Kin - Ball: Game's rules

Hi again!

In this week's section we are going to talk about the game's rules.

The game itself is based on a system of serve and reception, in which the team that takes out and, therefore, has possession, has to organize what is known as "tripod": the ball is held by three of the team members, while the fourth is responsible for hitting it -never down to give the other team the possibility of receiving it- without taking it between the arms, and using any part of the body above the hip (contact with the legs it is only accepted in defensive phase). The minimum horizontal distance that the ball should fly in its displacement is 1.83 meters (72 inches approximately).

Before the strike occurs, the team that gets out must pronounce aloud the word "Omnikin" accompanied by the color of the team that must receive the ball. For example: "Black Omnikin!" All players participate in the throwing and defense, and if one team commits a foul, the other two receive a point in favor.

The reception of the ball must be achieved without the ball touching the ground or the limits of the playing area, including fixed obstacles inside the field. One, two, three or four players can receive the ball with any part of the body. The ball can never be caught by a single player. A trapping of the ball is considered when there is a complete immobilization with two body parts (hand-hand, foot-hand). This action is a foul and a point will be scored for non-infringing teams. 

The same thing happens if the attacking team throws the ball out of the field of play, in which case it is penalized by adding the other two teams one point.

If the reception is successful, the team have ten seconds to organize a new attack in which all its members must participate. 

The winner will be the team that previously manages to score 13 points, although if the time of game is over, the team that has scored the most points wins. If there is a tie between two or more teams, it will be drawn among the teams involved.


Through this scoring system, complemented by the fact that one team can’t call another that is two or more points below the scoreboard, what is sought is that no team is badly hurt, promoting more equal games in which all the participating teams have chances of winning until the end.

Good weekend and see you next week!