Experience the Charm of Teamwork through Kin-Ball

 

In mid-October, Residential Colleges on Island 1 University of Macau: Choi Kai Yau College (CKYC), Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College (HFPJC), Moon Chun Memorial College (MCMC), and Stanley Ho East Asia College (SHEAC) invited Hong Kong Kin-Ball Association to jointly organize a Kin-Ball Event Series. This series included “UM Kin-Ball Fun Day”, and “Level One Coach Training Course” on 10th and 11th October, respectively. In sync with the University’s peer and community education goals, the series aimed to help students build up their teamwork and leadership awareness, as well as practice a healthy lifestyle by learning a new type of team sports and experiencing the charm of kin-ball.

The “UM Kin-Ball Fun Day” was held at the UM Sports Complex Training Hall, and opened to any members of the UM Community. On the first day, Mr. Kenneth Chiu, President of Hong Kong Kin-Ball Association (HKKA), introduced his team and organized participants taking some warm-up activities. Students were then divided into two groups and learnt basic rules and skills of kin-ball. Subsequently, three teams with at least four players were formed in each of the two big group to play a few friendly games. The winning team from each group played against the coaching team who demonstrated some advanced skills. In the course of the games, not only did students learn the rules and the scoring method, they also recognized the importance of teamwork.

The next day’s “Coach Training Course” included one theory and two practice sessions. The objectives of the course were to assist participants learn and practice basic coaching techniques, in order for them to conduct ice-breaking games and learn basis of rules and tactics of kin-ball in a systematic way in future. Participants may one day become a promoter of kin-ball in Macau. Upon completion of the one-day course, students not only were awarded a certificate of “Level One Kin-Ball Coach”, but also gained a deeper understanding of kin-ball, as well as some joyful and professional experience. Towards the end of the event, the director of Awesomer Ltd., sponsor of HKKA, generously lent a kin-ball and presented some basic equipment of kin-ball to the Colleges. The director and HKAA hoped to encourage students to continue their practice and promotion of this emerging sports to the UM community. Meanwhile, participants were also looking forward to organizing more kin-ball activities in the near future.

Kin-ball is a team sport created in Canada in 1986, and is the only ball game which is played between three teams at the same time instead of the traditional one-vs-one format. Three teams take turn to serve and catch the ball. During a match, all the four players of the attacking team must touch the ball while the ball is being hit. Therefore, a fault is committed when any of its players does not touch the ball during serve. This sports particularly emphasizes teamwork and sportsmanship. Kin-Ball has become increasingly popular, with over four million participants worldwide, primarily from North America, Europe and Asia. International Kin-Ball Federation organizes an international tournament every other year.

The Colleges hoped that, through the introduction of this new team sports, students would understand that regardless physique they could enjoy interesting sports together, as well as nurture their competency of healthy living and teamwork. In addition, more devoted students are encouraged to form kin-ball teams to participate in more regular and in-depth training, and one day take an opportunity to participate in regional events.

By: Hou Shilin, November, General Business Studies Year 1 Student

 

體驗健球 感受團隊合作的魅力

金秋十月，澳門大學書院1島四院─何鴻燊東亞書院、滿珍紀念書院、蔡繼友書院聯合及霍英東珍禧書院邀請了香港健球總會聯合舉辦一系列健球活動，包括10日下午的「澳大健球體驗日」及11日的「一級健球教練培訓課程」，吸引近五十位同學參加。此系列活動秉承著澳大書院「加強團隊合作和領導意識，培養體育精神及健康生活態度」的主旨，讓同學們有機會學習健球運動的基本知識，同時體驗了團隊合作的魅力。

「澳大健球體驗日」於澳大綜合體育館進行，開放給所有澳大成員報名參與。首日，來自香港健球總會的健球教練趙飛龍先生向參加者介紹了他的團隊並組織大家進行熱身活動。同學們再分成兩組分別學習及練習一些基本規則和技巧。隨後教練將同學分成以四人為單位的隊伍進行比賽。在比賽的過程中，同學們不僅從中熟悉健球運動的規則和計分方式，更體會到了團隊合作的重要性。最後，教練團隊與兩組中獲勝的兩支隊伍進行了聯誼比賽。在比賽中，同學們體驗更多不同的配合方式而提升團隊的發揮。

第二天的「一級健球教練培訓課程」包括一節理論及兩節實習課，讓參加者通過認識及實踐基本教授的技巧，日後可以與其他同學有系統地進行相關的破冰熱身遊戲，以及教授健球運動的基本知識、比賽規則、計分方法及配合技巧等等，從而為澳門的健球發展推廣。參加者完成一整天的課程後，不但獲頒發「一級健球教練證書」，更對健球有了更深的了解，體驗到其樂趣和專業。

在活動完結後，香港健球總會的贊助商Awesomer體育活動及互動遊戲公司的代表更慷慨向1島書院借出健球一個及贈送一些基本裝備，以鼓勵同學們繼續練習及推廣該項新興運動。而參與的同學們亦十分期待之後繼續組織健球活動及訓練。

健球運動始於1986年加拿大，與通常的一對一和二對二的運動比賽的概念不同，是全球唯一一種讓三隊人同時作賽的運動，三隊交替發球和接球。比賽中，規則要求一隊發球瞬間其所有四名隊員必須全部接觸到球，所以缺少任何一個成員都無法完成有效進攻。這個運動尤其強調團隊合作及體育精神，已發展成為一項國際性的運動，全球有超過400萬人參與，遍及16個國家，國際賽事每隔一年舉辦，選手來自歐、美及亞洲等國。

書院希望透過引入新的團隊運動，讓同學們體會到即使不同體格也可以一起進行有趣的運動，培養健康生活的態度及團隊合作的能力，並鼓勵有意向的同學們隨後可以組建球隊，進行更有系統性的學習及訓練，從而有機會參與一些區域賽事。

 

撰寫：工商管理學院一年級學生 侯詩琳