For several years, sculpture teacher, Christopher Asay has been taking time out of his Thursday Night Football regime to put on a spikeball club for the students of Kelly Walsh High School. Asay has put his all into this club by bringing in new members each semester with the hopes of continuing it from year to year. Recently, attendance has been lower than usual which has put Asay in a position of deciding whether or not the club will stick around for future years.

Spikeball, a team sport played by two teams of two players, has been a growing sensation for backyard sports for many years. According to ESPN Staff Writer, Kieran Darcy, Spikeball’s popularity became mainstream in the early 2010’s and its continued popularity has got its tournaments broadcasted live on ESPN. Communities around the world have started enjoying this backyard game and it reached the attention of students at Kelly Walsh where it would become an actual club to participate in. 

In the previous years, the KWHS spikeball club has been led by a group of students with Asay being the club advisor but there has been a recent drought of students willing to participate in the club.

During the fall semester at KWHS, volleyball, football, cross country, and swimming are all in season which makes it hard for students to find time for other extracurriculars. 

“The club really needs life since I can only provide so much talent to the competition. We need people to start coming out for the game and not just for the zipline. There’s only so much time left before the whole club evaporates before our eyes.”

With the recent discussions about putting the nets up for good, student outcry has been heard by Asay as well as other fellow participants. 

“I personally believe that Asay’s spikeball club is an excellent way for kids to network and meet new people as well as participate in extracurricular activities. Its importance to Kelly Walsh has been proven time and time again even though it may not have many participants at points. No matter who you ask, spikeball club will always be a fun and welcoming place for anyone participating and that in itself is a very important part of why the club should and needs to stick around,” said senior Rooney Huynh. 

Asay hopes for better attendance within the next few weeks before the fall season ends so that there is hope for the spring season of the spikeball club.