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Kickball has to be the greatest sport in the world. Playing in a WAKA league (www.kickball.com), I have discovered that this game is a different % combination for every person comprising of two different categories to meet the 100% total. As for me, it's about 35% competition and 65% drinking/socialization.

It's a difficult game to describe to people because judging on every person I talk to, it requires a completely different explaination. Some people you can describe it as a beer league/social group, other people need something like a one night a week escape from the real world, some people need the explaination of adult competition in a game that we all played as children.

Sure, it sounds easy enough, kick the ball, run the bases, try not to get pegged out or tagged or whatever. Of course, now you're playing with a much larger ball (10 inches) at 1.6psi, and the people going after the ball can generally throw it a lot harder and faster than a typical 7-10 year old child.

In summary, I would like everyone to go to www.kickball.com and find a local WAKA (World Adult Kickball Association) league in your area. Chances are, if you're in a coastal state, you should have no trouble finding one within driving distance. Just go, check it out, and I guarantee, once you start talking to people you'll see how friendly everyone is and how much fun bringing a piece of your childhood back into your life is. We've all had the days where we say, "damn, I want to play kickball, if only I had enough friends who were willing to play RIGHT NOW!" Well, that time is here, so get out there and play.

If you are in the Poughkeepsie/Hyde Park NY area, check us out. We rock out on the field and rock out at the bar for the rest of the night. 45 minutes of kickball, 5 hours of drinking/partying.

Of course, there is a snag....
-You must be 21 or older (and no, not everyone is 21, there are ages ranging all the way to 40's or 50's in our league)
-You must be willing to have a great time and be open to meeting some characters of people
-You must register to play, of course, with registration comes a t-shirt AND a player card

What does registration get you, and why should YOU register with WAKA? That's an easy one!
-Mid-season and Post-season parties (GREAAAAT drink deals and an awesome time)
-T-shirts with bar logo (if you register early enough, otherwise you get a team shirt with "Play Kickball" on the back)
-A league sponsoring bar which gives great drink specials to WAKA players only
-Division reps who will protect you and make sure you have a great time personally and takes care of all the dirty work like making schedules and brackets for the season, which means you get to come out and play with nothing else on your mind than the big red ball and the first drink you're going to get to cool off afterwards

Yeah, I know, this sounds like a huge ad... and well, it is, in a way. I have enjoyed kickball so much that I want more people to start playing. I need more competition. I need more drinking partners. I need more friends.

So, get your butts to the field or bar and meet some of the players. Of course, don't forget your friends too. Form a group and play on the same team! It's coed, in fact, each team HAS to be coed! What more could you ask for?