What is "kickball"

n. 1 (context uncountable English) A sport similar to baseball, where a ball is kicked rather than hit. 2 (context countable English) The ball used in the above sport.

Kickball is a playground game and league game, similar to baseball, invented in the United States in the first half of the 20th century. As in baseball, one team tries to score by having its players return a ball from home base to the field and then circle the bases; while the other team tries to stop them by tagging them "out" with the ball before they can return to the home base. Instead of hitting a small, hard ball with a bat, players kick a large inflated rubber ball; this makes it more accessible to young children. As in baseball, teams alternate half- innings. The team with the most runs after a predefined number of innings wins.

Kickball is a popular playground sport and is typically played among young, school-age children. The lack of both specialized equipment and highly skill-based positions (like pitcher) makes the game an accessible introduction to other sports. It is less popular among adults, who are more commonly known to play similar games like softball and baseball.

Kickball is popular across the Republic of Liberia in West Africa, where a National League is held annually among several teams or clubs. The Sport pulled the largest crowd after football in the Country. Amazon are the current champions. The League is run by the Liberia Kickball Federation (LKF) headed by J.Yourver Kollie as President. The LKF dream is to take the Sport to other states in Africa as it hope that the game can become Olympic Sport in the near future.The game has been played in Liberia since the 1970s and has grown to be the second biggest sport in the country. The Liberia Kickball Federation is seeking partnership with International Sporting Federations to make the game like other international sport.

"The game seems to afford equal enjoyment to the children and it gives a better understanding of the national game (Baseball), and at the same time affords them an exercise that is not too violent and is full of fun."