GAME OF KABADDI

KABADDI













Kabaddi is one of the very popular game inIndia. Kabaddi is India rural villages very popular game. Kabaddi is an Indian game which requires both power and skill for its play. It was known by various names in various places, For example, CHEDUGUDU or HU-TU-TU in Souhern parts of India, HADUDU(Men), CHU KIT-KIT (Women) In Eastern India and KABADDI in northern India. It is a simple and inexpensive game and doesn't require a big playing area or any playing equipment. Regular kabaddi tournaments are held throughout the country.



Field of play


The play ground of the Kabaddi shall be level and soft preferably made of earth, manure and sawdust. The ground shall be 121/2 meters cross 10 meters. For women and Juniors the measurement shall be 11 meters cross 8 meters.The mid line drawn divides the play ground into two courts. There shall be strip of one meter wide on each side of the playfield, which is called Lobby. In each half, at a distance of about 3 meters from the mid-line and parallel to it lines of the full width of ground shall be drawn. These are Baulk lines.


Rules


A player shall be out if any part of his body touches the ground outside the boundary but during the struggle a player shall not be out if any part of his body touches directly the ground or a player who is inside the boundary. If any player goes out of the boundary during the course of play he shall be out. The umpire or referee shall declare such player out by shouting his number.

If an anti or anti's who have gone out of bounds hold a raider, the raider shall be declared not out. The anti who have gone out of bounds will only be declared out.

When a side sends more than one raider at a time, a warning shall be given by the umpire or referee and if in spite of the warning, it continues to do so, the umpire or referee shall declare all the raiders out except the first one.

If a raider, while in the opponent's court, loses his cant he shall be out.

No anti shall willfully push the raider out of the boundary by any part of his (anti's) body, nor any raider shall willfully push or pull an anti or anti's out of the boundary. If the raider is pushed outside the boundary or the anti is pushed or pulled outside the boundary, the umpire or referee shall declare the raider or the anti as not out and the anti or the raider who pushes out, pulls the opponents outside the boundary shall be declared out.

As long as a raider has not reached his court, none of the anti's shall touch the ground of the raiders court, beyond the midline with any part of his body. If he does so, he shall be out. If an anti or anti's who are out, holds a raider or have violated the said rule while holding or helping to hold the raider, the raider shall be declared not out and the anti or anti's who touched the raider's court shall be declared out.

A raider or an anti is not to be held by any part of his body deliberately other than his limb or trunk. The one who violates the rule first shall be declared out. The umpire or referee shall declare such raider not out.

Game

Kabaddi is a game of 2 teams of 12 players each, where one team becomes the raiders and the other team anti raiders. Seven players shall take the ground at a time and the remaining five players shall be reserved. The raider has to go to the opposing court with the continuous clear sound recitation aloud of the word 'Kabaddi' without stopping to take a breath and should try to touch an anti raider and make him out. The duration of a match for men shall be 2 halves of 20 minutes each. For women and juniors there will be 2 halves of the duration of 15 minutes each. There shall be an interval of 5 minutes between both the halves.

The side that wins the toss shall have the choice of the court or the raid. In the second half, the court shall be changed and the side which had not sent their raider first shall send their raider first. The game in the second half shall continue with the same number of players as it was at the end of the first half.

A maximum of three players can be substitutes with the permission of the referee during the duration of the game. Doping is not allowed. Raids must be closely paired. The players shall be properly numbered at their back and front. Use of oil or any other substance on the body is not allowed. A player shall not be allowed to use any metallic substance.

Scoring

The side that scores the highest number of points when the play ends shall be the winning team. Each side shall score one point for every opponent put out. The side which scores a 'lona' shall score two points extra. (When a team manages to put out the entire opponent team and no one of the opponents is entitled to be revived, they shall score a 'lona' and two points shall be awarded in addition to the points scored by putting out individual players).

If there is a tie, two extra periods of five minutes each shall be played immediately. The game in the extra periods will continue with the same number of players as it was at the end of the second half. The team which scores the first leading point shall be declared the winner if a tie occurs at the end of the complete game.

The play continues and all the players of both sides enter their respective courts within ten seconds, otherwise the umpire or referee shall award one point to the opponents and thereafter, if the team does not enter the court, the umpire or referee shall award one point for every five seconds. Thus the game continues till the end of the play.

When only one or two players of a team are left during the game and the captain of the team declares them out in order to bring in the full team, the opponents shall score as many points as there were players just before declaring, as well as two points for 'lona'.

If the raider, even after a warning starts the 'cant' late and is not keeping the cant, the umpire or referee shall declare his turn over and award one point to the opponents.

If a raider goes out of turn, the umpire or referee shall order him to go back and warn him. If in the opinion of the umpire or referee, such entry is being made persistently, he may award one point to the opponent.

If a raider is warned against any dangerous play or is in any way instructed by one of his own side, the umpire or referee shall award one point to the opponent. If in three consecutive raids by a side no points is scored by either side, the opponents will get a point. The referee shall record in the running score sheet by cutting the number with a cross mark "X". The counts of such unproductive raids shall be carried over upto the end of game and to extra time also.

Rules of Game

Cant

The continuous clear sounding recitation aloud of the approved word 'Kabaddi' within the course of one respiration shall be called cant.

Raider

One who enters the court of the opponent with the cant is known as a raider. The raider must begin his cant before he touches the opponent's court.

Anti-raider or anti

Every player of the party in whose court the raid is being made shall be called an anti-raider or anti.

Raid

When the raider enter the court of the opponent with cant, it is known as a raid.

Successful raid

When the raider crosses the baulk line of the defending team at least once during the course of a raid and reaches his court with cant, it is known as a successful raid.

Struggle

When a raider touches an anti or an anti touches a raider, the struggle begins.

Losing the cant

To stop the continuous and clear sounding chant of the word 'Kabaddi' or to take breath during a cant is known as losing the cant. A cant must be started and continued within one and the same respiration.

To put out an anti

If a raider touches an anti without the breach of the rules of play or if any part of the body an anti touches any part of the body of the raider and then the raider touches his court with the cant, the anti is said to be put out.

To hold a raider

If the anti's or anti hold without breach of rules of play and keep the raider in their court and do not allow him to reach his court until he loses his cant, it is known as holding the raider.

To reach court safely

If the raider after crossing the midline touches his court with any part of his body without breach of rules of play and with cant he is said to have reached his court safely.