- Can't get out when they kick. They kick and advance to first base.
- After that, they stay one base ahead of the runner behind them and can't be put out.
- If the batter behind them is out at first, they may move up only one base.
- Teams may not bat two players under 5 back to back.
Our story
We were done with "divide and conquer."
With four of our six boys on four different soccer teams, we were gone four nights a week for practices and all day Saturday for games, splitting up in different directions. Halfway through that season we realized how many family dinners we had missed and how much strain it put on our family.
The boys compete at everything, so cutting sports out completely wasn't the answer. We needed something competitive that the whole family could do together without taking over the week. With a few rule changes, kickball turned into a game a 3-year-old, a 16-year-old and an adult can all play and enjoy.
Now it's one night. No practices. Done. Some of the best moments come when an older kid could easily get a little one out and "fumbles" the ball on purpose to let them on base. Nobody in our house asks about rec sports anymore. They ask when kickball starts.
