First, the correct play in Kickball is to just bunt, aka kick the ball like 3 feet down the line. Everybody (even slow people) who did this got to first base, because no one is allowed in this space... so the catcher, pitcher, and 3B have to chase it down and make a barehanded across the field throw to the 1B with a ball that you can't grip, nor throw accurately more than 15-20 feet. Thus, if I can successfully bunt it without popping it up (which I was 1 of 2 in my attempts), I can score from 1st on the next play because its hard to field and throw the ball... and if needed, I only have to dodge 1 ball.
Second, the game is really easy for anyone to pick up... making it funny to watch people who think they are athletic, when in reality they probably are not. Why is this funny to me? Because a few people were so into the game that trash talking came about... some trash talking and some tempers in kickball... YES! That's what I'm talking about.
The ease of playing this game (for everyone, not me) is making me think of other universal games/sports that anyone can play.... but the only one I can think of is frisbee... and maybe soccer. But Kickball, I think, is the easiest to pick up and play well right away.
Still, I had a lot of fun and am doing it again this Tuesday!
PS Heather played really well too... she had more catches than me and got on base 3 times.... impressive.
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So I wanna know how you dodged the ball twice while running, just like side-steps or dives or what?
I rounded first really hard after kicking it to centerfield ... the ball was thrown towards home and cutoff at the pitcher, leaving me stranded... he started running me back to 1B and I dove to the ground as it sailed over me.... however, the 1B was there to grab it in an instance and I popped back up and started running towards second base.. within 2 secs of being up I again flattened myself to the ground as they missed me again... I then walked back to first base... I was tired
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