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: a game for children that resembles baseball but that is played with an inflated ball which is kicked instead of being hit with a bat
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Joe Rocco, who often walked home from school with Debbie, said that at recess, kids used to send kickballs flying in her direction just to have an excuse to be near her.
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Andy Newman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
One avenue is through a Unified Sports program, which pairs Poway High students with intellectual disabilities with students without intellectual disabilities who compete in sports such as soccer, basketball and kickball throughout the trimesters.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The all-turf field is intended for games of wiffle ball or kickball among members and their guests.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Piedmont Park: Get over the sting of a break-up or kickball tournament loss on one of the benches overlooking Lake Clara Meer.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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Andy Newman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
One avenue is through a Unified Sports program, which pairs Poway High students with intellectual disabilities with students without intellectual disabilities who compete in sports such as soccer, basketball and kickball throughout the trimesters.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The all-turf field is intended for games of wiffle ball or kickball among members and their guests.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Piedmont Park: Get over the sting of a break-up or kickball tournament loss on one of the benches overlooking Lake Clara Meer.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Kickball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickball. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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