THE THE PROBLEM
Students need one shared rule set for kicks, bases, outs and rotations.
Teacher time disappears when the same moment has to be re-explained in real time.
THE PLAYGROUND FIXES™ · GRADES 2–4
The Kickball Fix
LEARN IT INSIDE. PLAY IT OUTSIDE.
A projected whole-class training game that helps Grades 2–4 learn one clear, safe, conflict-resistant version of schoolyard kickball.
PRODUCT COVERTeacher-facing overview
ONE SCREENsystem
FOUR CALL CREWSparticipation
EIGHT LOCKED RULESrule set
10–15 minguided run
WHY THIS EXISTS
PRACTISE THE
HARD MOMENT.
The hard moment arrives outside and students do not yet share one clear rule or repair language.
THE FIX
Watch the moment, freeze the decision, make the class call it, replay a poor choice, lock the rule, then use the same language outside.
The classroom version handles the structure so the teacher can supervise the room instead of operating another complicated system.
HOW IT RUNS
SAY LESS.
LET THE SYSTEM HELP.
Walk through kicks, bases, outs, rotations and close calls before recess so students do not have to negotiate the rules while the game is already moving.
01 · WATCH + FREEZE
WATCH + FREEZE
A slow schoolyard moment unfolds and stops exactly where a call is needed.
02 · CALL + REPLAY
CALL + REPLAY
Everyone votes; one random crew decides. A poor call shows its consequence and must be repaired.
03 · LOCK + PLAY
LOCK + PLAY
The correct rule joins the class system and students use the same language outside.
TEACHER RESOURCES
KEEP THE SOURCE
HANDY.
Teacher-facing guides and support files stay here. The classroom launch remains a separate clean route.
The Kickball Fix™ Teacher Guide
Teacher method, setup, rules and transfer guidance.
Open resource ↗Outdoor Play Card
A quick-reference card for the real playground game.
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USE IT WHEN
THE MOMENT ARRIVES.
playground · rules · close calls · recess
CLASSROOM SIDE
THE NEXT CLICK
RUNS THE FIX.
Open the classroom version full-screen. No advertising or payment prompt is loaded there.
Launch Kickball ↗
CLASSROOM ROUTE · AD-FREE
Kickball decision guide
Kickball improves when more students are involved in the next play.
The classroom tutorial teaches the disputed calls, but the outdoor version still needs a playable structure. Kickball can become one kicker and a long line of spectators if the teams or field are too large. Smaller games and quick rotations create more kicks, fielding decisions and base decisions without adding complicated rules.
Teach what counts as safe/out at the base and what happens on a close call before students are shouting from opposite sides of the field.
A student should know when they kick, field and re-enter without the teacher rebuilding teams every inning. Simple rotation beats a perfect batting order.
If most students are standing, reduce team size or run more than one game. More participation is usually a better fix than another rule about paying attention.
The goal is a schoolyard version that students can restart quickly after a close call and keep playing without an adult becoming the permanent umpire.