Q&A for How to Play Kickball

Yes. You have to go, since there is a runner behind you. The person in front of you will have to move to third or you will all be forced out.

You have to go to first base, at least. You may be able to get to second or to third or even home, if you kick well and the ball isn't retrieved quickly enough.

If they made it to first base, they should stop there, and start running again once the next batter kicks.

You are out when you get a strikeout or get tagged by the defender while he/she is on the base.

No, but they must return to the base they were on and touch it before they can run, if they choose to do so, to the next base. If the ball is thrown to a base before the runner can return safely to that base, then the runner is out, a "force out".

Yes, if you hit the runner with the ball, the runner is out.

You can agree upon whatever rules you like before playing the game, but it's not the best idea to throw at peoples' heads. Someone could get hurt.

It totally depends on the team.

Yes, you can. If you are not a good kicker and someone is on third base, kick it to first base to get an easy run.

The batter is the person that kicks the ball. The pitchers roll or throw the ball to the batter.

Yes and no. If you kick it too hard, it could go out of bounds and be a foul, so be careful.

It depends on whether they made it to the base before they touched the ball or not. If they touched the base before the ball, then they're not out. If they touched the ball first though, then they're out.

Yes, most of the time it is allowed depending on the rules of your game. Just make sure that they do not call time out before you steal.

Yes. When they do catch the ball, stop at whatever base you are at. If they don't get the ball yet, aim for a home run.

Yes, if the runner kicks the ball into the air and someone catches before it touches the ground without dropping the ball, the runner is out.

It doesn't have to be that person, because you are all on the same team, and the people defending may be switched, so it doesn't really matter who does it or not.

Yes. Kickball is more or less baseball, minus the baseball and bat. The rules and fielding positions are similar, and you're just using a different type of ball and kicking it instead of batting.

Once you get to home base you have scored a point, you then get in the back of the line to kick again the next time you are up.

There should only be one person on each base.

No. It just depends on if you get hit with the ball or not. The best thing to remember is to not make contact with the ball while running bases, or else you are out of the game.

You are not actually removed from the game, but if you get out, you have to go back to the end of the line and wait to kick again.

Keep practicing! Keep your eye on the ball as you approach it. Step forward with your non-kicking foot, and swing your kicking foot toward the ball as hard as you can, making solid contact with it. Aim the ball down either foul line or between the outfielders.

This is a case where an umpire is necessary to determine whether the ball was really caught. If the defender doesn't make a legitimate catch by holding on to the ball, any baserunner can advance to the next base (or beyond).

Start running as soon as a kicker kicks the ball (into fair territory).

It depends on whether there are other baserunners, too. If each base has a runner, the runner at third base must run to home base. If the kicked ball comes to you, throw it at the runner to hit them and put them out, or throw it to the catcher at home base, who can tag the runner or step on the base to put the runner out. If runners are not at first and second bases, the runner at third does not have to run. In that case, try to put out the kicker running to first base.

It's just like baseball/softball: a run is scored every time a runner advances all the way around the bases to home base.

Every time a kicker kicks the ball, a baserunner is allowed to run to the next base (or beyond).

Yes, if the runner is "forced" to run to that base.

If the ball bounces into foul territory before it reaches first or third base, it's considered a foul ball, the play stops and the kicker gets another chance. If the ball passes first or third base before it bounces into foul territory, it's considered a fair ball, and the play continues.

As many pitches as the kicker needs to kick a fair ball. In kickball, the pitcher doesn't try to "strike out" the kicker (as in baseball). The pitcher wants the kicker to kick the ball.