History
Sport stacking originated in the early 1980's in southern California and received national attention in 1990 on a segment of the "Tonight Show", with Johnny Carson. That was where it first captured the imagination of Bob Fox, who was then an elementary classroom teacher in Colorado.
World Sport Stacking Association founder Bob Fox says, "When I first became passionate about sport stacking in 1995, a lot of people would hear about it and scratch their heads. Stacking a sport? The only way to explain it was to show them firsthand - sport stacking is truly something you have to see to believe! I absolutely love the challenge of turning skeptics into believers, and the list of stacking enthusiasts grows every day."
With the leading brand 'Speed Stacks', Sport Stacking spreads nationally. In 1998, Bob was asked to present sport stacking to Texas and the sport continued to grow. Bob started traveling across the country to present stacking to fellow PE teachers, and in 2000, after 17 years of teaching, he decided to leave his school district to devote full time to Sport Stacking. The sport's popularity continues to grow exponentially and is now regarded as one of the fastest growing sports worldwide. More than 55,131 schools worldwide have a Sport Stacking program as part of their PE curriculum with the sport now included in the AUU Junior Olympics.
Each year, countries around the world host sanctioned WSSA competitions that feed into National Team to compete at marquee tournaments including, Junior Olympics, Asian Open, European Championships and the annual World Championships.
Sport and Activity Services, under the trading arm of GB Sport Stacking has granted the exclusive license to serve as the official representative to sell the leading Sport Stacking brand, Speed Stacks. This includes acting as the governing body under the World Sport Stacking Association in the United Kingdom.
Sport and Activity Services Ltd t/a GB Sport Stacking actively promotes the exciting discipline of Sport Stacking across the UK, France and Ireland.