KICKBALL NOTES

Apuntamentos 3º ESO (bilingüe)
IES AGRA DE LEBORÍS-A LARACHA

1. KICKBALL NOTES IES AGRA DE LEBORÍS-A LARACHA 3rd ESO

2. KICKBALL HISTORY Kickball, also known as soccer-base or soccer-baseball, was invented in the United States around 1942 (World War II) Kickball is currently a playground and recreational game primarily played in North America. It is also a favorite game of youth in South Korea.

3. HOW TO PLAY KICKBALL? The rules of Kickball are very similar to that of baseball. However, instead of hitting a baseball, a Kickball player kicks a rubber ball. The goal is to score points by running around and touching all four bases in order without getting out. 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.  All you need for a game of Kickball is a rubber ball the size of a soccer ball, proper physical education clothing (including sneakers-trainers) and four bases. Bases can be composed of shirts, cones, hula hoops, Frisbees, etc. Field The bases are set up in the shape of a diamond: home plate, 1 st base, 2 nd base and third base. Players should be spread out on the field in positions similar to baseball. ( See diagram)

4. RULES OF KICKBALL Ideally we want to have nine players on our team in order to fill all defensive fielding positions: One pitcher, one catcher, three players to cover each base, three out fielders and one shortstop to cover the area between second and third base. A Kickball field is made up four bases in a diamond shape. Foul territory is everything outside of the line from home base to first base and home base to third base extending into the outfield. A team scores a run when a player touches all four bases in order and touches home base without getting out. The team with the most runs at the end of a game wins. A Kickball game lasts six innings . An inning is composed of each team coming up to kick once. A team continues to kick until they get three outs . The kicking order cannot change during the course of a game. In class we alternate boys and girls for kicking and pitching.

5. MORE RULES 1 Ways to get out: 1. Strike Out: If a player kicks and fails to put the ball into play after three good pitches 2. Fly Out: If a player kicks the ball in the air and it is caught by a defensive player before it hits the ground 3. Tag Out: If a defensive player tags or throws and hits an offensive player with the ball before they get on base 4. A Force Out: If a defensive player gets the ball to a base before the offensive player arrives and the offensive player cannot return to the previous base because it is occupied by one of his teammates.

6. MORE RULES 2 A kicker is out if: he kicks the ball, and it’s caught in the air. he gets 3 strikes. A strike is: a pitch inside the strike zone that isn’t kicked. an attempted kick that's missed. A  runner  is out if: she is hit by a kicked ball while off base. a fielder tags her with the ball while she’s not on a base. a fielder throws the ball and hits him below the shoulders while he’s off the base. (Runners hit in the head or neck aren’t out) she leaves the base before the ball is kicked. she runs past a runner in front of her.

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8. BIBLIOGRAPHY www.kickball.com/ http://sportsvite.com/sports/Kickball/rules http://www.kids-sports-activities.com/how-to-play-kickball.html http://www.slideshare.net/dale80869/kick-ball