Stickball in the News (via Yahoo!)

Bernie DeKoven’s Junkyard Sports

• Maktot 09/05/2016
  There’s this game called Maktot. It’s also called Kadima. According to this article in a recent issue of Hadassah Magazine, Maktot, “…Hebrew for rackets, is a bizarre sport: It has practically no rules, no winners and can go on forever, making it in many respects a metaphor for the Middle East conflict.” It’s played like this: “…two players, […]
• Switchball 07/15/2016
  Floris Koot, inventor of Switchball, has created a detailed, and highly playable description of a truly playful, and playfulness-inspiring re-interpretation of what sports are really for. Fun, of course. He explains: The game is played with 5 to 7 teams at the same time, in a field that is preferably one big circle. The sport is fluid. […]
• Mondo Croquet in Costa Rica 07/05/2016
  A message from Lord Peters, Sledge-Hammer-Wielder-in-Chief: Hey kids!  Here we are playing Mondo Croquet in San José, the capital of the fine country of Costa Rica! As you may know, our long range goal is to be part of the Summer Olympics, perhaps you’ve heard of it… Here’s a step towards our goal – friends […]
• The Wearing on your Head of a Panty Hose with a Tennis Ball in it Bottle Knocking Over Game 06/08/2016
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• Silly World Records with Junk 04/12/2016
  Those people in the picture are trying to see how many inner tubes one person can lift. What this is, is a picture of something else you can do with junk to bring fun where there’s not enough. It’s just one of the Record Breaking activities from Ron Jones wonderful book Shared Victory, a Collection […]

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• 2017 Columbus Day Tournament 10/05/2017
  2017 has been an eventful year. The Leland Legends won their first championship, the Gold showed their dominance in the league like always, France came to visit the NYESL, the MLB Network and the NYESL have been working together to expand this game we love and much more. Recently as many of you know, Puerto […]
• MLB Playball.org 09/26/2017
  MLB Playball and Stickball Collaboration 
• ESPN Welcome to Stickball Blvd 09/26/2017
  ESPN Welcome to Stickball Boulevard  
• NYESL Playoff Recap 08/29/2017
  First Round: Game 1 Results: Sugar Hill (5) vs Silver Bullets (12) (Field 1 / 10:00 am) Game 1 was an offense showcase for the Silver Bullets and Sugar Hill. Sugar Hill put up a 5 spot on the scoreboard but the Bullets answered right back. Once the Bullets tied the game, their offense took […]
• Playoff Sunday 08/28/2017
  The top 8 teams make it to playoff Sunday. It is a one game elimination until their is one team standing. Here is a schedule of the games. First Round: Game 1: 3. Sugar Hill vs 6. Silver Bullets (Field 1 / 10:00 am) Game 2: 4. Royals vs 5. Leland Legends (Field 2 / […]