Kickin' It With the Playground Rejects
It's official. I'm a total dork.
Of course this is no surprise to those who know me well. But in this particular case my dorkiness has a brand new angle. I'll be joining my new team of DORKS, the Playground Rejects, for our first kickball game on Wednesday night.
DORK stand for Dutch Original Recreational Kickball. I have no clue how the Dutch play, but the red-blooded 'merican version seems to involve lots of beer, little regard for rules and regulations, and a whole bunch of not-necessarily-athletically-talented goofballs running around a baseball diamond chasing a big rubber ball.
This is my kind of sport. Just check out last year's photos, and start counting the beer cans. (It seems to be doggie friendly as well, always a plus.)
Seems that plenty of other non-athletes in town are digging this too, since there are now around 20 teams in my league, with many other leagues organizing their own versions as well.
Half the fun is making up a name; the Playground Rejects will square off with Still Smokin', and the Whiskey Dicks take on The Fockers, Fried Kickin' takes on Dukes of Hazzard, and Balls Against the Wall will go up against Last Call.
Wanna hang with the cool kids? (Okay, we admit that we're only the almost-cool kids.) The DORK league is closed for the current season, but several others in town are still looking for takers:
- The Denver Kickball Coalition is still taking walk-ons. If nothing else, this is a fun group to watch, and is even LESS worried about rules and regulations than the DORK teams.
- SportsMonster seems to be in between seasons right now, but will be starting again soon.
- Escape for a Cause - Spring seasion runs through June, so start getting warmed up now for the summer league.
- The Western Alternative Sports Association claims to be Denver's kickball headquarters, and they're signing people up now for Spring.
- World Kickball League - these guys are serious, and they have THREE leagues in the Denver/Boulder area.
Comments
Submitted by derek (not verified) on Thu, 2008-03-20 20:43.
I wanna play beer in hand where do I sign up, and when does it start I wanna play spring or summer
Submitted by Kellie (not verified) on Sun, 2006-03-05 16:20.
Play Coed rules
Submitted by Kellie (not verified) on Sun, 2006-03-05 16:19.
I played with DORK last year and it was a blast!
Submitted by Kat (not verified) on Mon, 2005-05-23 15:34.
Hey a-LAX: I know several people who play on DKBC, and they've told me stories and I've seen the pictures. No offense meant though - I think it's fun that kickball isn't totally serious. That said, some of our DORK games get surprisingly competitive and we do have to follow the rules. Mostly, anyway.
- Kat
Submitted by a-LAX (not verified) on Mon, 2005-05-23 12:38.
have you actually come out and watched any team in the DKBC? i mean, if anything, we're overly concerned about regulation play and we limit the drinking to only when you get on base.
Submitted by Mike (not verified) on Fri, 2005-04-15 11:39.
The new DORK Kickball site is http://www.playcoed.com
Submitted by anne lynn (not verified) on Sun, 2005-04-10 18:15.
woah woah woah - a team sport that requires no coordination and alcohol?
...where do we sign up?
go kat!
