Meet Lucas Rojas, 16, who turned one inclusive kickball game into a six-team league with 40+ players

Lucas Rojas, the 16-year-old Miami student who turned one inclusive kickball game into a six-team league with 40+ players and 60+ teen volunteers (Image Credit: Christopher Columbus High School) A single kickball game gave 16-year-old Miami student Lucas Rojas an idea that grew far beyond one afternoon on the field. What began as a chance to bring people with special needs and student volunteers together through sport eventually became LINKball: Kickball for All, a free league with six teams, more than 40 players and more than 60 student volunteers. Rojas, a student at Christopher Columbus High School, created the programme after seeing the impact of an inclusive charity kickball game. According to Christopher Columbus High School, which detailed his journey, the initiative has now earned him national recognition and a $10,000 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes.How one kickball game sparked an ideaRojas first became involved in inclusive sports through CCHS LINK, a service programme at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami. While volunteering at an inclusive charity kickball game, he saw how a simple sporting activity could bring students together with people with special nee...