An Ode to Spring Kickball

Weather that’s 70 degrees and sunny one day and blowing snow the next. Buddies coming back together after months of ski houses, sports bars, wacky fundraisers and beach vacations. New players registering, excited to meet their teams after recently relocating or deciding to expand their social circle. Fierce recruiting and the congenial trash-talk that comes along with it. Most of all, a tangible buzz, an electricity that can be felt whenever you put two kickballers in the same room.

It’s the eve of Spring kickball in the Mile High City.

The season officially begins tonight with a pre-season pickup game and Captain’s Meeting, with the first round of play scheduled for next week. Can we expect a blizzard, like last season’s epic snow-blasted Week 1? Or will players be lounging around in T-shirt sipping Coronas (in a CAN, of course)? Well, we probably won’t know that until next Wednesday morning. Touche, Colorado. What we do know is that no matter the weather, we’re in for a fine season on the turf at Infinity Park (CO Mile High) and downtown at City of Cuernavaca Park (CO Radical).

Snow Bowl: Spring 2013 CO Mile High Week 1

The defending CO Mile High Champion, Truffle Shuffle, lost their best and most handsome player to the IR and will face a new challenger in The Darkside Colorado Chapter 2.0 (Fall 2013 CO Radical Champions). The Peep Show has reloaded, and GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL! returns in all its gangly glory after notching an Indoor Kickball title less than a week ago. Ballzagna and the Disco Ninjas are back for their second seasons after showing much improvement last fall, while a new-look CFB could surprise. Or will a new team shock the world?

Indoor Kickball Champions: Groundz For Dismissal

More of a social kickballer than a competitive kickballer? Don’t worry, you’re in the majority, and we have good news for you too! Kati Gangles has joined the WAKA staff as a social coordinator, and with the help of a seasoned party-planner freshly imported from the Albuquerque leagues, the shenanigans are going to be “turned up to 11” for 2014. Remember, if you skip out on visiting the sponsor bar after your game, you’re missing 72 percent of the fun. That’s a totally accurate, definitely not made up statistic.

The Gangly One

Speaking of the sponsor bar, if you took a break during indoor kickball, you’re soon to be introduced to The Lift. Formerly known as The Watering Bowl, it’s a huge dog-friendly establishment with projection-screen TVs for sports, two bars, games and an outdoor patio where the pups are allowed off-leash. Basically, it’s the perfect warm-weather bar for Denver. Better yet, they’re hooking us up with awesome food and drink specials.

In the spirit of the Winter Olympics...

Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up, IT’S KICKBALL TIME!

Still want to sign up? Registration for both the CO Mile High and CO Radical leagues remain open. Visit www.kickball.com/denver for more information, and be sure to follow our Facebook page for regular updates.