The document discusses the traditional Indian sport of Kho Kho, outlining its origins in the Mahabharata epic, the dimensions and equipment used in a standard game, key rules and skills involved such as defending, chasing, and giving "kho" passes between teammates. It also covers the governing body that oversees Kho Kho in India and some of the major tournaments played at the national, university, and school levels.
The document discusses the traditional Indian sport of Kho Kho, outlining its origins in the Mahabharata epic, the dimensions and equipment used in a standard game, key rules and skills involved such as defending, chasing, and giving "kho" passes between teammates. It also covers the governing body that oversees Kho Kho in India and some of the major tournaments played at the national, university, and school levels.
The document discusses the traditional Indian sport of Kho Kho, outlining its origins in the Mahabharata epic, the dimensions and equipment used in a standard game, key rules and skills involved such as defending, chasing, and giving "kho" passes between teammates. It also covers the governing body that oversees Kho Kho in India and some of the major tournaments played at the national, university, and school levels.
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Tracing the roots of Kho-Kho Kho Kho is a tag game of our country. Its roots are as old as epic Mahabharata, with plans and strategies likely derived from the epic itself. As the tale narrates, on the 13th day of the war, the Kaurava and Guru Dronacharya planned the sole tactics ‘Chakravyuh’, a special military defensive plan broke by Abhimanyu. Unfortunately, he died as he had to fight alone against 7 warriors and he was badly injured. His style of fighting reflected the concept of ring play – a defensive tactic in Kho Kho. The game during age-old times involved ‘raths’ and chariots and was named as Rathera. Cross lane: The parallel lanes cutting central line at the middle of playing area.
Kho: The word Kho is actually a pass given by
one chaser to another.
Early getup: When the sitting chaser gets up
before getting a Kho. Area of play
Talking about dimensions, the playground of Kho
Kho is 29 metres long and 16 metres wide. At each end of the longer side of the rectangle it has two areas measuring 16 metres in length and 2.75 metres in width. Wooden pillar of 120 cm is located at the inner centre of the line of this
rectangle as shown in the figure above. The
perimeter of the wooden pillar is between 30 to 40 cm. There is one straight line on either side of the pillar. There are 8 pairs of parallel lines between these two wooden pillar posts. Each pair of the line is 30 cm away from each other and 2.30 metres away from next pair. Coming to the equipment, the game requires two watches, whistle, measuring tape, boric powder and stationary to write results.
Rule book
1. Each team will have 12 players but only 9 of
them can compete on the pitch.
2 .A standard match encompasses two innings.
3. Each inning will have 9 minutes which includes
chasing and running.
4. The chasing team sits or kneels in the middle of
the court in a row. Each player sitting next to each other will see on the opposite sides (in alternative direction).
5. The chasers should end in the quickest time
possible.
6.The chaser will touch the nearest possible player
on his/her back and say ‘Kho’ to give him a chance to chase.
7.The team that takes the shortest amount of time
to touch the player chased, is adjudged as the winner. How to play Kho Kho 1.Both teams will comprise of nine players. Before the game begins, two captains will have a toss. The toss winning team decide the either to defend or to chase.
2. If the winning team decides to chase, they set up
an eight member team to chase the opponent team in a span of 12 minutes. There will be two innings provided for both the teams.
3.The game starts by chasing down the opponent
with the help of team members in the straight direction. The defender should not cut the line or change the direction in order to avoid getting out or touched by the Duties of Defender
Defenders must be quick enough. The defender
should highly possess qualities such as flexibility and speed. Defenders must have a sufficient amount of reflex in the body because it allows them to change the direction to keep the game active in a real way. Duties of Chaser
Chasers are the opponents of defender, whose aim
is to touch the defender. It is recommended for
every chaser to keep a close eye on his defender.
This helps them to give a perfect pass (Kho) to their team member in order to touch the defender and bag points. It is essential to block the opponent in various ways to gain points in an easy manner. Skills Required in Kho Kho
Judgment of direction is one of the foremost skills
one must hone while playing the game. This skill proves how fast and attentive you are. You must be very responsive with your teammates. This is required while getting up from square. This game burns your calorie. One must run fast. It’s not just a relay, it includes a single chain running, zig-zag running and straight running. Governing body of Kho Kho
The game’s primary sports body is known as the
Kho-Kho Federation of India (KKFI). It has its branches in all the states and it has been conducting Mini, Junior and Open National Championships for both genders, in many parts of India. Kho-Kho Tournaments
There are many tournaments played in India
namely, National Championships, National Women Championship, Junior National, Sub Junior National Championship, All India Inter University Championship, School Championship, Mini School Championship, Primary Mini School Championship and Federation Cup. As per some media results, after the success of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) in India, Kho Kho, another traditional sport from our country is set to get a league of its own this year.