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.

Speed Stacks 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."

Speed Stacks spreads nationally. In 1998, Bob was asked to present sport stacking to Texas. After a tremendous response Speed Stacks, Inc. was born as a small home business designed to promote sport stacking and be a resource to physical education teachers. 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 Speed Stacks. 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 Speed Stacks 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.

In late 2016, Speed Stacks granted Improve it Ltd an exclusive license to serve as the official representative for Speed Stacks and the World Sport Stacking Association in the United Kingdom. Presently, Improve it Ltd actively promotes the exciting discipline of Sport Stacking while also distributing the Speed Stacks brand in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France.