Kick-Basket-Ball | Playworks

To develop communication, teamwork, eye-hand and eye-foot coordination.

Offensive team lines up behind the basket, second player in line is the thrower holding the second ball
The fielding team spreads out on the field as in baseball, one player being the pitcher, and one being the shooter
Demonstrate when and where to make a basket for both teams

Lay out the playing field as in the diagram.

At the start of each player’s turn, the pitcher gets one ball and the offensive team’s thrower gets the other
Play begins with the pitcher rolling the ball to the kicker
The kicker kicks the ball and has to run all four bases
Before running home the runner must make a basket, taking as many shots as needed to make one
The thrower for the offensive team can throw the ball to the base runner (the kicker) after he or she has rounded third base
After the base runner (the kicker) makes a basket, s/he runs home
The thrower then becomes the next kicker, and the next person becomes the thrower
Meanwhile, players on the fielding team must retrieve the kicked ball and throw it to first base, second base and third base
Third baseman throws the ball to the designated team shooter, who shoots a basket, taking as many shots as needed to make one
If the kicking team scores a basket first, the team gets a point. If the fielding team makes a basket first, it is an out against the kicking team
Once both teams are shooting, everyone is counting down 10 seconds at which the turn is over.

Rather than having outs, first team to make a basket gets a point.