Family Kickball Register

Community Family Kickball League

One night a week. The whole family on the field.

Grandparents, parents, teenagers, toddlers and the baby in the stroller all play on the same team. No practices, no driving five directions on a Saturday. Just kickball with the people you love most.

WhenThursdays · 6:00 PM
WhereFreedom Park, Sunbury
WhoEvery age, every family
Community Family Kickball logo: a red kickball over a red, white and navy shield

Our mission

Family Kickball exists to bring every member of a family team together to compete and have fun, no matter their age or skill level. Playing as one unified team, families rehearse the roles that carry into the rest of life together: how they lead, how they communicate, and how they work side by side. The skills gained as a family team carry over as they go out on mission as a team in God's Kingdom. The kickball field is just a rehearsal for greater things.

How a season works

Show up, kick, run, repeat on Thursday.

Fall 2026 is in the books. Dates for next season will be posted here and on our Facebook page as soon as they're set.

Game nightThursdays, 6:00 PM

About an hour. No practices unless you hold them in your own backyard.

FieldFreedom Park

830 St. Rt. 61, Sunbury, Ohio

New families$60 per family

Includes team jerseys and league fees.

Returning families$40 per family

League fees only. Bring last season's jerseys.

  • Each week your family is paired with a different family to field a team. The size of your family doesn't matter.
  • Parents and kids of all ages play. Don't plan to sit on the sidelines. Grandparents are welcome too.
  • Game rules are modified for different ages so the youngest players are part of the action.
  • We show up to compete, and we keep the competition at a healthy level.
The Beefy Bomber Trophy

Your family keeps every run it scores and adds it to a season-long point total. The family with the most points at the end of the season takes home the trophy.

Family base play rules

One game a 3-year-old, a 16-year-old and Dad can all play.

We play standard WKA kickball rules with a few changes so the whole family is in the game. Younger kids wear colored armbands so everyone knows which rules apply.

Under 5 Armband
  • 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.
Ages 5–10 Armband
  • Can't be caught out on a fly ball. Every kick plays like a grounder.
  • Can't be hit out between bases by a player over 10.
  • Can still be forced out, or put out at first by the fielders.
The stroller rule
  • Once an inning, a batter may push a stroller around the bases as they run.
  • The runner can still be put out. The stroller is never hit with the ball.
  • If the runner is out, the stroller waits at that base for the next runner to push it.
  • A stroller that makes it home scores an extra run.
Diagram: when the next batter kicks a double, an under-5 runner on first moves up to third, staying one base ahead. HOME 1ST 2ND 3RD Batter: double Under-5 runner: 1st → 3rd Stays one base ahead, can't be put out

For everyone

  • Up to 10 fielders over age 8. Kids under 10 don't count toward that number, but can still be on the field, catch the ball and get a runner out.
  • Seven innings if time allows. Games run one hour starting at 6:00.
  • Two base coaches, optional but recommended to help the little ones.
  • Bouncies are allowed if the ball bounces at least twice before home plate.
  • Strike zone is one foot on all sides of home plate. Kids under 8 can't strike out.
  • You can throw a runner out, but no headshots.
  • One base on an overthrow. Force outs apply.
  • Three outs per side, or 10 runs max per team each inning.

The Spirit of the Game

Play hard against people as big as you are. Play graciously against people smaller than you.

We believe families are designed by God to be teams. Family Kickball lets kids of every age play a sport together instead of each heading to a different practice, which can divide families and eat up intentional family time.

Game rules level the field so young children compete and feel included. Sometimes play gets too competitive, and we want to discourage that.

  • Your worth isn't decided by how your family does this season.
  • Rules matter, but not every tedious baseball rule fits here. If a call doesn't go your way, let it go.
  • We all mess up. If you get too heated, take a minute, ask God how you should have acted, and apologize to the people involved.

Our kids are watching how we behave. Every family reads the Spirit of the Game before the season starts.

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.

Safety waiver

Play safe, play smart.

We want every family to be safe, and every recreational activity carries some risk of injury. Please read the league waiver and release of liability before you register.

Read the waiver and release of liability

In consideration of being allowed to participate in any way in the Community Family Kickball program, related events and activities, the participant acknowledges, appreciates, and agrees that:

  1. The risk of injury from the activities involved in this program is significant, including the potential for permanent paralysis and death, and while particular rules, equipment, and personal discipline may reduce this risk, the risk of serious injury does exist.
  2. I knowingly and freely assume all such risks, both known and unknown, even if arising from the negligence of the releasees or others, and assume full responsibility for my participation.
  3. I willingly agree to comply with the stated and customary terms and conditions for participation. If I observe any unusual significant hazard during my presence or participation, I will remove myself or another member of my family from participation and bring it to the attention of the nearest official immediately.
  4. I, for myself and on behalf of my heirs, assigns, personal representatives and next of kin, hereby release and hold harmless Community Family Kickball League and its officers, officials, agents, employees, other participants, volunteers, sponsoring agencies, sponsors, advertisers, and if applicable, owners and lessors of premises used to conduct the pre-game, recreation, play, or post-game events ("releasees"), with respect to any and all injury, disability, death, or loss or damage to person or property, whether arising from the negligence of the releasees or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law in connection with (A) my participation in the sport of kickball, or (B) my attendance at any social event or gathering organized, authorized, or paid for by the releasees, individual kickball players, or any league or division organized under the releasees or their rules, including pre-game, post-game and end-of-season gatherings.
  5. I consent to the use by Community Family Kickball League, including its agents, assigns and licensees, of my name, photo, likeness, film, videotape and/or sound recording ("Information") to promote or publicize Community Family Kickball League internally and externally. I release Community Family Kickball League from all liability for using the Information, waive all claims arising from its use, and grant a perpetual and irrevocable license to use the Information in any manner it deems appropriate to promote the league, including reproduction, exhibition, copying, broadcast and distribution, with the understanding that it may be edited or combined with other images, sound, text or information.

I have read this release of liability and assumption of risk agreement, fully understand its terms, understand that I have given up substantial rights by signing it, and sign it freely and voluntarily for the opportunity to participate in kickball.

Join the league

Register your family team

  • $60 per new family, jerseys included
  • $40 per returning family
  • Thursdays at 6:00 PM, Freedom Park, Sunbury
Register online

Start a league in your town

We'd love to help you get started.

A family kickball league doesn't need to be big or complicated. With four family teams, you can play. Reach out and we'll set up a time to talk it through.

info@familykickball.com

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