Kin ball

I’m going to speak about the kin ball. The kin ball is an activity that was invented in

Quebec in 1986 by Mario Demens, Bachelor of Physical Education.

Object of the game

The object of this game is to serve the ball to one of the opposing teams in such a way that the opposing team will not be able to catch the ball before it touches the ground.

For the receiving team the object is to lift the ball upward.

Match:

A match is composed of three fifteen minutes periods. And the area where the game is played is the gym floor.

A team:

Each team has four players on the court. And on the court there are always three teams.

The game:

To serve the ball three players of a team hold the ball and the fourth player of the team is the server.

The other teams are positioned in each quarter of the gym. The server has to shout « omniking » followed by the colour of one of the opposing team. And then hit the ball with one or two arms. The team who has been called becomes the receiving team. The receiving team has to control the ball with any part of the body before it touches the ground.

If the receiving team drops the ball, the serving team and the other one, become a point. If the opposing team caches the ball, they have to immobilise it and then re-serve it. If the team who serves the ball commits a fault, a point is given to the two others teams.

One this picture we can see that the ball is very big. We can also see the three different teams. We can see that the ball has just been served, because this man is in the serving position.

It’s not a sport very known by the people, but I think that it could be an interesting activity to do at school. In some other countries they have this activity at school, for example in France. It is easier then the volleyball because it’s not very technical. We have not to know how to hit the ball.

In Switzerland there is not a national team. But there are some clubs where it’s possible to play kin ball.

Leana