Rules of Kickball

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Rules of Kickball

Pitching

• Balls must be pitched by hand.

• There are no restrictions on pitching style.

Field Positioning

• Proper Field Position must be maintained by all fielders while a pitch is in progress, and until the pitched ball reaches the kicker. 

• Failure to be properly positioned will result in a Position Warning to the team that caused the infraction.

• The team's second and each subsequent Position infraction by that team that game will result in the kicker being awarded first base regardless of the outcome of the kick.

Kickball Rules

What is proper field positioning?

Fielders

• All fielders besides the catcher must remain in fair territory behind the 1st-3rd base diagonal.

Multiple Choice

All Fielders, besides the catcher, must remain in fair territory behind the 1^st - 3^rd base diagonal.

• True

• False

Pitcher

• The pitcher must start the act of pitching with at least one foot within the pitching mound.

• The pitcher must have at least one foot on or directly behind the pitching strip when releasing the ball.

• No part of the pitcher’s front foot may be in front of or across the front edge of the pitching strip.

Catcher

• The catcher must be positioned within or directly behind the kicking box and behind the horizontal plane of the kicker, parallel to the front edge of home plate.

• The catcher may not make contact with the kicker, nor position so closely to the kicker as to restrict the kicking motion.

• The kicker may not trigger a position violation through maneuvers judged by the Ref to be deliberately tricky or unsportsmanlike.

Kickball Rules

Strikes & Balls

Strikes

• A count of three (3) strikes is an out.

A strike is:

• A pitch that is not kicked and is not called a ball, that enters any part of the strike zone.

• An attempted kick missed by the kicker inside or outside of the strike zone.

Multiple Choice

An attempted kick missed by the kicker, inside or outside of the strike zone is an example of a ball in kickball.

• True

• False

Balls

• A count of four (4) balls advances the kicker to first base.

A Balls is:

• A pitch outside of the strike zone as judged by the Referee where a kick is not attempted.

• A pitched ball that does not touch the ground at least twice or roll before reaching the kicking box.

Multiple Choice

A pich outside of the strike zone as judged by the referee where a kick is not attempted is an example if a ball in kickball.

• True

• False

A Ball is:

• A pitched ball that exceeds one foot in height from the bottom of the ball as it enters the kicking box.

• A pitched ball that exceeds one foot in height from the bottom of the ball at any time while passing through the kicking box, prior to reaching the kicker.

• A pitched ball that is higher than one foot at the plate.

Kickball Rules

Running & Scoring

Runners must stay within the baseline

• Runners are free to change course to avoid interference with a fielder making a play.

Obstruction

• Fielders must stay out of the baseline.

• Fielders trying to make an out on base may have their foot on base, but must lean out of the baseline.

• Runners hindered by any fielder within the baseline, not making an active play for the ball, shall be safe at the base to which they were running.

• Runners may choose to advance beyond the base while the ball is still in play.

Other

• Lead off base nor stealing a base is allowed.

• A runner may advance once the ball is kicked.

• Hitting a runner’s neck or head with the ball is not allowed.

• Any runner hit in the neck or head shall be considered safe at the base they were running toward when the ball hits the runner.

Multiple Choice

In kickball you are allowed to hit runners anywhere on the body with the ball to get them out, even the head.

• True

• False

Other

• If the runner intentionally uses the head or neck to block the ball, and is so called by the referee, the runner is out.

• Runners traveling from home plate may overrun first base, and may only be tagged out if actively attempting to advance to second base.

Kickball Rules

Outs

Outs

• A count of three (3) outs by a team completes the team’s half of innings.

Outs

• A count of three (3) strikes or four (4) fouls.

• Any kicked ball (fair or foul) that is caught by a fielder.

• Force Out: a runner not need to be tagged because the fielder already has the ball at the base the runner is running towards and cannot go back.

Outs

•  A runner touched by the ball or who touches the ball at any time while not on base while the ball is in play.

• A tag of a base by any part of the fielder’s body, while the fielder has control of the ball.

• A runner off base before the ball is kicked.

Multiple Choice

A runner will be called out if he/she gets off the base before the ball is kicked.

• True

• False

Outs

• Any kicker that does not kick in the proper kicking line up.

• A runner that passes another runner.

• A runner outside the baseline.

• A runner who misses a base.