Kayak-sports shirt

The kayak-sports shirt is a collective sport where two teams of five players clash with a balloon on a rectangular water level during two ten minutes half-times. The gaining team is that which registered the greatest number of goals. This sport is a mixture of Kayak, Handball and Water-polo.

History

1880 : first traces of the existence of a play resembling the Kayak-sports shirt in Scotland
1929 : first demonstrations of this type in France under the name of Kayak-ball (rise being made only end of the year 70)
1970 : First national championship in England
1983 : The first national competitions in France
1985 : First national championship in France
1987 : Development of international rules
1990 : France sets up a national team
2006 : France is world champion (senior and less than 21 years)

Rules of play

To know the whole of the rules formulated by the FFCK (French federation of canoe-kayak), click here.

The main aim for each team is to mark more goals than the opposing team. A match proceeds in two half-times of 10 mn each one. According to the type of meeting, there can be prolongations then shootings with the goals.

Each player can play the balloon with the hand or the paddle knowing that it cannot be in possession of the ball more than 5 seconds (foot-note: it is considered that a player is in possession of the ball when this one is within reach even if it does not touch it). In addition, a player cannot advance with the balloon on him: either it draws with the goal, or it makes a master key with a partner, or it is made a master key with itself, it is said whereas it dribble or that it " conduit" the ball.

Adventure playground

The ground is placed on a calm water: Olympic swimming pools, lakes, arm of river calms… There must be at least 90 cm of depth on all the surface of the ground.

The length of the basin must be ranging between 30 and 40 meters. As far as possible, dimensions respect a length ratio/width of 3/2, the ideal ground having a 35 meters length for 23 meter broad. The limits of the basin are materialized by watermarks (floating lines).

The other characteristic lines are:

the central line used for engagements
the line of the 6 meters used for the penalties. The rules of play are different in the zone between the line from the 6 meters and the line of exit of goal.
the line of the 4 m 50 used only for the shootings with the goals after prolongation.

Both goals are positioned on both sides ground in the direction length. Lower framework of goal stops is positioned with a 2,00 meters height to the top of water surface. The plan of the framework defines the line of exit of goal.

Arbitration

The arbitration is composed of the official following:

the principal referee assisted by larbitre secondary located other with dimensions of the ground. With them two, they cover the whole of ground and observe the movements of play. Each referee is provided with a whistle and a set of paperboards (green, yellow and red). The referees take care of the good progress of the match and the compliance with the official rules and of Fair-play. The referees whistle the beginning and the end of the match, the stops of play and the faults.

the judges of lignes' (2) located on each line of exit of goal. When the ball leaves the limits of the ground, at exit of goal or corner, the judge concerned raises his arm or a flag. They in addition check, with engagement, that all the players are positioned on their line.
the table of mark located the same with dimensions one as the principal referee. It manages the stop watch and fills the sheet with mark (inscription of the score, the strikers, the faults sanctioned by a paperboard, etc)

Course of the match

August 1st Before to engage the match, the members of each team (five imperatively) must position on their watermark (line of exit of goal). The principal referee whistles engagement and launches the ball on the line of centers. A player of each team and only one springs on the ball. Engagement, in particular with an high level, is particularly physical because it is of a real duel and thus about a show of force between two players.

The player placed under the goal which raises the paddle to block the shootings is regarded as being the guard for the duration of the action. When the guard is in position, the unfavourable players should not touch it under penalty of making a fault. It is then free to take part in the play and the attack like a normal player.

The kayak-sports shirt is a sport of contact. Thus, when the balloon is with one meter of the player, an adversary can push it on the level of the shoulder to launch it. The player " put in échec" rectifies itself by carrying out a Esquimautage. In addition, the phases of play often lead the players to push the unfavourable boats with their boats, any contact with the paddle or the hand being prohibited.

When two players or more try to seize the ball and hold it together more than 5 seconds, the referee whistles a ball of referee (or " between deux"). The two players present themselves then without their paddles vis-a-vis the referee who launches the balloon between the two players. Those then try to recover the ball as soon as it touches water surface.

The players can be made replace throughout the part. The replacements are unlimited and this is why they are done regularly. In addition to the five players present on the adventure playground, the substitutes can be three. To be replaced, a player (as his material) must have left the adventure playground completely.

So at the end of the 20 regulatory minutes of play, none the teams was decided between, the prolongations can be played. The prolongations (goal out of gold) are played in two 3 minutes half-times. In the event of equality at the end of the prolongations, one proceeds to a meeting of shootings to the goal .

Sanctions

August 1st Like any sport, any defect with the payment is subjected to sanctions. The faults most usually whistled are the following ones:

illegal Play with the paddle : to play the balloon with its paddle whereas this one is played by adversary with the hand, touch an adversary, throw a paddle, to prevent a shooting while placing its paddle close to the arm of the adversary.
Obstruction : to prevent an adversary from moving without playing the balloon (out of the line of the 6 meters).
Eperonnage : To strike an adversary perpendicular to its boat.
Rule the 5 seconds : to be in possession of the balloon more than 5 seconds.
illegal Push : to push a player with the hand whereas this one is not in possession of the balloon or to push a player with 2 hands or on another part of the body only the shoulder.
Fault on the guard : a player does not have the right to touch or push an unfavourable guard when it is in position under his goal nor to push the unfavourable defender on his guard (to be noted that in this case the defender must show his intention not to touch his guard). In addition, a player should not voluntarily obstruct the guard when that seeks to position under its goal.

Equipment

The equipment is also particular. Apart from the balloon, it is interdict to seize themselves or push with the hand or the paddle the equipment of unfavourable player. In addition, except in the event of major force, it is interdict to help a partner by handling his material (propelled boat, recovered paddle, etc).

Ball

The ball used in the kayak sports shirt is generally the same one as that used in Water sports shirt and must correspond to the following characteristics:

male category: between 68 cm and 71 cm of circumference for one in weight ranging between 400 and 450 grams (T5 size)
category female and young people: between 65 cm and 67 cm of circumference for an identical weight (T4 size)

Kayak

August 1st In the regular manner, the kayaks must have a length ranging between 2 and 3 meters. The shape of the kayak is slightly flattened with the back to make it possible to carry out anchorings (technique allowing to immerse the back or before its boat in a rotation movement). In addition, the kayaks must comprise protections foams about it at the ends of 5 cm on 3cm thickness.

Paddle

The Pagaie S used out of kayak-sports shirt respect the following characteristics:

the Pagaie S must be double.
the allowed maximum length is of 220 cm and the blades must have a minimal thickness of 5mm.
the blades should not comprise metal inserts.
a paddle comprising of the parts pointed or regarded as dangerous is prohibited (broken paddle or at the end of the lifetime for example).

A paddle of Kayak-sports shirt being used for playing and stopping the balls must be very resistant. They are generally out of composite matter (Kevlar, Carbone, epoxy, etc) but can be, for the drive, out of plastic (for the blades) and out of aluminum (for the handle).

Compared to the other disciplines associated with the kayak, the paddles sports shirt are characterized especially by their form with blades almost punts and the central vein is almost non-existent with the back of the paddle. But they are as shorter as in certain discipline; it measures on average between 1,95m and 2,00m; the guards generally have a paddle a length higher than 2,10m.

Helmet

Each player present on the ground must carry a helmet. This helmet must be provided with a protective grill. This grid, fixed firmly on the helmet, protects the face from a possible blow of paddle, a powerful shooting or any other form of aggression.

Life jacket and little skirt

The waistcoats of kayak-sports shirt, compared to traditional waistcoats, comprise foam protections with the sides. These protections make it possible to protect the player from an illegal éperonnage.

The players in addition to are equipped with a little skirt " clipsant" on the level of the Binding-strake to avoid with the player taking water.

Competition

Championship of N1 France

The championship of N1 France gathers the 12 better French teams. The championship generally proceeds March at July per day when the teams dispute on average 4 matches during the weekend. Operation is like that of the other sports, there are matches outward journey and return then a classification is made at the end of the season. Condé-sur-Vire dominates the championship since 2002, finishing each time at the head classification since 2004. The team having gained the most once this championship is Pont of Ouilly which gained it with 8 recoveries.

Historical of the victories :

Championship of the world of 2006

The championships of the world proceeded second about fifteen the month of August 2006. The team of male France finally gains the title after a victory 5-4 (after prolongations) vis-a-vis in Italy.

Final classification for the men

Final classification for the women

Final classification for the men of -21 years

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