A kickball game is played by two teams of 9 players each who try to score more runs than their opponent by rounding the bases and crossing home plate as many times as possible. The kickball field is laid out similar to a baseball diamond with 4 bases, a pitching rubber, an infield and an outfield. The visiting team kicks first while the home team starts out in the field. The fielders line up in one of 9 positions. The first kicker steps up to the plate to kick.
Pitching
The ball must roll on the ground when crossing over the plate. The pitcher has to stay behind the pitching rubber until the ball is kicked. Failure to do this results in a "ball." The strike zone is 1 foot inside and outside of home plate.
Kicking
The ball must be kicked with the foot or leg. All kicks must be made behind home plate. It’s okay to step on home plate while kicking. No bunting is allowed (contacting the ball without fully extending the leg). A bunt is called an out.
Strikes
If a kicker gets 3 strikes, he/she is out. A strike is: a pitch inside the strike zone that isn’t kicked. Or an attempted kick that's missed, it doesn’t matter whether it was inside or outside the strike zone, a foul ball.
Ball
A kicker gets a free trip to first base after 3 balls. A ball is called when: a pitch is outside the strike zone, and the kicker doesn’t try to kick it. A pitch bounces across home plate. Any fielder, including the pitcher, advances toward home plate before the ball is kicked.
Foul Ball
A foul is a kick that: Lands in foul territory, goes out of bounds before passing 1st or 3rd base that isn’t touched by any player. Fouls count as a strike. If a player gets 3 fouls, he’s out. If a player has 2 strikes and then kicks a foul ball, she’s out.
Pitching
The ball must roll on the ground when crossing over the plate. The pitcher has to stay behind the pitching rubber until the ball is kicked. Failure to do this results in a "ball." The strike zone is 1 foot inside and outside of home plate.
Kicking
The ball must be kicked with the foot or leg. All kicks must be made behind home plate. It’s okay to step on home plate while kicking. No bunting is allowed (contacting the ball without fully extending the leg). A bunt is called an out.
Strikes
If a kicker gets 3 strikes, he/she is out. A strike is: a pitch inside the strike zone that isn’t kicked. Or an attempted kick that's missed, it doesn’t matter whether it was inside or outside the strike zone, a foul ball.
Ball
A kicker gets a free trip to first base after 3 balls. A ball is called when: a pitch is outside the strike zone, and the kicker doesn’t try to kick it. A pitch bounces across home plate. Any fielder, including the pitcher, advances toward home plate before the ball is kicked.
Foul Ball
A foul is a kick that: Lands in foul territory, goes out of bounds before passing 1st or 3rd base that isn’t touched by any player. Fouls count as a strike. If a player gets 3 fouls, he’s out. If a player has 2 strikes and then kicks a foul ball, she’s out.