1. The Art of Bunting
Steve Lindsey
Dave Jochum
Sun Tzu

2. The History of Bunting in
Kickball
 “If I know my strengths and weaknesses as well
as those of my enemies, I will win 100 out of
100 battles.” – Sun Tzu
 Bunting comes from an ancient Chinese
technique that was developed during the Wu
Kingdom (one of the three competing super-
dynasties during the Three Kingdom Era).
 The Wu Kingdom was the longest surviving
kingdom because of these bunting techniques
that were later perfected by Sun Tzu.
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3. Basics to Bunting
 Always bunt with your right foot (I don’t care if
you think you are left footed).
 Visualize essentially “catching” the ball with the
inside part of your right foot.
 Always bunt the ball towards 3rd base, Never to
the pitcher or 1st base
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 As soon as you make contact with the ball run
to 1st and don’t watch where the ball is going
 1st base is the only base that you don’t have to
stop at so don’t stop running until you are at
least 1 foot past the base
 Little known secret……………
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4. Magic Box
Little known secret
 There is a little known
secret between catchers,
pitchers and 3rd basemen
that I will share with you
today.
 There is an area on the
field where it is
completely impossible to
get someone out if they
Kick the Ball bunt the ball there.
into the Magic  Because of the rules of
Box Kickball, if you put the
ball in the “Magic Box”
you will get on base
every time.
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5. Steve’s Top 5
Techniques to Bunting Happiness
1. Back up as far as possible behind the base. This will
push the catcher back and that means a greater
distance between the catcher and the ball than if you
were to kick it from the base. In other words, it will take
the catcher a longer time to get to the ball.
2. Kick the ball like a soccer ball - this means using the
"inside" of your foot. When you do this you have greater
control over the placement of the ball than if you were
to kick it with your toe.
3. It's a bunt, so obviously kick it lightly and on the ground.
4. Once you have properly bunted the ball, run like the
wind.
5. I love Magic Box and so should you!
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