Kimball, is a team sport created in Quebec, Canada in 1986 by Mario Demers, a physical education professor, in which the main distinctive characteristics are the large size of the ball (1.2m (48 inches) in diameter)[i][1] and that the matches are played by three teams at the same time. The International Kin-Ball Federation counts 3.8 million participants, primarily from Canada, the U.S., Japan, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Malaysia and China (including Hong Kong). The newest country is the UK; Kin-Ball UK formed in 2018.
Kin-Ball Diameter: 1.2m (48 inches)[1]
Weight: 1 kg
Court Size: 20×20 meters (66×66 feet) (Court lines are included in measurement).
Three teams play per game. Each team has 4 players.
The official Kin-Ball team colours are: Black, Grey and Blue. (Sometimes pink is used instead of blue).
The team in possession of the ball is the Attacking Team. To make a play, the Attacking Team will designate a Defending Team, by calling out their colour. The designation has to start with the declaration "Omnikin!" followed by the colour of another team. After the designation, the ball has to be hit with a body part above the hips, while all other members of the Attacking Team touch the ball, in some way. If the Defending Team is able to control the Kin-Ball successfully, it becomes the Attacking Team.
A Kin-Ball Game is usually played until one team has won three periods. Each period takes about 10 minutes to play. When the first team reaches 11 points in a period, the team with the fewest points has to leave the court and the remaining two teams play until one team reaches 13 points.
A player can commit a series of fouls during the match:
Whenever a team commits a foul, the other two teams receive 1 point each. This ensures that teams of a lower skill level are kept in play. So long as they do not commit too many fouls of their own in a row.
Year | City | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Québec | Canada | Japan | Belgium |
2002 | Québec | Canada | Japan | France |
2005 | Ans | Canada | Japan | France |
2007 | Bilbao | Canada | Japan | France |
2009 | Trois-Rivières | Canada | Belgium | Japan |
2011 | Nantes | Canada | Japan | France |
2013 | Pepinster | Canada | Japan | Belgium |
2015 | Torrejón de Ardoz | Japan | France | Czechia |
2017 | Tokyo | Canada | Japan | Czechia |
2019 | Les Ponts-de-Cé | Canada | France | Japan |
2022 | Hradec Králové | Canada | Canada | France |
Year | City | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Québec | Canada | Japan | Belgium |
2002 | Québec | Canada | Japan | France |
2005 | Ans | Canada | Japan | France |
2007 | Bilbao | Canada | Japan | France |
2009 | Trois-Rivières | Canada | France | Japan |
2011 | Nantes | Canada | Japan | Switzerland |
2013 | Pepinster | Canada | Japan | Belgium |
2015 | Torrejón de Ardoz | Canada | Japan | France |
2017 | Tokyo | Canada | Japan | France |
2019 | Les Ponts-de-Cé | Canada | Czechia | Japan |
2022 | Hradec Králové | Belgium | Czechia | France |