Current USSSA Softball rules will govern kickball with the following emphases and modifications. Also, standard Intramural softball rules apply when applicable.

Kickballs will be provided by the Intramural program.

A team consists of eight players. It is played on a regulation softball field.

A minimum of six players is required to start and continue a game (max of 20 per roster).

All games will be limited to seven innings or fifty-five minutes – no innings start after 55 minutes. Make sure to request the game starting time.

There will be a 20-run mercy rule after three innings; 15-run mercy rule after four complete innings and a 10-run mercy rule after five complete innings.

Forfeit/no-show score is 9-1.

There will be no feet-first sliding allowed. Anyone who slides feet first is automatically ejected. Any head-first slide with an intent to injure will also result in an ejection.

The batter/runner is out in situations similar to softball (force-outs, pop-outs, etc). In addition, he/she is out when hit by a thrown ball below the waist.

All bases that slide away from the spot are still considered to be on the spot. If a runner was safe and the base slides away, the runner cannot be tagged out. If a runner approaches a base that has been moved due to a previous play, that runner does not need to go out of his/her way to find the base. Runners only need to go into the area where the base would have been. This is a judgment call and cannot be appealed .

The ball is put in play when the pitcher (a player on the defensive team) rolls the ball toward home plate and the batter attempts to kick it. The batter must wait for the ball to be within three feet of home plate before kicking it. If the batter does not like the pitch, he/she should not attempt to kick it; another pitch will be thrown.

There are no walks or strikeouts.

A batter gets only one attempt at kicking the ball. A missed attempt or foul ball is an out.

A runner who leaves the base before the pitch is kicked is out and the ball is declared dead. There is no leading off or stealing allowed.

In order to prevent injury and protect the defensive player, runners are prohibited from crashing into the defensive player in an attempt to jar the ball free. Anyone attempting this will be ejected from the game.

Tennis shoes must be worn by all players.

Defensive teams may align themselves anyway they would like; however, there must be a catcher and a pitcher.

All players are eligible to hit/kick. Players do not have to play in the field to hit/kick. Once a player leaves the batting order, he/she cannot re-enter the game.

Bunting is not permissable in kickball, and will result in an automatic dead-ball out. A full kick is required by all batters.

Teams with less than six players may begin the game as the visiting team. If the third out is recorded or the open batter's spot come to bat prior to the team's sixth player being checked in, the game will be a forfeit.

The teams will officiate their own game.

If teams cannot decide a call, the Supervisor will call a “do-over”.