The Curious Rise of Adult Recess Leagues
Recent years have seen a surge in adult-recess leagues across the United States. By some estimates, there are now 1.6 million grown-ups participating in these leagues across the country, and they\u2019re only growing more popular. Today\u2019s adults are seemingly desperate for more playtime\u2014and so we\u2019re eagerly bounding outside after work for all kinds of kid-style activities, from kickball and flag football to capture the flag and cornhole. But it\u2019s not all fun and games: some of the leagues are highly competitive, with team names, uniforms, and strict scheduling. To find out what\u2019s really going on, reporter Mimi Montgomery and producer Alex Ward visit rec fields in Washington, D.C., and Portland, Oregon, to observe grown-ups at play.