History of kickball in the United States

By cyndi266

  • Kickball Invented

    Kickball Invented
    Kickball invented by Nicholas C. Seuss

  • First introduced in schools

    First introduced in schools
    Kickball was first introduced in schools between 1920-21 to teach the basics of baseball

  • Adults play kickball

    Adults play kickball
    in April of 1922 Daniel Chase describes the earliest known account of adults playing kickball

  • U.S. Soldiers Play kickball

    U.S. Soldiers Play kickball
    WWII correspondent Ernie Pyle reports kickball being played by soldiers in the war.

  • First Adult Leagues created

    First Adult Leagues created
    In 1970 kickball gained popularity and the first adult leagues began to form

  • World Adult Kickball Association created

    World Adult Kickball Association created
    The World Adult Kickball Association was created in 1988

  • WAKA going strong

    WAKA going strong
    As of 2011 WAKA has leagues in more than 30 states. it has 40,000 players in 2000 teams spanning 200 divisions