A playground game similar to baseball where players kick a rubber ball instead of hitting it with a bat.
A compound word combining 'kick' (from Middle English) and 'ball' (from Old English 'beall'). The game itself was invented in the early 1900s as a safer, simpler alternative to baseball for schoolchildren.
Kickball is one of the few sports invented specifically to be easier and more inclusive than its predecessor—the inventor wanted kids who couldn't hit a baseball to still be able to play and have fun.
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