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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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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.
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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
In kickball, my right foot sent the red rubber ball flying well past the infield, and I was deft at four square with my right hand.
—Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
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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
In kickball, my right foot sent the red rubber ball flying well past the infield, and I was deft at four square with my right hand.
—Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Kickball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickball. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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