and trying it out and joining who dont know the rules every day.

Jose Rodriguez (Andydufrain) · Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 2 Location: King, NC, USA

When I play in circles our only rule is no pegging on serve, also no hands but that's kind of obvious. Laughing

Gus Curley (ThatLoserGus) · Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 3:59 pm Post subject:

me and my friends play with three rules.
1. If you "self-serve" you get pelted in the back.
2. If you apologize for kicking it out you get pelted in the back.
3. If someone gives you a decent serve and you catch it with your hand, you get pelted.

Brian Davis (LawnNinja) · Joined: 14 Jul 2010 Posts: 2 Location: Easton, PA, USA

Most of the etiquette I observe has been mentioned here already, but I'll reiterate for posterity's sake. When kicking in a circle, these are the rules I think everyone should follow (and teach to all newcomers):

- Don't serve to yourself.

- If you have to spit, do it away from the circle.

- Don't throw out wild energetic kicks in some stupid effort to "save" a hack that's gone out of control (this is how bags get lost).

- Don't use your foot to flip a bag up off the ground unless it's your own bag and you don't mind if it gets ruined quickly.

- If you can't consistently pull off a particular kick/stall/dex/etc., then don't try to do it in the circle. A show off who drops the bag is both annoying AND pathetic.

I didn't include things like not using your hands or not paying attention because those should be completely obvious even to someone who's observing a kicking circle for the first time. The five things listed above are all things that people actually do, and each newcomer to the circle should be given the courtesy of being told that these five behaviors are considered offensive.