1. PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
YEAR 4

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,
France, Switzerland,
Spain, Germany 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.

7. Physical Education