Today i am sharing with you one interesting game who playing every child in Indian schools and it s very popular game among school students that is KHO-KHO this game is very fast and in this game you need speed ans stamina both .This is a outdoor game and very few equipment needed in this game that why we can play this game anywhere in open ground with the help of two pols or markers .
In KHO-KHO there is two teams one is runner and one is chaser both team having 9,main players and 3,extras and min time of this game is for one inning is 5,Min and total game is for two innings and really really a very interesting game i love this game very much .
In India, Kho Kho is a traditional sport that’s very popular. It’s a team version for tag. Two teams compete to be the defenders and chasers. The winner is the one that can tag their opponents the fastest. Kho kho is a running, squatting, diving sport that requires communication between teammates.
Basics of Gameplay
Two teams of 12 players play kho-kho against each other. The defending and chasing teams are alternated and each team must tag the other team’s players in the fastest time. Traditionally, the game is played in a rectangular field that measures 27m x 15m (approximately 90 x 50ft) and has two wooden poles at the middle of each line. If you don’t have an official kho-kho court, you may make one by using poles or sticks at shoulder height. You can also use chalk or cones for marking the perimeter of your field. Two innings of kho kho matches consist of seven minutes each of each team running and chasing. Between each innings is a five-minute break, and between half-innings, there are two minutes of rest. This allows the teams to alternate between defence or chasing.
The Chasing Team
Eight members of the 12 chasing teams kneel in rows down the centre of the court lengthwise, facing in opposite directions. The chaser, a ninth member of the chasing group, stands alongside one of two wooden poles at opposite ends of the field. The chaser will attempt to tag players from the opposing team. The chaser may only run in the direction they are facing and one direction through the middle line, where eight of his teammates are located. They are not allowed to stop or run in the other direction.
The Defending Team
Three of their twelve players, the “dodgers,” go out on the field at one time by the defenders. The three dodgers attempt to avoid being tag and are allowed to run anywhere within the boundaries of the field. The dodgers try to keep as many people alive during the seven-minute innings. A chaser may tag a dodger if she walks out of the field’s boundaries or enters too late to the game.
After the game has started, the chaser can change positions with their seated teammates by touching their back and shouting “kho.” The chaser becomes the tag teammate. They can then follow the dodgers and switch positions with another player. After the three dodgers have been tagged, the defense sends three more onto the field. They must do it before an active chaser gives a “kho” or touches a teammate in order to be the new chaser. After the first inning, any remaining dodgers of the defending side are allowed to move on to the second. The game continues for another two innings until either one team tags all their opponents or the other.
