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Kickball is a playground game and also a competitive league game, similar to baseball, invented in the United States in about 1942. American World War II correspondent, Ernie Pyle, reported it being played by U.S. soldiers during the North African campaign, 1942-1943. It is typically played on a softball diamond with a 10- to 16-inch (250- to 400-mm) inflated rubber ball. The pitcher bowls the ball towards the catcher, and the "batter" kicks it with his foot. In some games, batters request a certain type of pitch-- rolling, bouncing slightly, or bouncing 1" to 2" off the ground. Once the ball is kicked, the batter's objective is to get to reach base. In addition to tagging a base to get a forced runner out, or getting a runner out by touching him/her with a held ball, fielders may throw the ball at a runner to get him/her out (though hitting a runner above the shoulders with a thrown ball is often either discouraged or illegal; the latter being the more common rule.). Sometimes, in pickup-type games, a "pitcher's hand" rule may be used. When this rule is in effect, the batter may be out if the pitcher has the ball at the mound before the runner reaches base.If a player catches the ball but has a body part on the ground the runner is safe.
Since a good kicker will often connect with a rolling ball, strikes and strikeouts are infrequent. The ball is very large and soft in comparison to a baseball or softball, so fielding is different as well: catching fly balls can be easier, but throwing the ball can be harder. Thus, the dynamics and strategy considerations of kickball turn out somewhat differently from those of baseball, softball, or over-the-line. Some leagues do not allow the bunt, emphasizing more on kicking for power (The bunt is considered "cheap" by some, as the defense cannot field it very well. By analogy with baseball, a bunt is a very light kick that sends the ball only a a few feet from the home plate. This allows the batter to run to first base safely, while the pitcher or another player gets the ball). Even if the ball hits a runner, the ball is still a live ball.
Other rules, often introduced at children's games where there are insufficient members of a given team, include the "ghost runner" rule, where a player on base can return to the plate leaving a "ghost runner" who advances one base for each base advanced by the kicker.
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Lunch tomorrow at EJ's eats in lovely downtown LR. Come and join us. Having lunch with some kickball friends.
schillingsteven (Steven Schilling) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:45:02 -0000
Lunch tomorrow at EJ's eats in lovely downtown LR. Come and join us. Having lunch with some kickball friends.
RT @GOkickball_Cbus: shoooooot. missing kickball right now. f you winter.
colleenfischer (Colleen Fischer) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:13:44 -0000
RT @GOkickball_Cbus: shoooooot. missing kickball right now. f you winter.
shoooooot. missing kickball right now. f you winter.
GOkickball_Cbus (GOKickball Columbus) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:12:45 -0000
shoooooot. missing kickball right now. f you winter.
Ughh! While I was playing kickball in our school gym with my friends after school I hurt my foot that I broke in the fall! It needs iced. =[
Warriordog1011 (Brennan Kiley) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:10:25 -0000
Ughh! While I was playing kickball in our school gym with my friends after school I hurt my foot that I broke in the fall! It needs iced. =[
wearin kicks dat look like u played kickball wit 3rd graders #willgetyourejected
Fatboislimm (T) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:02:46 -0000
wearin kicks dat look like u played kickball wit 3rd graders #willgetyourejected
i feel like every1 is running disney this wkd. i kinda feel left out, like the kid who gets pickd last for kickball in 5th grade. :)
iamconrad (ryan conrad) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:53:14 -0000
i feel like every1 is running disney this wkd. i kinda feel left out, like the kid who gets pickd last for kickball in 5th grade. :)
World Adult Kickball Association - Adult Kickball Association. Includes registration information, rules, photos, and FAQ.
Austin Women's Kickball Association - Includes a calendar of practices and games, standings for each division and team, and a chat.
Meta Description: [ austin women's kickball:league web site hosted at eteamz - Austin, Texas USA ]
Brooklyn Kickball - Recreational league for New York City Metro area residents.
DCKickball - Adult Kickball league in Washington DC. FAQ and event photographs.
Denver Kickball - Denver, Colorado based adult Kickball league. Standings, team photos, registration and event information.
Meta Description: [ Western Alternative Sports Association (WASA) a Denver based adult Kickball league and other alternative sports such as Dodgeball and Whiffle Ball. ]
GOkickball - Co-ed Kickball league based in the Atlanta, GA area. Registration, league and team rules, and scores.
Kickball League of Baltimore - Adult Kickball league in the Baltimore area. Rules, FAQ, and league information.
Little Rock Kickball - Adult Kickball league in Little Rock, Arkansas. Schedule information and directions.
Meta Description: [ The LRKA Home Page: Home of the most dynamic and exciting INDEPENDANT KICKBALL LEAGUE IN THE WORLD!!! Kickball Rocks! ]
NAKID - Independent Kickball league that plays at the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Meta Description: [ NAKID provides the best adult indoor and outdoor Kickball
experience in Washington, DC. Kickball isn't the only thing we do. We also have more FREE
parties, happy hours, flip cup tournaments, and other social events than any other kickball
league in DC. NAKID Indoor Kickball is played... ]
PA Shenango Valley Kickball - WAKA kickball division for Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio.
Snoochie Boochies, The - Washington, DC based kickball team site. Offering kickball statistics and information on the team.
St. Louis Kickball Association - The official site of the adult coed recreational kickball league of St. Louis, Missouri. News, rules, tournaments, schedules, photographs, and links.
Meta Description: [ The Official Home Of The Original Adult Coed Recreational Kickball League of St. Louis, Missouri ]
Super Secret Kickball Society - Information, photographs, game summaries, roster, and rules about the society at Ohio University.
Toronto Kickball - Kickball group in Toronto, Canada. Rules, location, and discussion forums.
White Trash Trophy Wives - Official site for the White Trash Trophy Wives Kickball Team, DC Monument Division. Includes game schedules, commentary, team photos and white trash-related humor.
Meta Description: [ white trash trophy wives kickball ]
Wikipedia: Kickball - Offers a summary of game information and links.
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