Kickball

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Kickball (English: kick = to push) is a ball sport that is mainly practiced in the United States.

It is similar to baseball and was first documentedly mentioned in 1917. It is played on a softball field with a 250 to 400 mm inflated rubber ball.

Game flow

In the game, the pitcher rolls an air-filled rubber ball towards the batter . This kicks the ball onto the field. Now he has to try to get to first base as quickly as possible . There it cannot be thrown off by the field players of the opposing team. If that happens, the team receives an out . With three outs, the game is over and the batter team acts as a defensive team in the field.

distribution

Kickball is the number one kid's game in the United States. Baseball or football is too hard for many . With kickball, the risk of injuries is relatively low. The largest kickball league in the USA is the World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. https://books.google.de/books?id=x70vAAAAYAAJ&dq=kick+baseball&pg=PA240&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=kick%20baseball&f=false
  2. https://bssc.com/news/who-invented-the-kickball
  3. https://books.google.de/books?id=SzQBCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135#v=onepage&q&f=false