“”LA CROSSE, Wis., (January 7, 2022) – Students at Coulee Montessori Elementary School in the School District of La Crosse joined hundreds of thousands of participants nationwide to take part in the STACK UP! through sport stacking. Each year, the World Sport Stacking Association (WSSA) sees more than half a million participants around the world try to break the WSSA World Record for “The Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations” also known as the STACK UP! In 2019, 638,503 stackers participated to break the previous STACK UP! record of 624,390.
This year, the WSSA hoped to have over 645,000 stackers contribute their sport stacking skills from across the United States and around the world in locations such as Hungary, Germany, Israel, South Korea, New Zealand, Colombia, and Taiwan. In addition, many schools are using this event to benefit local communities by stacking up for a good cause.
“Sport stacking is a wonderful way to bring together all of our students,” said Coulee Montessori teacher Mariah Bigelow. “It promotes hand-eye coordination, brain activation, fitness, teamwork, focus, and lots of fun. We’re excited to have an opportunity at setting a WSSA World Record.”
To take part in the record-setting STACK UP!, schools and organizations around the world are required to register 25 or more stackers with the WSSA. Once a group completes the 30 minutes of stacking for each participant (anytime during the STACK UP!) the organizer and a witness are required to send in an online verification of numbers to the WSSA for official recognition.
“Probably the first couple weeks, we were cup-stacking every day,” said Bigelow. “The students were excited about it. It was building community because they were working together as a team, they were cheering each other on, and just like had really positive energy in the classroom.”
Stacking is a sport where students up stack and down stack 12 specially designed cups called Speed Stacks in predetermined sequences as fast as they can. Stackers race against the clock, compete in relays and often combine sport stacking with fitness challenges as part of physical education classes.
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