points will be given to their respective team. At last the team which scored more points is declared the winner. Golden Raid •• Even after – raids, if there is a tie, a fresh toss will be taken and the team that wins the toss shall have the chance to raid, i.e., ‘Golden Raid’. •• If there is a tie even after the Golden Raid, then a chance will be given to the opponent team for the Golden Raid.
•• In the Golden Raid, the team which scores the leading point shall be declared as winner. Green Card is flashed for warning, Yellow Card for temporary suspension for minutes, and Red Card for suspension from the match or to debar from the tournament. Fundamental skills in Kabaddi The main objective of the defence players or catcher is to catch the raider and prevent him from escaping to his home court. To achieve this objective, the catcher can use any of the six fundamental defence skills, i.e., ankle hold, thigh hold, knee hold, waist hold, wrist hold and arm hold.
Activity . Ask your teacher to conduct inter house Kabaddi Matches in your school. Ankle hold Ankle hold is one of the commonly used defensive skills. In this technique, the defending player (catcher) holds the ankle of the raider with both hands.
Fig. . : Ankle hold Thigh hold It is also a defensive technique in which the defender throws his body on the raider to hold both thighs with the arms around the thighs of raider. Fig.
. : Thigh hold Activity . •• Is there a weight categorisation for Kabaddi? •• Find out the age and weight categories of Kabaddi in SGFI.
Knee hold This is not a common skill in kabaddi but when used by the defender, it works like a jaw to catch the raider. Fig. . : Knee hold Waist hold Waist hold is used during the struggle when the raider moves back to one’s own court after the raid.
Fig. . : Waist hold Wrist hold Wrist holding technique is best used during one to one