- Have fun! Don’t be a poor sport! Remember, this is just kickball.
- Helping you get lucky rule. All teams are required three females on the field at all times (with the exception of extra innings).
2.1 If a team does not have 3 females playing, 1 male must sit out per absent female, until you’re at 6 players. A team can start play with as few as 6 players, but a female must be one of those 6. If any players arrive after the start time they must be added at the end of the kicking line-up.
2.3 If a team has less than 3 females then they will be penalized an out for each girl missing in the kicking line up. These outs must occur in either the 1, 3, or 5 spot or the 2, 4 or 6 spots. This is an own team decision which must be noted on the line-up card provided to the umpire before the first roll.
- No more than 10 players on the field. You must field a catcher at all times.
- The kicker is allowed to request speed and texture of roll.
- Kicking. You don’t have to play the field to kick, but you must kick if you play the field.
5.1 You must kick in the same order throughout the game.
5.2 A kicking lineup must be submitted to the umpire before the start of each game.
5.3 If the umpire deems your team kicked out of order then the kicker is out and any base runners must return to their past base.
5.4 All players must be in the kicking lineup throughout the game.
5.5 Kicking lineup must consist of at least three females.
5.6 At the top of the line up kickers must rotate male-female or female-male through a minimum of three girls. The remainder of the line up is at the captain’s discretion.
- Ground rule double is honored.
- Ghost runners are not honored.
- No leading off the bases.
8.1 The base runner leading off will be ruled out.
8.2 If the ball is kicked while the base runner is leading off then the kicker will have to rekick and any base runners who were not leading off will return to their previous base.
- When kicking you must not kick the ball before it reaches home plate. You are allowed to kick on both sides of the plate as long as you don’t kick in front of the imaginary line extending across and out from the front of the plate.
9.1 Kicking the ball before it
reaches home plate will constitute a foul ball.9.2 When the umpire calls, “FOUL!” for this infraction a fielder is still allowed to catch the ball for an out if it’s a pop fly.
- Bunting. This is not intent. This is actual distance ball carries. The ball must be able to travel past the designated bunt line between the first and third base lines. Any kicked ball determined to be a bunt by the umpire will be ruled as a foul ball.
- Safety Base. If the field has a safety base at first then the rule will be enforced. When the offensive player is running to first base after kicking and there’s a close play they must step on the outside/right side base. If there’s no play being made at first the runner is allowed to step on the inside/left side base while rounding first. The extra base is placed there as a safety precaution and failure to adhere to the rule will result in an out.
- For the Defense. Unless the throw moves the fielder from the base the fielder must use the base on the inside/left side, or the runner will be called safe.
- Sliding. Feet first slides for males is illegal, and the runner will be called out. Feet first slides for females is legal. Head first slides for men and women are legal.
- Physical/Vocal Interference. Any act that a player makes to interfere with the opposing team making a play can result in an out, or getting an extra base. Examples of this are: yelling at the fielder, swatting at the ball while a fielder is holding it, standing in a base line while a player is running the bases
- Throwing ball at the runner is permitted.
15.1 Hitting a base runner above the shoulders with the ball is not illegal, but if the umpire feels like it was done intentionally or with malice you will be subject to a warning or ejection.
- Overthrowing a base runner. If a fielder throws a ball that goes out of bounds the play is still live, with the exception of the ball going over a fence, in an enclosed area such as a dugout, or an opposing player intentionally touching the ball. If any of the above occur then the play becomes dead, and the base runner(s) will be advanced one base beyond the one to which they were running.
- 3 outs per inning.
- 3 fouls is an out.
- The fielder must get the kicker/runner out at the base or touch them with the ball. There is no mound out.
- Fielding position. When a girl is kicking, no fielder is allowed to stand closer than the 40’ bunt line until the ball is kicked.
- Tagging up. The base runner is allowed to run after a kicked fair or foul ball has been initially touched by a fielder. On a caught ball the fielder may throw to the base the runner occupied if the runner left before the ball was initially touched by a fielder, for an out.
21.1 On a caught ball if a base runner has advanced past their next
base then when returning to their original base they must
retouch the base they just advanced past in order to not be
forced out. - 7 innings per game.
- 10 run rule limit per inning.
- 12 run limit at the end of 4TH inning to win the game.
- The “Kirk Clause”. If the game is tied at the end of regulation 2 players will be removed from defense every inning thereafter but will not drop below 6 people (this is an own team decision, and girls and guys may be removed first).
25.1 Even if a team is playing with less than 10 fielders they are still
required to drop two players per inning until the minimum of 6 players is reached.25.2 This does not affect the kicking line up. Everyone still kicks and in the same order as they’ve done the entire game.
- Infield Fly rule is in effect. The kicker is out when there is a fair fly ball which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, when first and second, or first, second and third bases are occupied, with less than two outs.
- Injuries. An injured guy may be replaced by a guy or girl teammate. An injured girl may be replaced by a girl teammate. If there’s not a replacement player then the field may be taken with 9 players.
27.1 If an injured player has kicked at least once in the game then their spot will count as an out if they do not kick.
- Ump’s decision is final.
- Ejections. If you act like an idiot you will eject yourself via the umpire. If you get ejected from a kickball game you might want to seek anger management classes, but you will also be required to sit out your next scheduled game.
29.1 If you get ejected from two games in the same league or tournament you will not be allowed to play for the remainder of that league or tournament, and there will be no refund on any of your fees. Please use this extra free time for those anger management classes.
- No disputes over the call of the game after the players have left the field.
- NO RAINOUTS. In the event of hazardous weather the game may be delayed or postponed until another day. 4 full innings constitutes a complete game in the event of hazardous weather. This is the umpire’s decision.
- Forfeits. A team forfeits their game if they are not present with 6 or more players (including 1 female) within 5 minutes after their scheduled start time.
32.1 If a team forfeits the game the score will be recorded as 7-0.
- The National Kickball Association reserves the right to update these rules without prior notice.
- Anything not covered in these rules will be judged at the umpires discretion
- Have fun! Don’t be a poor sport! Remember, this is just kickball.
Revised 9/7/2017