Kickball
The Kickball Games 2012 Superlative Winners
The Kickball Games 3rd annual event happened on Saturday 10/6 in Las Vegas, with clear blue skies for the wild, kickball filled, day long party. During the event and throughout the weekend, players enthusiastically showed their team spirit and the competition was really tough for each of the 5 superlative prize categories. Some of the hottest items this year were team bracelets and pool toys, as well as temporary tattoos and trucker hats! Here’s a recap of each superlative category and the teams who really brought their “A game” to the weekend!
WAKA Kickball Tournament Raises More Than $18,000 for Brain Cancer Research
The “Ballin’ for Brandi” Kickball Tournament in Dallas was organized by WAKA kickball players and held in memory of a
Game-time Snacking - Then and Now
Guest post by Allegra Burton, MPH, RD
We all remember our childhood days when we fueled up before and after games and practices with whatever sugary snacks were provided – Twinkies and other snack cakes, oatmeal cream pies, ice cream pops, candy bars, and juice boxes that contained more water and sugar than actual nutrient-rich juice. These snacks will certainly raise low blood sugar – but to a higher than desirable degree – only to result in a blood sugar crash 30-60 minutes later. And all for little or no nutritional value.
Fueling Before and After the Game
Guest post by Allegra Burton, MPH, RD
You’ve honed your kickball skills and learned the in’s and out’s of the game. Spring is here and you’re ready to play! But before you do, throughout the season (and off-season too!) be sure to give your body the fuel it needs to perform at its best. In general, eat a healthy, well-balanced diet with a focus on vegetables, fruit, whole grains like brown rice, oatmeal and whole wheat bread, and lean protein like fish, chicken, soyfoods, beans, and low-fat dairy.
Connecticut kickballers make front page for charity efforts
The group of Connecticut WAKA Kickball players working to raise tens of thousands of dollars for children's cancer research, while attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest kickball game, have made the front page of the hometown paper. Check it out the front page headline in the Citizen's News below and read the article online.
You can support the cause with a donation to children's cancer charity Kick-It. Nearly $20,000 has been raised already and the game will be held March 30 through April 1, 2012. For more information and to make a donation, please visit the CT Ivy event page on Kick-It.org.
Elisha Cuthbert of Happy Endings in @UsWeekly with WAKA Kickball
That's Elisha Cuthbert, star of ABC's "Happy Endings," with a WAKA Kickball in the March 19 issue of Us Weekly!
While we've got your attention, please take a minute to "Like" this Facebook post. We're trying to get a WAKA Kickball scene into the next Dick's Sporting Goods commercial! Thanks for your support!
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WAKA Kickball video from Northern VA
Check out this video that one of our teams put together. This is Frontline and they play in WAKA's VA Alexandria kickball league, which has games right on the Potomac River in Northern Virginia.
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WAKA has Nike gear! Order by March 13!
WAKA has partnered with Nike! Now you can show off your love of WAKA Kickball on items like Nike shirts, shorts, pants and bags. We also have a couple of custom items available for those of you in Florida and Texas (there could be custom items available like this for other states in the future, but not before March 13).
Take the lead & start a spring WAKA team today!
Spring is right around the corner and it's your time to shine!
Be the office hero and put a company WAKA team together. Round up your friends from college. Tell the neighbors it's time to schedule some fun. Sign up as a free agent and make a whole group of new friends.
Whatever your story for spring will be, the time to get started on it is now.
Search by state to find leagues near you and round up your group while there's still time. Take the lead and start that team today!
Big news about WAKA & Nike
We have some big news coming next week about WAKA and Nike. Stay tuned to Facebook, Twitter and this blog post for more details Monday and Tuesday! Have a great weekend!
Update (Tuesday, February 28): Keep an eye on your email late tonight for some news about this.
Update (Wednesday, February 29): If you aren't on our email list to get the news, here are all the details on our partnership with Nike and the new WAKA Nike gear that's available from now until March 13.
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