Fundamental Skills of Kabaddi l Kabaddi Court Dimensions/ Size l Cant, Lona, Cross lines in Kabaddi

 

Today, we will discuss the Fundamental Skills of Kabaddi,

  Kabaddi  

Kabaddi is a game of chasing. There are two teams of seven players in each team. It was believed that Kabaddi was played in ancient times in Nepal and INDIA. It is still played in different parts of our country with different names.

                     Kabaddi is known as Kabardi or Hu-tutu also.

 

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  Fundamental Skills of Kabaddi  

Kabaddi is played on a court. There are seven players in each team. One team becomes the raider and the other team becomes the anti-raider.

The toss of the coin decides the play of the game, whether the toss-winning team should raid or select the court.

Anyone member is allowed to raid on the opponent’s court. The raider must cant to raid and come back to the safe zone within one breath of canting.

 

 

The raider is said to be out if s/he is unable to touch the bulk line and return or touch one or more anti-raiders and make a safe return to the own court or the raider is caught and stopped to break the canting before returning to the safe zone.

 

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  Chant in Kabaddi  

The cant should be Kabaddi…Kabaddi … or Hu… tu…tu… etc.

If the cant is stopped or obstructed by the raider, his/her team loses one point. The turn to raiding changes after every raid. The game is played for 15 minutes in each half. The team to scores the most points at the end of the game will be the winner. Pro Kabaddi is played in India where many international teams come to play a tournament of pro kabaddi.

Kabaddi is a game that doesn’t need special equipment, clothing, or accessories, and can be played by everyone.

When a player goes to half the opposition, he has got to chant ‘kabaddi’ in one breath during a continuous process. That chant is additionally referred to as cant in kabaddi.

 

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  Kabaddi Court Size  

The size of the court is exactly 13m x 8m if you don’t include the 1m of the lobby on each side. If you include the lobby length, then it becomes 13m x 10m.

The length remains 13 meters in both cases.

 

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Eight Cross Lines  

There are exactly eight cross lanes that lie across the central lane, whose dimensions are 16 m × 35 cm.

 

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Lona in kabaddi

This term is defined as 2 extra points earned by a team when it’s ready to put the whole opposing team out.

 

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  Basic Skills of Kabaddi  

 

Raiding

It is the skill of entering the rival’s court skillfully. A raider should continue canting, try to touch the maximum number of rival players, and return safely to his own court. A good raider runs quickly touches many opponents and returns successfully in no time.

Going back to a stronger opponent increases the probability of being trapped. Therefore, the raider should evaluate the strength and endurance of the rivals well.

i. Toe Touch

The Raiders commonly use this approach when they avoid going near the defenders and from a safe distance, touch the defender with the help of their feet. For a successful raid, one requires a flexible body to execute and manage the long stretch of legs combined with timing.

ii. Hand Touching

Hand touches are one of the common skills for any raider. This easy skill needs proper training, exercise, and good reflexes on the part of the raider.

There are five types of Hand touch:

1. Running hand touch

2. Stooping hand touch

3. Turning hand touch

4. Hopping hand touch

5. Feint and touch.

 

iii. Dubki

Pardeep Narwal, the player in the Pro Kabaddi League employs this skill with his exceptional timing and skill. When the raider tends to get a point while bowing below the arm span of a host of defenders and effectively running from their clutches.

 

iv. Squat Thrust

This is used by the raider in a squatting position by pushing the nearest leg toward the opponent. This skill is only for those who hold high reaction capability and good agility. Short and slim raiders can create a good benefit from this skill.

 

Trapping  

When a raider enters the court, the anti-raiders should be sold from him. They can trap the raider easily if all the players try to trap him at a time. To trap the raider easily, the players should go back to the court and allow the raider to come near the backline.

In such a situation, the raider can be trapped easily if there is a common effort to do so. It is risky sometimes if the raider escapes while trapping because it can make many players out at a time.

 

 

Kicking

It is one of the basic ski 1k of the raider. A raider can easily escape from the opponent’s court after making them out by kicking. Kicking is a quick action; therefore, it becomes very difficult for the anti-raiders to trap.

There are various types of Kicks used in kabaddi. Some of them are a front kick, a sidekick, and a mule kick.

 

 

 

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  Basic Rules of  Pro Kabaddi   

a. The playing field should be 11 m X 8 m. The court should be a grass court and is divided into two equal parts by a centerline.

b. All the boundary lines should not be more than 5 cm wide.

c. The toss-winning team has the option of choosing either the court or to raid.

d. If any player goes out of the court within playing time, she/he is said to be out and the opposing team scores one point so she/he goes behind the court on the sitting block.

e. The game is played for 15 minutes each half and 5-minute intervals.

f. Generally, the lobby is not under the playing area but it becomes a part of it at the time of struggling.

g. At any time if the anti-raider goes out of the playing area and catches the raider then the raider will not be out instead the anti-raider will be out.

h. The raider must start canting before crossing the centerline.

i. If the raider stops her/his canting in the anti-raider’s court, s/he will be out.

j. Until the game ends both the teams will send their raiders to turn by turn.

k. The raider has to either cross the bulk line or touch the opponent’s and return. If not the raider will be out.

l. The other side’s raider must be sent to raid within 5 seconds.

m. The raider to stop his cant, close his mouth, hold on to the neck, hit or, kick, etc. In this case, the raider will not be out. The referee could put such players out of the game for their dangerous play/activities.

n. No anti-raider is allowed to cross the centerline at the time of raiding.

0. Once all the players are put out, then points are awarded according to the numbers put out, plus two points for lona.

p. Lona allows all the players that have been put out to come into the court to resume the game until the playing time is over.

q. If the raider succeeds in touching the bonus line and returns safely to his/her court, then one point is scored.

 

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Kabaddi Skills

 

S.N	Offensive skills of Kabaddi Game	Defensive skills of Kabaddi Game
1	Raiding	Tackle
2	Hand Touch	Block
3	Toe touch	Chain tackle
4	Dubki	Waist hold
5	Squat Thrust	Ankle hold
6	Kicking	Thigh Hold

 

 

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This was for the Fundamental Skills of Kabaddi.

1. In Pro Kabaddi how many points are awarded to lona?

Ans: 2 points are awarded to Lona. This term Lona is defined as 2 extra points earned by a team when it’s ready to put the whole opposing team out.

 

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