2. 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, Fran
ce, Switzerland, Spain, Ge
rmany and Malaysia.
3. Kin-Ball uses a cage
ball, an inflatable ball 1.22
m in diametre and inflated
to about the same
pressure and feeling as a
volleyball.
It is played by three teams
of four, in a room 21 m by
21 m (70ft by 70ft) with a
surface that permits
sliding, such as a gym.
4. The team in possession of
the ball yells out "Omnikin"
followed by the colour of
another team and hits the
ball.
The team whose colour was
called must stop the ball
from hitting the ground; if it
fails to do so the other two
teams get a point.
If a team stops the ball from
hitting the ground, it has 10
seconds to hit the ball to
another team, using the
same procedure.
5. At the moment contact is
made with the ball, all
team members of the
team possessing the ball
must be touching it.
The ball must not be
struck downwards, so as
to give the team
receiving the ball a
chance to stop it from
hitting the ground.
And although you can
touch the ball with any
part of your body.
6. Games have three periods lasting
between 7 to 15 minutes
each, depending on the age level of the
participants, with a one-minute
intermission between each period.
At the beginning of each period the
ball is put into play from the centre of
the gym by the team with the fewest
points.
The team with the most points at the
end of the three periods wins the
game.
Teams are composed of 4 players (with
up to 4 substitutes), all of which wear a
jersey or pinnie of a different
colour, with grey, pink and black being
the official colours internationally.
