Photo: Fat man kicking foul ball off shin.
I’m torn. There are two new passions that stimulate this mule, but I think they can co-exist. One is obviously competitive eating [THE PERFECT SPORT, COMPETITIVE EATING!]. Come now, I’ve been a proud sponsor of the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) for years. I have the belly to prove it (actually, it’s not that bad….well, OK, maybe that bad).
Recently I’ve come to appreciate the fine, traditional, elegant sport of Kickball. My worry, as you can imagine, is the stamina it would take to compete in these two robust sports. My training, time, and resources are usually devoted to perfecting my eating. Can they co-exist? Not sure. I’ll make a go of it.
Here’s a tid-bit on the revival of Kickball from Daily Texan Online (nice source!):
With dodgeball and wiffleball making comebacks, it was only natural a kickball revival should follow.
The World Adult Kickball Association was formed in 1998 when three former University of Virginia classmates and a fourth friend launched a league mixing socializing and athletics - with emphasis on the socializing. The league began with eight teams and about 150 players, who played on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
WAKA has grown to more than 700 teams in 18 states, with more than 17,000 registered players, said Tiffany Ficklin, the group’s national spokeswoman, one of 30 paid employees who run what is a nearly million-dollar-a-year business.
