Coed Kickball Rules 2016 - 2017

Coed Kickball Rules 2016 - 2017 1. A game shall consist of 6 innings or 45 minutes. No inning shall start after 40 minutes. A tie game will continue until a winner is determined. 2. A team consists of up to nine (9) players on the field but rosters are unlimited. A minimum of six (6) is needed to start and continue a game. If a team drops down below six players for any reason, the game is immediately over and is declared a forfeit. At no time may one gender exceed the other by more than one player. 3. Substitutions: A starter and a substitute may have unlimited re-entry with each other throughout the game as long as they are the same gender. 4. A player must wear shoes at all times or they will not be allowed to play. No sandals; open toed shoes, hats, or jewelry. 5. Each team shall get three (3) outs. In addition, if a team scores eight (8) runs in a half-inning, the half-inning shall be over and the two sides shall switch. 6. There are no walks, but there are strikeouts. A kicker gets three attempts at kicking the ball. A missed attempt or foul ball is a strike. Bunting is allowed, however foul balls will be counted as strikes. An attempted bunt with two strikes that goes foul will be a third strike, strikeout. 7. Pitches must be straight and smooth. 8. The kicker can use a running start as long as they do not go past the home plate area line before contact with the ball. You can touch the home plate area line while kicking the ball. 9. The kicker is out in situations similar to softball/baseball (force outs, pop outs, etc.) In addition, a runner is out when he/she is hit by a thrown ball below the shoulders. Anything above the shoulders (when upright) does not count as an out and the runner is awarded an extra base. 10. If a runner who leaves the base before the pitch reaches home plate or is kicked, he/she is out and the ball is dead. Leading off and stealing bases between pitches is not allowed. 11. No sliding or diving into any base. The runner is out. (No running over people intentionally). 12. If a runner is hit in the head by a thrown ball while standing straight up, he/she is not out and they receive the base they were going towards. 13. Play stops when the ball is controlled in the infield by the pitcher, all base runners have stopped, and the umpire declares “TIME”. 14. Appeal Play: Must be a verbal appeal before the next pitch or before the infielders of the defensive team have left the field. Once the ball is returned to the infield, any player can make an appeal to the official for a runner missing a base or leaving the base too soon. 15. There will be one umpire and his/her decision on any call will be final!