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Home > Press Release > A Message from Mr. Wallyball (Joe Garcia)
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I
invented the game of wallyball and the playing rules of the sport
in 1979 while teaching racquetball at a health club in Los Angels.
California. The first rulebook was four pages long and photocopied
front and back on two 8.5” x 11' sheets of yellow paper. I still
have that rulebook and I'm proud to say that the same fundamental
rules that I created 24 years ago are still being used today.
At present there are estimates of several million wallyball participants
that play the sport worldwide. Coupled with the diversity of playing
facilities like health clubs, colleges, military installations,
apartment complexes and YMCA's, the sport is in desperate need of
a standardized playing rules and a governing body to manage the
growth for amateur league and tournament play. Hence, the formation
of the Association of United Wallyball Players.
The AUWP is a non-profit association that was formed by a group
of dedicated players with over 150 years of combined experience
in playing social, league and tournament wallyball. This rulebook
with playing guidelines is the first book ever published that was
developed by a non-partisan group of players and solely focused
with the enjoyment, enhancement and safety of the players.
Wallyball is exciting to watch and even more fun to play. It has
survived and endured throughout the years due to a few key individuals
who invested themselves for the sport's growth: Michael O'Hara,
George Cassius, Rudy Morel and the AUWP's very own Rob Drake, were
all very devoted pioneers with an unwavering commitment to wallyball.
We are truly grateful for their contribution.
The sport has now evolved to a crossroads where world amateur championships,
professional leagues, portable courts and the Olympics are now realities
looming in the not too distant future. The AUWP is grateful to its
sponsors and strategic partners who share in this vision: Tachikara,
The Official ball and Equipment Manufacturer of the AUWP, The Original
Ballbag, The United States Racquetball Association and The Court
Company.
The AUWP appreciates your support and we look forward to your comments
and suggestions in what we can do to improve the sport of wallyball.
With the players' assistance and involvement we can achieve our
Olympic dream.
Joe Garcia Wallyball inventor Executive Director of the AUWP
AUWP Official Website
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