Best Kickball Reviews 2023

Mikasa has been in the business of creating the best athletic balls that money can buy for almost ninety years. Its core value has always been the one thing common to any sporting event: passion. This has enabled it to meet the ever-changing needs of the game and the athlete by making the highest quality balls with inspiration, passion and the best technologies.

Mikasa’s Official WAKA kickball (Selling for $18.99 – Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) is a premium quality ball made to the highest manufacturing standards. The first thing to know about this kickball is the fact that it’s so well-made that it is the official kickball of the highest kickball authority. Its outer surface is textured so that it doesn’t slip during play.

This Mikasa kickball takes a lot of kicking and still stays in great shape even over time. You’re assured of no warping with this kickball. It doesn’t come inflated so it’s up to you to decide how much air goes into it (inflating up to 1.45 pounds per square inch is recommended). Its P1000K is 10”; it bounces and can be used for other ball games too.
This kickball is built to last a long time. All you might have to do for maintenance is regular pumping and since rubber warps in winter, it’s advisable to deflate them when winter comes around.

Here are some other kickballs from Mikasa for your consideration:

• Mikasa yellow 8.5” kickball with nylon wound bladder for shape retention and premium rubber cover without latex for allergen-free softness and durability
• Mikasa Soccer Kickballs: a set of 4 yellow rubber balls with wound centers and textured exterior for maximum air retention and control
• Mikasa Child Waka Kickball with a smaller diameter of 8.5 inches and same features as the adult model so your kids can play kickball like pros

U.S. Toy Company is a third-generation, family-owned business that started out as a toy rack distributor in 1953. It has since been driven by passion and creativity to become the nationwide brand that it is today. Its goal has been, and still remains, to ensure that fun novelty toys, party supplies, extraordinary party themes and carnival prizes that are also safe are available for every budget.

The Rainbow Basketball-themed Kickball (Selling for $14.99 – Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) is as colorful as its name suggests. It comes as a set of 12 brightly colored balls that can be used for team games, given as party favors and enjoyed at home with your kids. These 5” diameter balls are a good way to add some color to your one-on-one ball games. Plus, its PVC material is soft so that those fun games don’t end up hurting your kids. The balls are lightweight and small for your kids’ little hands yet strong enough to be kicked and thrown about for a long time. They are a good and affordable way to get your little ones started on the basics of kickball and recommended for kids ages 3 and above.

Following are some other kickballs from this brand:

• US Toys Rainbow-themed Knobby-designed Kickballs for the playground. It’s also a set of 12 5” balls made of PVC so it’s soft and easy for kids to play with
• US Toys Rainbow-themed Soccer-designed kickballs, a colorful set of 12 6” balls with black diamond patterns. It’s also made of PVC
• US Toys Volleyball Kickball. It’s 2” wide and made of vinyl; another set of 12 balls

The Franklin Sports brand was established in 1946 to introduce great ideas and products to sports players at all levels. It has worked hard through the years and earned itself a well-deserved place at the forefront of international sporting goods brands. It has built strong partnerships with other leading brands that bring energy and strength to its products. A proof of its understanding of its consumers’ need is the continued patronage it receives from famed sportsmen such as Mike Schmidt, Miguel Cabrera and other great names.

The Franklin Sports Rubber Kickball (Selling for $19.99 – Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) with its soft yet sturdy build and new textured cover is designed to provide a fun kickball game for youths and adults. It is made of quality rubber and comes under-inflated so you’ll have to do some air-pump action on it before it will be ready for use.
This ball has got the classic look of kickballs from years ago and might just take the adult kickball fan on a trip down memory lane - especially with its red color, bouncy quality and textured body. Enjoy different ball games such as dodgeball, foursquare, basketball, beach ball and more with this multipurpose kickball from Franklin.

Franklin Sports has other kickballs. You might want to look at them too:

• Franklin Sports MLB Youth Kickball Set which features an 8.5” kickball with a textured surface for superior control. The set includes multicolored throw-down bases, home plate and pitching plate
• Franklin Sports Vibe Play Ball is an 8.5" brightly colored, PVC playground ball. It features a rotation-molded construction and is without latex to give a long-lasting, allergen-free game
• Franklin Sports USA Playground Ball is another 8.5 Inch ball. It has a textured surface for super grip and the US stars and stripes design

If you’re looking for a brand to trust with the lifelong physical education and fitness of your child, you should look no further than Sportime and Spark. Together, they’ve created a winning formula when it comes to children’s physical education. Founded in June 1989, this brand provides evidence-based programs and innovative products for children from pre-kindergarten through to 12th grade. The belief that active kids learn better and that all kids deserve the opportunity to live healthy lives has led to their selection of high quality fitness and sports equipment.

The Sportime Max Kickball (Selling for $12.84 – Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) features the company’s innovative FlexMatixGrip outer body. This gives you an enhanced grip and control on the ball during a game of kickball, dodgeball, foursquare and much more. It’s a yellow ball, made with natural rubber and is built to last through years of kicking, throwing and bouncing.

It features a 2-ply construction of 100% Japanese nylon winding and a 70% butyl bladder for optimum air retention; this way you don’t have to go through the delay of inflating the kickball before every game. It does, however, come deflated so you have to do an initial inflation before first-time use. This can be considered a plus as you get to choose how soft you want your ball to be. As for allergens, it does contain latex, so you should note that.

Sportime has lots of other kickballs for you to choose from. They include:

• Sportime Poly Playground Ball is a blue 8.5” and has elastic shape memory for preventing a blow out if moderately over-inflated. It’s also latex-free for an allergen-free game
• Sportime MegaMax Playground Ball at 16” is an extra-large ball that features the same Japanese nylon and butyl bladder of other balls by this company. It’s bright yellow and has a durable, textured rubber cover for a secure grasp
• SportimeMax UniverCells is a set of 6 8.5” utility balls in various colors. It has a textured surface pattern that features etched-in geographical features including water bodies, raised latitudinal and longitudinal lines and landmasses

Founded in 1988, Melissa and Doug is a brand on a mission to “take back childhood”. It seeks to provide the platform through which the imaginations of children will be ignited and their minds opened to the wonder of the world around them. It believes in this way, children can discover themselves - their passions, potential and purpose. Their products include classic wooden toys, games and pretend play stuff, all of high quality for your kids.

The Melissa & Doug’s Froggy Kickball (Selling for $9.99 – Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) is a large, bright green kickball with a textured surface for easy grip in your little one’s hands. It can be played with anywhere as it’s made of durable leather and lasts a long time, even with regular kicks and throwing from your little powerhouse. Its smiling froggy face is so cute, it’ll draw a smile from your child’s face too. It can be bounced, kicked and rolled which makes it a good ball for a variety of games with your kid. Its bright green color and picture doesn’t fade, making it a fun way to create memories with your little one.

Other kickballs, equally cute, are available from this brand. They include:

• Melissa & Doug Scootin' Turtle Ball features colorful, smiling turtle artwork and a textured surface for easy grip for your kids
• Melissa & Doug Bella Butterfly Kickball, a classic rubber kickball with a colorful butterfly on a pink background. Its surface is textured too
• Melissa & Doug Giddy Buggy Kickball features a number of smiling bug’s faces on a textured surface