What kid doesn’t love a ball or a good ball game? Of course everyone is familiar with all the ball games they made into professional sports, but what about the games that we grew up on that didn’t quite become money-making machines with prima-Donna athletes, greedy team ownership and viperous agents?

These are the “pure” ball games and we've collected their rules so you can play too. We hope you’ll share them with your kids, friends and loved ones. And we hope you’ll share your favorite ball games with us!

• Around the World
• Butt's Up
• Dodge Ball
• H-O-R-S-E
• Kickball
• Pickle
• Prison Dodge
• Volley Ball
• Wiffleball

We'd love to hear the games you played when you were young. Share them with your friends on GettingOutside.com in the community section.