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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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! View article pdf. |
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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 |
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Dodgeball quickly becoming the new social sport in Somerville - Wed, 02/22/2012
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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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Young Professionals Connect in Kickball - Wed, 09/21/2011
As fun as it is to play kickball, it might be even more fun to name the teams. Among the top teams in the World Adult Kickball Association's Raleigh summer leagues are What Willis Was Talking About, Those Guys and Nacho and the Jew. View article pdf. |
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Three Franchises Far From Business As Usual - Wed, 09/07/2011
In 1998, four friends in the Washington, D.C., area were looking for a social activity that didn't involve sitting in a dimly lit bar on a sunny day--but also wasn't as mind-numbing and expensive as playing 18 holes of golf. Their solution? Kickball, the ubiquitous playground sport that most people left behind with their lunchbox. |
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WAKA Kickball Now Franchising - Mon, 08/01/2011
The World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA) recently began franchising in the United States. The program will leverage the organization’s 13 years of success bringing fun and happiness to hundreds of thousands of kickball players across the country and will offer one of the most exciting, affordable, high “fun” franchises in the marketplace. |
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First Kickball Franchise Awarded - Mon, 08/01/2011
The World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA) awarded their first franchise in New Orleans. The business was started as a way for others to meet new people and have fun; and what better way than a game of kickball? |
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Battle of the Bases - Mon, 08/01/2011
There are those people - who shall remain nameless - that insist their preferred co-rec sport is the best. So, we decided to have a little play-off competition between two of Northern Virginia's biggest and most popular adult co-rec leagues: WAKA Kickball, say hello to Fairfax Adult Softball. View article pdf. |
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Kickball Is Not Just For Kids - Sun, 07/31/2011
Remember playing kickball when you were a kid? Well, it’s back in a big way! Adult kickball leagues are popping up all over the nation, thanks to the World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA), making it easy to re-live your childhood and get fit at the same time! |
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Kickball: It's (Still) Not Just For Kids - Fri, 07/29/2011
The kickball-for-adults trend is still going strong. |
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Having A Ball Out On The Beach - Fri, 07/29/2011
In most sports, screaming at your opponent after pegging them with the ball might get you in some trouble with the officials - or at least the other team. Then again, most sports don't have one of the teams show up in costume evry week. That's because most sports aren't kickball. View article pdf. |
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The Social Side of Sports - Sat, 07/23/2011
They compare their leisure time to recess back when they were 5 years old and water breaks played out at the school water fountain.ur Shoes Off pitcher Blake Jorgensen delivers a ball, and a perfect pose, during a kickball game against Hit It Then Bounce at Hammond Park in Atlanta last week. But it’s been decades since members of this kickball squad darkened the schoolhouse door. And those water breaks? Well, now they’re always at the local bar. |
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Kickball Evolves Into Social Event - Thu, 07/21/2011
illy Votava stood on an outdoor patio at a downtown San Diego bowling alley, his teammate and girlfriend of nearly a year at his side. A lime wedge in Mexican beer danced in his half-full pint glass. Inside the venue, bowling pins exploded every which way like shrapnel confetti. Several friends laughed together while putting on red aprons for a buffalo wing-eating contest. Just another World Adult Kickball Association event in San Diego. |
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How I Did It: Johnny LeHane, WAKA Kickball - Tue, 07/19/2011
WAKA Kickball co-founder Johnny LeHane talks about building longer term relationships with his customers--and learning to ask for help. |
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Unique Adult Sports Leagues Around Santa Barbara - Sun, 07/10/2011
Looking to get out and be a little bit more active, but don't prefer the idea of traditional, solitary means of exercising? Want to socialize and meet new people? There is a plethora of adult sporting leagues in our area, and with such an array of choices, there is bound to be a league that fits our interests - whether you play or just decide to go out and watch! View article pdf. |
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For Waltham Adult Kickball League, The Game Is Afoot - Mon, 06/27/2011
When it comes to kickball, it really is all in the name. Whereas professional sports teams name themselves after animals, archetypes, inanimate objects and other safe family-friendly terminology, kickball naming doesn’t seem to have any limit, or censoring. |
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Say Goodbye to the Gym: Get Drunk, Fit, and Wet in the Great Outdoors - Wed, 06/22/2011
Today we're bringing you a few different ways to get your heart pumping in the great outdoors of SF. The most obvious venue is our very own Golden Gate Park, over 1,000 acres of pure tree-hugging fu |
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Playing for Kicks - Fri, 06/17/2011
This is not your elementary school kickball game. Kickball has made its way to a nationally recognized sport, where adults meet at Reston's Lake Fairfax Park on Thursdays (as well as all over the country this time of year) to play with a big, red, rubber ball. |
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Kickball: It's not just for kids anymore - Wed, 05/18/2011
Every Thursday night at Joaquin Murrieta Park on the northwest side, a childhood ritual returns. There's a red squishy ball, a referee and players scattered around the bases. Yes, kickball is back in style. |
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All's Fair in Love and Kickball - Fri, 04/29/2011
As he crouched behind the woman who would later become his wife, Alex Price found himself at a loss for words. "I was playing catcher, and she was batting," Price recalled of the kickball game in Reston where he met his wife, Charity. "And I was just staring. I'm not sure if I said a word." |
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If You’re Game, There’s An Adult League For You - Wed, 04/20/2011
Adult sports leagues in South Florida give men and women an opportunity to be athletic and meet other people who enjoy team sports and other activities. |
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World Adult Kickball Association - Mon, 03/07/2011
The adult kickball craze is spreading across the country and is now available in Los Angeles through the World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA)! |