Equipment

Shoes must be worn.  Turf shoes are allowed, but no molded cleats or metal spikes.  If in doubt bring an extra pair of shoes.

All games will be played with an official kickball provided by the tournament

Officials

Each game will have one official.

Player Eligibility

All players must be 18 years of age.

All players must be on the official player roster.

Teams

10 players on the field (maximum of 5 men on the field)

Cannot have more men than women on the team      

Roster Limit  -  16

Games should be started with 10 players on the field.  However, games may be played with as few as 8 players.   Teams must have 4 women to start.

Each team must have a captain or manager.  This person is responsible for the official line up, batting orders and scorekeeping.

Regulation Games

Regulation games will last (30) minutes.  Once the game has reached 30 minutes, teams will finish the inning they are currently playing.  There is no set number of innings for a complete game.

A team failing to field at least 8 players within 10 minutes of the scheduled game time will forfeit the game.

Pitching

No bouncies.  A pitch that is higher than 1 foot at the plate is an illegal pitch and is considered a ball.

Kicking

All kicks must be made behind the plate.  Any kick in front of the home plate is a strike.

Bunting is not allowed.  Must be a full swing kick at the discretion of the umpire.

The kicker is out after the 4th foul.

Running

Leading off or stealing is not allowed.  A runner off his/her base when the ball is kicked is out.

Hitting a runner with the ball in the head is not allowed.  Any player hit in the head is safe and advances one base. If the runner intentionally uses the head to block the ball, the umpire may call the runner out.

After a kicked ball is caught, runners must tag their originating base before running to the next base.  If the runner has not moved off the base before the ball is caught, the runner may simply run without tagging up.

One base on an overthrow out of bounds.  If overthrown on the field, ball is still in play and runners can advance until ball is called dead by the ump (in pitchers control on the mound).

Strikes/Balls

Three (3) strikes is an out.

A strike is any pitched ball within the strike zone (12 inches from either side of the plate), either not kicked, or missed by the kicker.

Four (4) balls advance the kicker to first base.

If a male player is walked, the following female player may take 1st base

A ball is any pitched ball outside the strike zone, or an illegal bouncy.

Fouls

Four (4) fouls equals an out.

A foul is any kick landing out of bounds, or a ball that lands in bounds but rolls out of bounds before it reaches 1st base or 3rd base.

Outs

Three (3) outs, per side, per inning.

An out is any count of 3 strikes or 4 fouls, a runner touched by a ball (other than on the head) while not on base, any caught foul ball (without the aid of an object – i.e. bench, person, etc…), a tag on a base to which a runner is forced to, or a runner who is off the base when the ball is kicked.

Ball in Play

Once the pitcher has the ball in control and on the mound, the play ends.

If a player intentionally touches or stops the ball, the play ends.  Player is out.

Obstruction

Fielders must stay out of the baseline. Fielders trying to make an out on base may have their foot on base, but must lean out of the baseline. Runners hindered by any fielder within the baseline, not making an active play for the ball, shall be safe at the base to which they were running. Runners may choose to advance beyond this base while the ball is still in play.

Game Ejections

When a player or manager is ejected from the game for disciplinary reasons such as foul language, verbal abuse, fighting, etc., the following will occur.

Ejected persons must leave the park immediately.