 On your marks. Get set. STACK UP! From coast to coast, continent to continent, hundreds of thousands of
kids and adults will come together on Nov. 12th in the name of – sport stacking! The 4th annual event takes
place in nearly 1,500 schools and is sanctioned by the Guinness Book of World Records. At last year’s World
Sport Stacking Association (WSSA ) annual “STACK UP!,” 222,560 stackers representing 1,343 schools/organizations from 13 countries and all 50 U.S. states stacked together to set a new world record. On
Nov. 12th the WSSA and Wonderful® Pistachios will encourage a quarter million kids to crack that record!
During the course of the day, each sport stacker will be up stacking and down stacking specially designed
cups called Speed Stacks® in prescribed patterns at lightning speed for at least 30 minutes. Stackers race
against the clock, compete in relays, and stack in a variety of fitness activities.
Sport Stacking is an exciting individual and team sport that’s crackin’ the surface of mainstream America. It
originated in the early 1980s in Southern California and was originally known as “cup stacking.” Today, it is a
full-fledged sport governed by the WSSA. The stack-tacular sport is practiced in more than 30,000 schools and
youth organizations around the world, promoting hand-eye coordination, ambidexterity, quickness,
concentration – and fun.
According to Mark Lingle, WSSA Director, the Guinness event is a great platform to bring together sport
stackers across the globe. “Sport stacking is an activity enjoyed by all ages and cultures. It promotes hand-eye
coordination, fitness, teamwork, speed and lots of fun. This is the fourth year we’ve teamed up with Guinness
World Records. We’re also pleased to have the support of Wonderful Pistachios as a presenting sponsor to
broaden our reach and spread a healthy message about sport stacking.”
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