Triangle Mini Kickball: Four Fields at Once

Small-sided kickball with three bases in a triangle and small teams on four fields at once, so everyone kicks and fields a lot. No throwing at runners: outs are made at the base.

How to play

1. Set up four triangles with cone bases 10 m apart; teams of three or four in pinnies (4 min).
2. Rules: the fielding team's pitcher rolls the ball, the kicker kicks it and runs to first; it's an out if the ball is caught in the air or a fielder holding the ball steps on the base before the runner gets there (5 min).
3. Game: the whole kicking team kicks once each, then sides switch; a run scores when you make it back home (12 min).
4. Swap opponents: teams that are ahead move up a field and the others move down, nobody sits out (7 min).
5. Group run tally and wrap-up (2 min).

Rules

• Never throw the ball at a runner.
• The fielder steps on the inside of the base and the runner arrives on the outside.
• Pitches roll along the ground at a kickable speed.
• Each kicker gets up to three pitches.

Variations

Adaptations

• Students with visual impairments: a ball with a bell and kicking a stationary ball from a hoop.
• Students with limited mobility: kick a stationary ball with a partner running for them; defend the nearest base.
• Less experienced students: choose a slow roll or a stationary ball.

Learning goals

• Kick toward open space.
• Decide where to play the ball on defense.
• Get many turns thanks to small teams.

Equipment for a class of 25

• foam balls: 4
• cones: 24
• pinnies: 16

Teacher tip

With four small fields each student kicks about six times a lesson, versus once or twice in a big game. Put all the home bases in the middle of the yard and kick outward.

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