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Press Releases

  • “OSC” from Washington D.C. Claim World Championship Title at the 15th Annual World Kickball Championship Founders Cup® Presented by WAKA Kickball and Social Sports - October 16, 2012
  • Nation’s Best Excited To Kick, Run And Catch  For Coveted Title of World Kickball Champion During the 15th Annual World Kickball Championship® Weekend - October 2, 2012
  • World Adult Kickball Association Attempts to Set World Record; Supports Children's Cancer Research - March 29, 2012
  • WAKA Awards New Social Sports Franchise in Oklahoma City; Recruiting Adults for Spring Season - February 22, 2012
  • Start the Year Off with $2,000 or More for Talking About Sports - January 10, 2012
  • WAKA Kickball Listed on 2011 Inc. 5000 as one of the Fastest Growing Private U.S. Companies for Second Year in a Row - December 19, 2011
  • “Other Shot Callers” Crowned as World Kickball Champion  during the Annual World Kickball Championship® Weekend - October 13, 2011
  • Nation’s Best Excited To Kick, Run And Catch  For Coveted Title of World Kickball Champion During the 14th Annual World Kickball Championship® Weekend - October 5, 2011
  • World Adult Kickball Association Awards First Franchise To New Orleans Native Sean Gaubert - June 8, 2011
  • "World Adult Kickball Association Launches Franchise Operation" Media Advisory Release - March 29, 2011
  • "WAKA Kickball ... Set to Begin Offering Franchises" Media Advisory Release - September 23, 2010
  • "World's Longest Kickball Marathon" Media Advisory Release - April 2, 2010
  • 12th Annual Founders Cup® World Kickball Championship® Release – August 26, 2009

 

Articles
KICKING IT Adult kickball leagues lets grown ups be kids again - Sun, 04/29/2012

It's about 8:45 on a Wednesday night and the lights are just flickering to life at Cameron Stadium in Washington.The sun dipped below the horizon a while ago, and the place where Washington & Jefferson College's football heroes and track stars compete has been hushed for a couple of hours. But a few cars start pulling into the gravel lot next to the stadium on Park Avenue. Students decked in sweatpants and hooded sweatshirts get out of the vehicles and kill time chatting. Then base pads are placed in a diamond-shaped configuration near one of the end zones. Read More
Adult kickball brings a twist to a childhood game - Thu, 04/26/2012

Every Thursday evening at Fair Oaks Park in Sunnyvale, there's a colorful show of whirling, soaring and bouncing red rubber balls. It's a scene where SCUMBAGS, Gingerballs and Friends with Consequences get together for a display of athleticism, goofiness and, most of all, fun. The circus isn't in town, but a schoolyard game is alive and kicking. Read More
Kickball is networking for some adults -- and cheaper than golf - Wed, 04/18/2012

The bases are loaded and the pitch has been delivered. Then, from the corner of the field, an iconic red rubber ball soars across the green. While baseball is making headlines, young adults in Miami are enjoying an offshoot of the American pastime: kickball. Read More
Adults getting a kick out of this ‘kids game’ - Thu, 04/05/2012

As twilight descended upon Chapel Hill’s Homestead Park athletic fields last Thursday night, crowds of young men and women seemed to reluctant to leave. Pooled into teams clad in bright and sometimes whimsically thematic athletic attire, the athletes left the fields kicking and screaming. Read More
Kickball - Mon, 03/05/2012

Getting ready to find some fun activities for spring? It’s sooner than you realize! Here’s one for you Founded in 1998 by a group of friends — the Worldwide Adult Kickball Association (WAKA) is the oldest and largest organized adult co-ed kickball organization. Read More
Get Outside - Thu, 03/01/2012

Our splendid spring weather is a wastin'. So lose the laptop, smear on the sunblock, find your flip floos and...get outside!

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WAKA awards social sports franchise to first female owner Cindy Honickman in Durham-Chapel Hill - Thu, 02/23/2012

The World Adult Kickball Association has awarded its third franchise to Cindy Honickman of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who becomes the first female owner/operator in the nationwide organization’s new franchise program, launched last year. Read More
Dodgeball quickly becoming the new social sport in Somerville - Wed, 02/22/2012

Somerville may never be recognized as the birthplace of adult dodgeball, but may be on a short list of breeding grounds. In the fall, Somerville was the second city to host an adult dodgeball league under the auspices of the World Adult Kickball Association. Read More
Yes, the Kickball World Championship will be held in Las Vegas on Saturday, and it will be glorious - Fri, 10/07/2011

Kickball, the game you dominated in the fourth grade (actual events may not be exactly as you remember them), is on the rise. Fun fact: There are adult kickball leagues in 35 states in the U.S., as well as England and yes, Iraq. Their version of the Lombardi Trophy, called the Founders Cup, will be on the line on Saturday at the 14th Annual World Kickball Championship in Las Vegas, the biggest event in the sport.

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Kickball World Championship Kicks Off In Las Vegas Oct. 8 (VIDEO) - Thu, 10/06/2011

This weekend, most sports fans will be focused on football games, Major League Baseball playoffs and the status of the upcoming NBA season.

However, for a small but faithful cadre of kickball fans, their attention will be in Las Vegas, the site of the 14th Annual World Kickball Championship Founders Cup, the biggest event in that burgeoning sport.

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