Kin-Ball and Fun Games
Gernot Köcher
- Studied to become a teacher in Sports and Geography at a secondary school. - 40 years of teaching experience at secondary schools and in various specialized sports associations. - First contact with Kin-Ball in 2011. - Since 2013, organizing and conducting Kin-Ball workshops in schools and clubs. - Participated in the Kin-Ball European Championships in 2018. - Co-founder of the German Kin-Ball Association in 2019 and since then Vice President for Formation, Education and Schools. - Co-coach of the German National Teams at the Kin-Ball World Championships in 2019 and the European Championships in 2023. - Responsible for training coaches and referees in the German Kin-Ball Association.
Lesson Overview
Fun games + Kin-Ball
How to play Kin-Ball
Fun games + SIX Balls
Cooperative Physikal Education fun games with the giant Kin-Ball (1,22 meter) The ball, which is 1.22 metres tall and weighs less than one kilogram, invites engagement with a variety of fun games and exercises. They encourage motivation, inclusion, tolerance, cooperation, self-confidence, and so much more. The diverse engagement with the giant ball playfully imparts conditional, coordinative, and social effects. If you've never heard of games like 'Bubble Gum Bulldog', 'Toilet Game', 'The Train', 'Level Game', 'Candy Bomb', 'Reverse Blob Tag', 'Start your Engine', 'Indiana Jones' 'Planet Chaser', come to the workshop.
Kin-Ball is a relatively new sport, developed in 1987 by Canadian physical educators, now played on all continents. Three teams of 4 players each compete simultaneously on the field, with one team trying to hit the ball with their arms in such a way that the targeted team cannot control it, causing it to fall to the ground. In 8 steps, participants quickly learn to play Kin-Ball fluently. Kin-Ball, that knows no egocentric stars, is a socially integrative game that, due to its varied team compositions and rules, particularly demands respect, fairness, cooperation, and the involvement of all players.
Cooperative Physikal Education fun games - With the SIX Balls With six balls measuring 46 cm in diameter and weighing 250 g, a wide range of lively games for participants of all ages, skill labels and experience levels are presented. Games such as "Poison Game", "Six Hoops", "Volleyball or Football Contest", "Sprint Rugby with and without Troublemaker" and "Ultimate Rugby" promote fair and respectful behaviour and a variety of general playing techniques and tactics in a fun way.