Wicked Big Sports® Kickball

PITCHING

• THE BALL MUST ROLL ON THE GROUND WHEN CROSSING OVER THE PLATE. 
• 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 OR SHE IS OUT. 

A STRIKE IS:

• A PITCH INSIDE THE STRIKE ZONE THAT ISN’T KICKED. 
• AN ATTEMPTED KICK THAT IS MISSED.  IT DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER IT WAS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE STRIKE ZONE. 
• A FOUL BALL. 
• BALLS 
• 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. 

OUTS

• OUTS HAPPEN WHEN THE KICKBALL IS CAUGHT MID-AIR, A PLAYER IS TAGGED WITH THE BALL BETWEEN BASES, OR AN OUTFIELDER TAKES A BASE WITH THE BALL IN THEIR HANDS BEFORE A RUNNER REACHES THAT BASE.