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There are many ways to play kickball! Neighborhood teams, random playground groupings of youth, and afterschool program children devise multiple game strategies, rules, and game protocols. There are high energy, exciting games of kickball and there are time-fillers. What most likely makes the difference is the quality and level of youth engagement.