About Kabaddi

Legend has it that kabaddi originated in Tamil Nadu over

4,000 years ago. Past fans include the Buddha, and the
princes who played to display their strength and win their
brides. Kabaddi was being played at a competitive level
internationally. The sport became part of the Beijing Asian
Games in 1990.

It is a sport consisting of two teams.Each team has 7

members with high agility.Their main aim is to score
as many points as possible before the time runs
out.In order to win points the raider must go to the
court of the opposition team and touch a player of the
opposition team and come back successfully without
being caught or obstructed by the members of the
opposite team.As long as the raider stays in the court
of the opponents team he/she must hold their breath
and chant "Kabaddi" without any halt.
In international version of kabaddi, the dimensions of the court is 13 x 10 m in case of men and for women it
is 11m x 8m.The duration of each half of the game is about 20 min and a half time break of 5 min.

The raider is declared out :

•If he/she crosses the boundary line
•couldn't hold the breath till return to their court.
•a part of their body touches the lobby.It is excused if they managed to touch member of the opponent team. 

As the time passes and if a team manages to out every

member of the opponent team then they are awarded 2
points for 'All Out' and the match continues once again
 from the beginning with all 7 players in each team. At the
end of the game, after the time of 40 min elapses, the
team with most points is declared the WINNER.

•A scorer
•One referee
•Two assistant scorers 
•two empires.
Kabaddi Rules
RULES OF KABADDI:
1)Team: 
•Minimum 10 players & Maximum 12 players
•But 7 players play the match in the ground and the
remaining are substitutes who can replace the players on
the ground at any time necessary.
2)Duration:
•
Match consists of two halves each as long as 20 min with
interval of 5 min.
•The last raider of each half of the match gets to complete
the raid even after completion of the time.
1)How many players are there in each side of kabadii?
a)10
b)8
c)7
d)6

2)What are the dimensions of kabaddi field for women?

a)10 x 8 m
b) 12 x 8 m
c) 13 x 10 m
d) 11x 8 m

3) What is the duration of kabadii match for men?

a) 30
b) 40
c) 25
d) 20
3)Score:

•1 point for each member made out.

•2 additional points if all the members are made out.
4)Time out:
•Each team has chance to take 2 'Time Outs' of 30 seconds in each half.
•It is called by captain, coach or any member with the permission of the referee.
•The team must stay on ground, if violated, a technical point is given to opponents.
•5)Substitution:

5 reserved players can be substituted.

•If any player is suspended, no substitutions are allowed for that particular player.
Team plays with less number of players.
•Substitution is not allowed for out players.
•It is done during time outs or interval.
6)Bonus points:
•It is active when there are minimum of 6 players in the
court.
•1 point is awarded to the raider if he crosses the bonus
line.If the raider gets caught, the opponent team will also
be awarded 1 point.
•There is no revival for bonus point.
•The raider will not be awarded bonus point if he crossed
the line after a touvh or struggle.
•7)Result:
The team with better score wins.
TECHNICAL OFFICIALS:
•
The officials shall be 1 referee,2 umpires, 1 scorer and 2 assistant scorers.
•The judgement of the umpires is final but the referee can give his decision if there
is disagreement between 2 umpires.
•
1)Warning cards:

Green card: It is a warning sign. If green card is given twice to a player or coach or
                         manager twice, the next card shall be directly yellow card
•Yellow card:That member is temporarily suspended for 2 min. If yellow card is
given                         twice to a player or coach or manager twice, the next card
shall be                                 directly red card.
•Red card:Suspension from match or debarred from tournament. 
1)If a raider makes its opponent team all out of 6 members than how much point does his team get
a. 7
b. 1
c. 2
d. 8

2) A raider can raid for 30 min

True/false

3)How many minimum players can be played in kabadii?

a. 8
b. 7
c. 10
d. 12