Trends: Adult Kickball Leagues Are Hot - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.com

"If you made it through second grade, chances are good you're familiar with kickball. Now tens of thousands of adults are forming kickball leagues for grown-ups. The World Adult Kickball Association (which charges players $60 to join) boasts 20,000 players who compete in tournaments and win prizes. Scores of independent leagues —whose players often show up for games wearing antlers, throw water balloons during a dull inning and use a Slip 'N Slide instead of a base—are holding weekly practices and games from Seattle to Brooklyn." (more) Trends: Adult Kickball Leagues Are Hot - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.com