INTRODUCTION

The word Kabaddi is derived from the Tamil, Kannada,

and Malayalam word "kai"(hand), "pidi"(catch), which
could be translated into "Holding Hands."
Two teams occupy opposite halves of a field and take
turns sending a "raider" into the other half, in order to win
points by tackling members of the opposing team. The
raider then tries to return to his own half, holding his
breath and chanting the word "kabaddi" during the whole
raid. The game is played with 20 minute halves and a five
minute halftime break during which the teams exchange
sides.
Teams take turns sending a "raider" to the opposite
team's half, where the goal is to tag or wrestle ("confine")
members of the opposite team before returning to the
home half. Tagged members are "out" & temporarily sent
off the field. The goal of the defenders is to stop the raider
from returning to the home side before taking a breath.
 Rules of Kabaddi

History
The origin of Kabaddi can be traced to pre-historic times when man
learned how to defend in groups against animals or attack weaker
animals individually or in groups for survival and food. Though kabaddi
is primarily a South Asian game, it has originated from Punjab (India).
There is however concrete evidences that the game is over 4,000 years
old. In India, kabaddi was played in a very crude form. Its followers in
Satara tried to refine this game in 1918.

Forms of Kabaddi
Amar

In the 'Amar' form of Kabaddi, whenever any player is touched

(out), he does not go out of the court, but stays inside, and one
point is awarded to the team that touched him. This game is also
played on a time basis, i.e. the time is fixed. In the Amar form of
Kabaddi, each team consists of 5–6 stoppers and 4–5 raiders.

Sanjeevni
In Sanjeevni form of Kabaddi, one player is revived against one
player of the opposite team who is out, one out, one in. The
duration, the number of players, dimensions of the court, etc.
have been fixed by the Kabaddi Federation of India. This form of
Kabaddi is the closest to the present game
 Gaminee
This is played with nine players on either side, in a field of no
specific measurements. The characteristic is that a player put out
has to remain out until all his team members are out. The team
that is successful in putting out all the players of the opponent's
side secures a point.

Kabaddi ground:-

Kabaddi is played on a soft ground, rectangular in shape. The ground

should measure 12.50 metres for men. In case of women and men below
50 Kg weight, it should measure 11 metres by 8 metres. Each ground
should be divided by a middle line into two halves. Other markings
should be marked as under:-
a) A strip called Lobby, 1 metre in width, should be marked on the sides of
the play ground.
b) A Baulk Line should be drawn through the entire width in each half of
the court, at a distance of 3.75 metres in case of men and 3 metres in
case of women and men under 50 Kg weight. The Baulk Line should not
be extended into the Lobbies.

Rules of matches:-

1) A Kabaddi team consists of 12 players, out of which 7 form the

playing team and the remaining 5 serves as reserves.
2) The duration of a match should be two halves of 20 minutes each for
men and 15 minutes each for of women and men below 50 Kg weight.
The interval for rest between halves should be 5 minutes. The side that
scores the highest number of points at the end wins the match.
3) The side winning a toss has the right to decide about the choice of the
court (Side) or the Raid .In the second half, the courts should be
changed and the game should be resumed by the side that had not sent
their raider first at the start of the match. The game should be resumed
with the same number of players that were playing at the end of the first
half.
4) A player gets out if any part of his body touches the ground outside
the boundaries.
However, during a struggle, a player I not out if any part of his
body touches the ground or the player inside the boundaries.
5) A player is declared out if he goes out of the playing field during
play.

Fundamental Skills of Kabaddi

There are two fundamental skills of Kabaddi. They are:-
 Raiding Skills
 Defensive Skills
Raiding Skills:-
1. Starting a raid
2. Body position in raid
3. Movements during raid
4. 4.Touching with hand
5. 5.Touching with feet

Defensive Skills:-
1. Wrist catch
2. Over the shoulder catch
3. Trunk catch
4. Wrist and ankle catch