Kin-ball Rules

COMENIUS REGIO PROJECT KIN-BALL Technical rules

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KIN-BALLÂŽ Sport

Its goal: Encourage people to practice physical activities regularly.

Its values: Promote co-operation and sportsmanship.

Its rules: Promote fair play and teamwork.

The sport: An easy-to-learn activity, due to the size of the ball and its lightweight.

Origin & Kin-Ball, also known as Omnikin, is a team sport created in Quebec, Canada in 1986 by Mario Demers, a physical education professor.

&The International Kin-Ball Federation counts 3.8 million participants, primarily from Canada, the U.S., Japan, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Denmark and Malaysia.

Playing area & The playing area is bound by the walls, the floor, the ceiling and any fixed object in the gymnasium.

&The size of the playing area can vary according to the gymnasium’s dimensions but it cannot exceed 21.40 meters by 21.40 meters.

Technical equipment &Two official 1.2 meter balls. &Bibs in three of the official colors (pink or blue, grey and black). &A scoreboard which must remain visible to all participants and spectators.

&An inflator . &An official IKBF score sheet that must be filled out by the scorekeeper before, during and after the game.

Technical equipment &A timing clock which must remain visible to all the participants and spectators.

&A noise device that will be used to indicate the beginning and the end of the periods and games. This signal may be integrated in the timing clock or completely independent (ex: compressed air siren, trumpet).

&A six-faced die bearing the three officials colors (two faces per color, on opposite sides of the die).

Game Outline & Three teams of three different colors (pink, grey and black). & Four players of each team playing simultaneously. & Players of the defensive team form a square around the ball.

This same square constantly follows the moving of the ball. Each player is responsible of a corner of the court and is placed at about 3-4 meters from the ball (“square” formation). The four players have to maintain the team’s square formation.

Game Outline

Hitter

BLACK team is serving

Game Outline &The server has to say “OMNIKIN®” and the color of an opposite team, of his choice, before hitting the ball.

&The team called out has to catch the ball before it touches the floor:

If the called team succeed, then it is its turn to serve the ball to one of the two opposite teams.

If the called team failed, the other two teams get one point each and the faulted team puts the ball back into play and serves back to one of the two opposite team.

&This is a time-regulated game; three periods of 15 minutes. If there is a tie at the end of the game, continue until there is a winner.

KIN-BALL® Sport Basic Rules & The hit (serve): A player cannot hit twice in a row.

The hitter must say “OMNIKIN®” and the color of a team before hitting the ball.

The ball must be hit at a minimum of 2 meters in distance.

The ball must have an outward or upward slope; never in a downward slope.

≥ 2m

KIN-BALLﾂｮ Sport Basic Rules & The hit (serve): ﾂサhree members of the same team have to be in contact with the ball before the hit. ﾂグnce your team has had three contacts with the ball, the hitter has only five seconds to hit.

KIN-BALL® Sport Basic Rules & The court limits: The walls.

The ceiling.

All fixed objects (like basketball hoop).

&Scoring: Whenever a team commits a fault (like letting slip the ball), the other two teams get one point each.

KIN-BALLﾂｮ Sport Basic Rules & Voluntary obstruction: ﾂア point is given to the other teams if a player blocks another player intentionally.

&Involuntary obstruction: ﾂクo points are given; the team who has hit must hit again.

Some Advanced Strategies & The fake hitter: Three players hold the ball. The fake server is about to hit the ball.

While running towards the ball, he shouts “OMNIKIN®” and the color; fakes his hit when he touches the ball and the true server hits.

&The feint: Change hitting techniques.

Change hitting trajectory.

Some Advanced Strategies &The pass: ﾂカust like running with the ball, passing from teammate to teammate allows a team to choose a strategic offensive position. Usually, the player who passed the ball to his teammates will be the one hitting.

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