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Rules & Regulation
Setting Up 1.Play in a flat, rectangular arena 13 meters (42.7 ft) wide x 10 meters (32.8 ft) long. 2.Use lines and markings to divide the court appropriately. 3.Divide into two teams of seven players each.
Understanding The Basics
1. Flip a coin to decide which team will go first.
2. If your team goes first, send a “raider” across the mid line. 3. If your team doesn’t go first, defend! 4. Take turns alternating between raiding and defending. 5. Send players out when they are tagged, captured, or break a rule. 6. “Revive” players by getting an opponent out.
Using Advanced Scoring
Rules 1. Score a "Lona" by getting the entire other team out. Score a "super tackle" by capturing the opponent with three or fewer defenders. 2. Score points when your opponents break the game's rules. 3. Score points when your opponents break the game's rules.
Terminologies & Skills
Cant: This is the continuous and clear chant of the
word ‘kabaddi’ by the raider. The raider is supposed to chant within the course of one respiration. Cant is the heartbeat of raiding and also kabaddi.
Super Tackle: The team earns an extra point when
the there are three or less players and they successfully manage to pin down the raider. Therefore a total of two points is given for a single tackle. Super Raid: Super raid is when the raider scores three or more points in a single raid. This is one of the most most difficult skills to pull off in kabaddi.
Do or Die Raid: Do or die is a consequence raid. It
happens when there are two consecutive empty raids. The raider has to touch at least one defender in the this attempt. If the raider fails to score, he will considered out. All Out: ‘All-out’ is used when all the members of the team return to sitting block. The opponent team receives additional two points to their tally after all the members are out. Additionally, all the members are then revived.
Struggle: Struggle means when one of more
defenders comes into contact with the raider. The lobbies are counted as part of the court when the raider touches someone or there is a struggle.
