8-Base Kickball

SKILL FOCUS

Gross Motor, Teamwork

GROUP SIZE

10+

EQUIPMENT

1 kickball, 4 cones, bases

SETUP

Set up the children as if they were playing a regular game of kickball. Use 4 regular bases, but also set up 4 cone bases as shown in the image below. Give the pitcher a kickball. In our diagram, you will see the batter ready, with the fielding team on the field. There should be 1 player from the fielding team at each cone.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In this game, your team can get a point kicking or fielding, and all kids get a turn at “bat” before switching sides for each inning.

2. The pitcher will roll the ball to the batter. Once they kick it, the batter must run all the regular (blue) bases. Their objective is to run all the bases without stopping.

3. The fielding team must retrieve the ball and throw it to the child at the #1 cone who catches it and steps on their cone. Then the ball must be thrown to #’s 2, 3 & 4 respectively. If the runner gets home first, they get the point. If the ball is thrown around the bases first, the fielding team gets the point.

Make it Easier: 

Shorten the distance between the cones and allow the children to roll the ball instead of throwing it.

Make it Harder:

Make it Harder: Increase the distance between the cones for the fielding team.

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