Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 30, 2025. Click here for that audio. In the early 2000s, thousands of U.S. schools had their students race the clock to stack cups in gym class.

To call cup stacking popular is a major understatement. "I could not believe the impact it had on students," said physical education teacher John Dunlop. "Seriously, I was floored." "It changed my ...

Quick – take a dozen plastic cups and stack them in a pyramid, then back into a single stack again. Can you do it in just a few seconds? Then you might have what it takes to be a competitive Sport ...

Americans will compete at just about anything, including eating hot dogs and rolling logs. Now, cup stacking joins that list. Robert W. Fox, 46, a former physical education teacher, promotes cup ...

Speed stacking cups and hopscotch are two popular activities that can improve hand-eye coordination. Both activities require ...

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Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School students participate in cup stacking activity every year. As the students enter the gym, they see Coach Michael Sheon, the physical education teacher, playing ...

In a growing school fad, kids are competing to take small plastic cups and stack them into formations as quickly as possible. But is it a sport? Nancy Greenleese of member station KUNC reports.